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French Polynesia main name is in French not the recommended English.
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22/11/2018 22:43:02
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French Polynesia main name is in French not the recommended English.
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"
22/11/2018 23:30:27
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Re:French Polynesia main name is in French not the recommended English.
marc
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thanks. I have changed the main name.
Marc
25/11/2018 09:37:51
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Re:French Polynesia main name is in French not the recommended English.
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
30/11/2018 23:04:26
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Re:French Polynesia main name is in French not the recommended English.
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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