I am sorry. I use the GRD's list which uses 3 letter abbreviations for counties, and 2 letters for states/provinces. I had never heard of a list with 2 letter country codes. Rich
> [Original Message] > From: Robert Carneal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 7/3/2003 8:51:10 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] country abbreviations > > Can you suggest a formal ISO codes for countries of the world please? If > not terribly large, I would like to print that. > > Thank you. > > Robert > > At 01:21 PM 7/4/2003 Friday +1000, you wrote: > >Australia = AU, Austria = AT > > > >i try and use ISO codes wherever possible so that other researchers will > >be able to understand any abbreviation i use, but if you're not sharing > >your data then it doesn't really matter and you can use whatever you like > >if it makes sense to you. > > > >see > >http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/ind ex.html > > > >for more info on country codes at the ISO web site. > > > >raymond > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/07/2003 12:47:28: > > > > > From the Legacy Help on abbreviations - very useful to find out what LA > >CA > > > means > > > > > > Austria OES > > > presumably from Oesterich (not sure of spelling but my school German > > > remembers it something like that) > > > > > > AUS is certainly Australia > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Cathy > > > WA, AUS > > > > > > At 19:39 3/07/2003 -0700, you wrote: > > > > > > >I am confused. Doesn't Aus stand for Austria? > > > >Rich in LA CA USA > > > >Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > >To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > >To unsubscribe please visit: > >http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
