Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] ISO codes for former countries<br/>
Date: Sep 18, 2002 @ 11:12<br/>
Author: Kevin Meynell (Kevin Meynell &lt;kevin@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1492649354">Peter wrote:<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;So the Former Soviet-Union should be SUHH. This is ISO 3166-3.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Yes, the former code for the Soviet Union (SU) has long since been <br/>
deprecated although it still lives on as a ccTLD. There has actually been a <br/>
lot of discussion about what to do with the .su domain as it should have <br/>
been deleted by now, but is still widely used in many of the former Soviet <br/>
states. I believe new registrations have are currently suspended, but there <br/>
is actually an ongoing campaign to reopen it again.<br/>
<br/>
However, as there are several other ccTLDs *not* on the ISO 3166-1 list, I <br/>
guess this is a moot point.<br/>
<br/>
Bill wrote:<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;I always thought NOSU could be confused with Norway-Finland in the <br/>
&gt;respective native languages: &quot;Norge-Suomi&quot;...<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Hence the reason for ISO 3166! This is actually one of the most useful <br/>
references for geographers, although I believe it still doesn&#39;t provide a <br/>
complete overview of all countries and territories.<br/>
<br/>
Regards,<br/>
<br/>
Kevin Meynell</div>