input: from typing import List
  
  
  def list_countries(country_data: List[str]) -> List[str]:
      """Given a list of countries, return the list sorted alphabetically.
      >>> list_countries(["China", "India", "United States", "Indonesia"])
      ['China', 'India', 'Indonesia', 'United States']
      >>> list_countries(["Brazil", "Russia", "Japan", "Mexico"])
      ['Brazil', 'Japan', 'Mexico', 'Russia']
      """
output:     return sorted(country_data)