[IP] more on Google Maps calls Tiawan a province of China
Begin forwarded message:
From: Mike Gorski <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 4, 2005 1:25:27 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Ip Ip <ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] Google Maps calls Tiawan a province of China
Whoa, wait a minute - this is not as bad as it sounds. They are
probably adhering to ISO 3166 shown here: http://www.iso.org/iso/en/
prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/list-en1.html
Also,ISO specifically addresses this question here http://www.iso.org/
iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/10faq/frequently-asked-
questions.html#QS03 which states:
"03: Why is Taiwan named Taiwan Province of China in ISO 3166-1?
A: The names in ISO 3166-1 - and thus on our Webpage - are taken from
United Nations sources. These sources are authoritative inputs to the
international country code standard. They are:
* The United Nations Bulletin Country Names and the
* Country and Region Codes for Statistical Use of the United
Nations Statistics Division
Since Taiwan is not a UN member it does not figure in the UN bulletin
on country names. The printed edition of the publication Country and
region codes for statistical use gives the name we use in ISO 3166-1.
By adhering to UN sources the ISO 3166/MA stays politically neutral."
-Mike
P.S. Oddly, this same question was posed to the editors of "2600" in
the Summer 2005 issue.
David Farber wrote the following on 10/4/05 11:49 AM:
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From:
Date: October 4, 2005 11:10:28 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Google Maps calls Tiawan a province of China
Dave, please cut out my email/name if you forward this to your
group. Thanks.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=taiwan&hl=en
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/10/04/2003274363
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