[Gllug] ISO 2-character country codes.

[Chris Bell]

On Fri 03 Jan, Andrew Black (li) wrote:
> 
> "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."
> 
> 
> 
   I find that I can easily crash X by setting the keyboard option to either
gb or GB, it only seems to recognise uk.

-- 
Chris Bell


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