PostgreSQL Create Table: Create a table to allow one of the columns of a table to contain only an auto-incremented value

11. Write a SQL statement to create a table countries including columns country_id, country_name and region_id and make sure that the column country_id will be unique and store an auto-incremented value.

Sample Solution:

Code:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS countries ( 
COUNTRY_ID SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, 
COUNTRY_NAME varchar(40) NOT NULL, 
REGION_ID decimal(10,0) NOT NULL 
);

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