Subject: [Geopriv] Question about RFC 5139

From: Simon Mallet <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:15:03 -0500

Hi,

I was just wondering why the country code is using 3166-1 alpha-2 instead of 3166-1 alpha-3 ?

*  ISO 3166-1 alpha-2<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2>, a two-letter system, used in many applications, most prominently for country code top-level domains<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain> (ccTLDs), with some exceptions.
*  ISO 3166-1 alpha-3<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3>, a three-letter system, which allows a better visual association between country name and code element than the alpha-2 code.

Thank you.
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