[Pkg-isocodes-devel] iso_4217 and iso_3166_2 pot files

[Christian Perrier]

Quoting Pablo Saratxaga (pablo at walon.org):
> The iso_4217-1.4.pot is missing the CUC currency.
> Cuba actually has two legal currencies, the CUP, "Cuban peso",
> for domestic use, and the CUC, "Convertible (cuban) peso", 
> which is used in relation to import/export etc.
> There is a relation of about 24 CUP = 1 CUC (and 1 CUC ~= 1 EUR,
> I don't know the current exact relation), so CUP and CUC are
> actually quite different and with an important value difference.
> 

The main problem with ISO-4217 is finding a good, free and *official*
reference (read not Wikipedia..:-)).

Very unfortunately, most of the maintenance agencies for these ISO
code lists (3166, 639 and 4217) do *sell* the official tables and it
is very hard to find a neutral reference.

Up to now, in sources one can find, I see no mention of the Cuban
convertible peso.


> in iso_3166_2-1.4.pot I also saw two errors (there may be several
> others I just did a quick look)
> 
> #. name for UY-AR
> msgid "Artigsa"
> 
> there is a typo, actually, it is "Artigas", 
> 
> #. name for CU-HO and CU-11
> msgid "Holgun"
> msgid "Holquin"
> 
> both are wrong, actually it is "Holguin" (and even "Holguín" with an
> acute accent but I think you don't put them on the msgid)

There are a lot of typos in the ISO-3166-2 list. I began correcting
them but I've not reache UY yet..:)


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