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French Polynesia main name is in French not the recommended English.  XML
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JLH



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The entry has the french name as the main name, when it is preferred to be in the English "French Polynesia"
marc



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thanks. I have changed the main name.

Marc

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JLH



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There's a few more I've found:

2139685 New Caledonia has the main name as the french nouvelle-calédonie
3175395 Italian Republic has the main name as the italian Repubblica Italiana
marc



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I have changed them too.

I general it is better to use the 'en' name from the alternatenames table if available.

Best Regards

Marc

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