Tex Texin scripsit: > (Why is Algeria DZ?)
I don't know the specific reason, but the "Al-" part is just the Arabic article, so DZ (3-letter version DZA) probably refers to what is written "g" in English and French. > > Make 'em all digits so (almost) nobody cares about their code, and be > done with it. Well, ISO 3166 does record numerical codes as well for users who want them, particularly people who don't use the Latin script. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all. There are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful. --_The Hobbit_
