Bug#261184: "State of Bahrain" is now "Kingdom of Bahrain"

2007-08-07 Thread Christian Perrier
> Yes, why not. I think that it's a good idea to use as many sources as > possible to verify the data. I'll try to extract the information from the > UN website, or do you know a downloadable file available somewhere? Not that I know about signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Bug#261184: "State of Bahrain" is now "Kingdom of Bahrain"

2007-08-07 Thread Tobias Toedter
package iso-codes tag 261184 pending thanks On Monday 06 August 2007 19:17, Christian Perrier wrote: > > I agree with you. Will you change the file, or do you still have > > limited internet access? > > I have limited access until Thursday evening, so please do so. Done. > More generally, I don'

Bug#261184: "State of Bahrain" is now "Kingdom of Bahrain"

2007-08-06 Thread Christian Perrier
> I agree with you. Will you change the file, or do you still have limited > internet access? I have limited access until Thursday evening, so please do so. More generally, I don't know what would be best for the long country names. We don't have access to the official source for these because

Bug#261184: "State of Bahrain" is now "Kingdom of Bahrain"

2007-08-06 Thread Tobias Toedter
On Sunday 05 August 2007 14:15, Christian Perrier wrote: > All official sources I find mention that the BH country is no "Kingdom > of Bahrain". > > Unfortunately, the ISO-3166 maintenance agency does not public a > *public* list of official country names. They only publish the list of > short name

Bug#261184: "State of Bahrain" is now "Kingdom of Bahrain"

2007-08-05 Thread Christian Perrier
All official sources I find mention that the BH country is no "Kingdom of Bahrain". Unfortunately, the ISO-3166 maintenance agency does not public a *public* list of official country names. They only publish the list of short names. Other parts of the standard are (shame!) *sold* on the ISO web si