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ISO - Maintenance Agency for ISO 3166 country codes
www.iso.org/iso/country_codes.htm, posted 2009 by peter in reference standard
The existence of various country codes developed by different organizations can be confusing if you exchange goods or information in our ever more integrated world. To make sure that communication works you need an accepted, up-to-date country code standard.
ISO 3166 is this commonly accepted International Standard and the ISO 3166/MA has been updating it since 1974.