CountryMapToAge.java

import java.util.*;
class Test{

    public static final Map<String,Integer> MYHASH;
    static{
        Hashtable<String,Integer> tmp = 
            new Hashtable<String,Integer>();
        tmp.put("A",65);
        tmp.put("C",67);
        MYHASH = Collections.unmodifiableMap(tmp);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args){

        System.out.println(MYHASH.get("A"));

        //this will throw
        //java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
        MYHASH.put("B",66);    

    }

}