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Hang on to this picture, Chris. It will save you and the rest of us a lot of grief in the future.
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I think no one ever really thinks about it.
Other than when the English refer to themselves as British and everyone else as English but everyone else refers to themselves as Scottish, Welsh, etc
Except for the address when sent from overseas: then mostly always use UK.
Other than if you live in the Channel Islands; then you need to use Jersey, Guernsey, etc.
Or Isle of Man. Or the Shetland Islands.
Or London which is really its own country these days and is everything inside the M25.
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That would be Greater London 
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Breathe.
Well, just as the U.S. isn't America. America is two continents and several associated islands, comprising a great many countries. The U.S. is a sizable chunk -- make that two sizable chunks -- of North America, but also includes some islands that are nowhere near America.
The United States of North America, Western Canada, and Hawaii ![Jig | [Dance]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif) (Plus Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands... )
But, yeah, at least the code isn't NA.
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Some years ago I worked (in England) for a US company. We were setting up a new issue reporting system, and the US team were doing most of the design. One of their ideas was to use three letter country codes rather than the internationally agreed two letter ones. Guess what they chose for US based addresses? NOR! Round about that time I really lost interest.
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I recently looked at a tourist guide of Holland, so I'm thinking to myself that's nice for people who want to visit our provinces North- and South-Holland.
And then I see the guide includes other provinces like Utrecht and Zeeland. That's not Holland, that's The Netherlands!
Also, HOL is not a country code, it's NL or NLD.
I know how the UK/GB people feel... Even tourist guides get it wrong 
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Curaçao is part of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, and they don't refer to that as Holland..
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Most people don't even refer to those islands as The Netherlands.
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Like you said, "it is complicated". That seems to be the general status 'ere
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Not since I played Pirates. First I looted that place and then I chased the governor away and got a fat reward for getting a new one from Spain.
Arrrr!
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Awesome flashbacks - hilarious.
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And isn't the Netherlands part of Spain?
Or at least the National Anthem pledges allegiance to the King of Spain IIRC
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In the time that we were taxed to death by Alva, some Spanish noble. We claimed to be loyal to the Spanish crown, despite being openly revolting against Alva.
At the moment, we are as much part of Spain as of Germany.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: we are as much part of Spain as of Germany
That could confuse him as we also sing about being of German blood 
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OriginalGriff wrote: And isn't the Netherlands part of Spain?
How old were you again?
We ditched Spain over 300 years ago 
Our National Anthem goes a little like... "Wilhemus van Naussau am I of German blood, something something, I have always honored the king of Spain."
And then a whole lot more verses that most people don't know.
For some reason we usually sing the first and sixth verses from a total of fifteen.
I'm not all that chauvinistic though. Last time I sang that anthem was on Queensday back in elementary school.
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William of Nassau,
I am of Germanic blood,
Dedicate undying
Faith to this land of mine.
A prince I am, undaunted,
Of Orange, ever free,
To the king of Spain I've granted
A lifelong loyalty
Verse 1 IIRC
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That was so funny, I actually spat up my coffee. I feel the same way about the US national anthem (Star Spangled Banner). I do remember "O say can you see.." and "land of the free". What's in between I'll fake as best as possible. Considering that it was actually sang as a tavern song with different words long before the US adopted it and its new words, I ain't doing so bad.
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That presumably dates from when one of the Hapsburg's - AKA Habsburg - ruled both Spain and the Low Countries.
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Long live the Empire!
Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Yeah - but...which bit?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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The bit that strikes back! (Star wars)
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Chris Maunder wrote: GB is short for Great Britain.
No, it isn't. That's where you're making the error. It's not an abbreviation or an acronym. It is, as you rightly state elsewhere a code. Moreover it is a code for autonomous or semi-autonomous regions not necessarily full sovereign states. The code for Antigua and Barbuda is AG but presumably you wouldn't suggest that that means that Barbuda is excluded? The Aland Islands is AX which includes a letter that's not even in the name and is actually a Finnish region albeit autonomous.
Chris Maunder wrote: Great Britain is an island, not a country. Except that it's made up of 4 other countries. It doesn't have a country code. The United Kingdom is a Sovereign State and has a country code "GB".
No, it isn't. It's a group of islands made up of three previously independent nations and a number of autonomous territories such as the Isle of Man. Northern Ireland is not part of Great Britain though it is part of the United Kingdom and for the purposes of some sports is included in Great Britain teams. Really I can't understand why you have a problem with this!
If you want a real puzzle, try working out why Rule Brittania praises the upstanding virtues of Britons when any true Britons now live only in remotest parts of Wales and, as you might expect, Brittany, having long ago been chased away by Celts, Saxons, and then Normans many centuries ago!
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Member 9082365 wrote: Moreover it is a code for autonomous or semi-autonomous regions not necessarily full sovereign states
I get that. However, I would bet that GB, at some point, derived from Great Britain.
Member 9082365 wrote: No, it isn't. It's a group of islands made up of three previously independent nations
Sorry - you're correct. 3, not 4, and yes, I should have mentioned the other bits.
Did I mention that it's a fair chunk to get your head around?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Just use PL for Pompey Land
Should cover everything..
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