Added a hack to deal with common practice 'uk' for United Kingdom

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Tools/world/world b/Tools/world/world
index 0c41d4f..4a57b83 100755
--- a/Tools/world/world
+++ b/Tools/world/world
@@ -265,6 +265,13 @@ nameorgs = {
     "net": "networking",
     "org": "non-commercial",
     "int": "international",
+    # this isn't in the same class as those above, but for some reason (of
+    # which I am not aware), `uk' is the common practice country code for the
+    # United Kingdom.  AFAICT, the official `gb' code is routinely ignored!
+    # If you have a clue as to why this is, or if there is an official
+    # document describing this, please let me know.  ISO3166 certainly makes
+    # no mention of this.
+    "uk": "United Kingdom (common practice)",
     }