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There is errors about how ICANN set country code TLD. ISO 3166 is just a base proposition, the.uk (United Kingdom) is a bad example because the ISO 3166 code i
by _ache_ 3y ago
There is errors about how ICANN set country code TLD.
ISO 3166 is just a base proposition, the.uk (United Kingdom) is a bad example because the ISO 3166 code is GB (Great Britain).
- CamouflagedKiwi 3y agoOne could also argue the ISO code is inappropriate though and UK would have been better (because the country that GB refers to is the United Kingdom, not just Great Britain).
- lathiat 3y ago"The Difference between the UK, Great Britain & England Explained" by CGP Grey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10 A good watch to understand the above
- Symbiote 3y agoISO codes generally avoid using words like "United", "kingdom" or "Republic" in case that changes for the country.
- NeoTar 3y agoIn recent years the British government seems to be distancing itself from the term Great Britain (perhaps as a consequence of more awareness/sympathy of Northern Irish issues?), and using United Kingdom / UK more. As an example - the [International vehicle registration code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_vehicle_registration_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_vehicle_registra...) recently changed from GB to UK.