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[Post New]14/05/2024 22:07:00
    Subject: Different continents shown for Cyprus and Timor Leste
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femalepressure



Joined: 14/10/2022 20:38:27
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Hi Team,

the css country codes attached to the continents seem to show the continents countries. On the other hand the countryInfo.txt file has continent codes for each country.
Asia (6255147) shows CY (Cyprus) and TL (Timor Leste) amongst others in it's ccs list.
countryInfo.txt shows for Cyprus Europe as continent and for Timor Leste Oceania.

I think countryInfo.txt is correct. If that is true, please correct the css lists!

Kind regards,
Andreas
Have fun
Cheers Andreas
[Post New]17/05/2024 18:23:46
    Subject: Re:Different continents shown for Cyprus and Timor Leste
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marc



Joined: 08/12/2005 07:39:47
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Hi Andreas

For Timor Leste I think we could put it into Asia in the countryInfo.txt file to reduce an inconsistency.

For Cyprus it is more difficult as it belongs both to Europe and Asia. Geographically is it closer to Asia and cultural and historically more to Europe.
The UN M49 standard puts Cyprus into Western Asia. At the other hand it is part of the EU and Eurozone, has close ties to Europe and is considered to be part of Europe in many other standards.
Having it modeled on both continents is not completely wrong.

Best Regards

Marc

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