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- From: "T. M. Edwards" <navanax@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
- Subject: Geo Names
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- Greetings everyone. Would anyone know the phone number, address,
- etc. of the Board of Geographic Names? And along the same lines, would
- anyone have any suggestions as to the best source for the most current
- listing of existing countries of the world? Does anyone know how a
- country is actually defined? For example, some of these people who own
- small islands in various locations claim to be countries. Who or what
- is in charge that determines if a country is really a country??
- Thanks for any help. Please reply directly...
-
- Tom Edwards
- Univ. of Washington
- navanax@u.washington.edu
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