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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Create a new SQLite database
+sqlite3 states.db <<EOF
+CREATE TABLE states (
+    name TEXT,
+    date_admitted TEXT,
+    capital TEXT,
+    largest_city TEXT,
+    govenor TEXT,
+    senators TEXT,
+    house_delegation TEXT,
+    area_total TEXT,
+    area_land TEXT,
+    area_water TEXT,
+    elevation TEXT,
+    population_total TEXT,
+    population_density TEXT,
+    time_zone TEXT,
+    latitude TEXT,
+    longitude TEXT,
+    url TEXT,
+    flag_url TEXT,
+    insignia_url TEXT
+);
+EOF
+
+# Import data from JSON file into the database
+cat states_alabama.json | jq -c '.[]' | while read row; do
+  name="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.name')"
+  date_admitted="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.date_admitted')"
+  capital="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.capital')"
+  largest_city="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.largest_city')"
+  govenor="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.govenor')"
+  senators="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.senators[]')"
+  house_delegation="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.house_delegation[]')"
+  area_total="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.area.total')"
+  area_land="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.area.land')"
+  area_water="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.area.water')"
+  elevation="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.elevation')"
+  population_total="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.population.total')"
+  population_density="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.population.density')"
+  time_zone="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.time_zone')"
+  latitude="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.latitude')"
+  longitude="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.longitude')"
+  url="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.url')"
+  flag_url="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.flag_url')"
+  insignia_url="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.insignia_url')"
+  sqlite3 states.db <<EOF
+  INSERT INTO states (name, date_admitted, capital, largest_city, govenor, senators, house_delegation, area_total, area_land, area_water, elevation, population_total, population_density, time_zone, latitude, longitude, url, flag_url, insignia_url)
+  VALUES ("$name", "$date_admitted", "$capital", "$largest_city", "$govenor", "$senators", "$house_delegation", "$area_total", "$area_land", "$area_water", "$elevation", "$population_total", "$population_density", "$time_zone", "$latitude", "$longitude", "$url", "$flag_url", "$insignia_url");
+EOF
+done