input: Write a function to create a basic REST API using Python and Flask that lists all the countries in the world. The function should include all necessary components to set up the Flask application and define an endpoint to serve the list of countries. 
  
  assert create_rest_api() == '''import flask
  from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
  import json
  
  app = Flask(__name__)
  
  @app.route('/countries', methods=['GET'])
  def get_countries():
      with open('data.json', 'r') as f:
          countries = json.load(f)
      return jsonify(countries)
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      app.run()'''
  
  assert create_rest_api() == '''import flask
  from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
  import json
  
  app = Flask(__name__)
  
  @app.route('/countries', methods=['GET'])
  def get_countries():
      with open('data.json', 'r') as f:
          countries = json.load(f)
      return jsonify(countries)
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      app.run()'''
output: 
  import flask
  from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
  import json
  
  app = Flask(__name__)
  
  @app.route('/countries', methods=['GET'])
  def get_countries():
      with open('data.json', 'r') as f:
          countries = json.load(f)
      return jsonify(countries)
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      app.run()
  