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Current Absurdities

The UK’s Three-Letter Country Code Is GBR; The ISO Standard Also Uses GB; Britain Has Opinions About the Relationship Between These Codes and the Countries They Represent

Megan Amram

The UK’s Three-Letter Country Code Is GBR; The ISO Standard Also Uses GB; Britain Has Opinions About the Relationship Between These Codes and the Countries They Represent | International Standards Organisation Designates the UK as GBR for Three Letters and GB for Two; Neither of Which Contains England, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland; This Is Intentional and Still Slightly Unsatisfying

Current Absurdities

The UK’s Three-Letter Designation: GBR in Olympics, Sport, and International Standards — and the Interesting Question of What the Three Letters Actually Represent

Alan Nafzger

The UK’s Three-Letter Designation: GBR in Olympics, Sport, and International Standards — and the Interesting Question of What the Three Letters Actually Represent | GBR Represents Great Britain and Northern Ireland; But ‘Great Britain’ Is the Island Not the State; The Three Letters Do Invisible Constitutional Work Every Time They Appear on an Olympic Uniform