Talk:ISO 3166
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[edit]purpose
[edit]what about explaining the uses and purposes of granting a ISO 3166 code? from the outside it seems a completely superfluous activity. 192.87.141.135 (talk) 11:14, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
- More info can be found in ISO 3166-1. Chanheigeorge (talk) 17:08, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
- Some examples of what they're used for, e.g. postage destinations, might be a good idea. Someone looking at this who doesn't know will probably be a bit baffled. Marcus Rowland (talk) 22:06, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
Iceland
[edit]How did Iceland get "is" and not "ic"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robinrobin (talk • contribs) 18:39, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
- Iceland is ISLAND in Icelandic. - JohnnyWiki (talk) 15:06, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
TW, TW-KIN, TW-LIE, and CN-TW
[edit]There is an ongoing dicussion at User talk:LiliCharlie#ISO 3166-1 and Taiwan about disputes concerning ISO 3166 codes relating to Taiwan, especially disputes over the name for Taiwan and the way it is subdivided: TW-KIN and TW-LIE are not the PRC's taste, and CN-TW not to that of the ROC. Everyone is invited to join that discussion. Love —LiliCharlie (talk) 13:23, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
- Well, the assignment of those codes (like all the ISO standards) are done by the United Nations ISO, where even China has a vote. The point of the code is to provide codes that can be used even by enemies when describing their claims to each others territories. Also CN (PRC) does do some trade with TW (ROC) and will need to address shipments to the actual locations in a way that TW delivery services can understand. ~2026-14333-48 (talk) 04:11, 6 March 2026 (UTC)