[Gllug] ISO 2-character country codes.

[Andrew Black (li)]

"Bernard Peek" bap at shrdlu.com wrote
> The ISO code UK refers to the Ukraine.

This is oftern asserted, but I don't think it is correct.  The ISO web site
are posted earlier says
           UKRAINE    UA

The site http://www.jhall.demon.co.uk/currency/ states
     The use of "GB" for "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland"
      surprises some people. However, the United Kingdom and the Ukraine
both wanted
      "UK" so rather than start World War III over the matter,
      the United Kingdom was assigned "GB" and the Ukraine was assigned
"UA."



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