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iso_3166_2.xml<br>
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This block of entries in the GB (United Kingdom) group are not like the
rest of the entries in the file, in that their "code" attributes do not
begin with the country's two-letter code:<tt><br>
</tt>
<blockquote><tt><geographical_region type="county"></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="BEDS" name="Bedfordshire" /></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="BERKS" name="Berkshire" /></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="BORDER" name="Borders" /></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="BUCKS" name="Buckinghamshire" /></tt><br>
<tt> ...</tt><br>
<tt> <region code="YORK" name="Yorkshire" /></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="CO ANTRIM" name="County Antrim"
/></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="CO ARMAGH" name="County Armagh"
/></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="CO DOWN" name="County Down" /></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="CO DURHAM" name="County Durham"
/></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="CO FERMANAGH" name="County
Fermanagh" /></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="CO DERRY" name="County
Londonderry" /></tt><br>
<tt> <region code="CO TYRONE" name="County Tyrone"
/></tt><br>
<tt></geographical_region></tt><br>
</blockquote>
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The "code" attribute for every other "leaf node" entry always does
begin with the two-letter country code, e.g.:<tt><br>
</tt>
<blockquote>
<blockquote><tt><iso_3166_2_entry
code="US-CA" name="California" />
<br>
<br>
</tt><tt><region code="CU-HA" name="La Habana" />
</tt><br>
</blockquote>
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Is there a reason for the inconsistency?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
- Kamal Mostafa<br>
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