ISO 3166 (country codes) Maintenance Agency Web pages move

John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com
Mon, 25 Feb 2002 12:30:57 -0500


Alain LaBonté scripsit:

> For example, if Québec (a territory currently 3 times as big as France) 
> eventually became a country it would have its code... and the current 
> numeric code for Canada would designate a different territory... Would 
> that mean even a different numeric code for the new country designated 
> as Canada?


But this is a question about the stability of countries, not the
stability of codes for countries.  Code stability is compromised
if Canada changes from 124 to 888, not if Canada changes its boundaries.


> http://iquebec.ifrance.com/cyberiel/ProvCanada.jpg

IIRC it was a Huron who, when asked where he and the Cartier expedition
were, replied "kanata" = "at the village", thus beginning what is
certainly the most massive extension of a name in human history.

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