added country borders as separate layer to layer control

frontend/src/components/Map/LocalitiesMap.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { borders } from './country_borders_WGS84'
 
 import { Button } from '@mui/material'
 import MapIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Map'
-import L, { LatLngExpression, Icon } from 'leaflet'
+import L, { LatLngExpression, Icon} from 'leaflet'
 import { Locality } from '@/shared/types/data.js'
 import { usePageContext } from '../Page'
 
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ interface Props {
 const markerIcon =
   'data:image/png;base64,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'
 
+
 export const LocalitiesMap = ({ localitiesQueryData, localitiesQueryIsFetching }: Props) => {
   const mapRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false)
@@ -71,17 +72,30 @@ export const LocalitiesMap = ({ localitiesQueryData, localitiesQueryIsFetching }
       noWrap: true,
     })
 
-    const baseMaps = {
-      OpenTopoMap: topomap,
-      OpenStreetMap: osm,
-    }
-
     // LAYERS ON TOP OF BASE MAPS
     //// Add borders to the map
     borders.forEach(poly => {
       L.polygon(poly as LatLngExpression[], { color: 'gray', weight: 1 }).addTo(map)
     })
 
+    // create a polygon layer for the country borders that is in layer control panel  
+    const borderLayer = L.layerGroup();
+      borders.forEach(country_border => {
+      const polygon = L.polygon(country_border, {
+      color: '#136f94',
+      fillOpacity: 0.3,
+      weight: 1
+
+      });
+      borderLayer.addLayer(polygon);
+    });
+
+    const baseMaps = {
+      OpenTopoMap: topomap,
+      OpenStreetMap: osm,
+      Countries: borderLayer
+    }
+
     // Add a scale bar to the map
     L.control.scale({ position: 'bottomright' }).addTo(map)
     // Add a layer control to the map