Re: No Flags "Policy"

[Julien Olivier <julo altern org>]

> No, this proof is better, from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office:
> 
> http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1019745064429
> 
> Q:   Where can I find out more about the countries that make up the UK? 
> A:   The UK is made up of the countries of England, Scotland, Wales and
> Northern Ireland. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain
> and Northern Ireland. Great Britain, on the other hand, comprises only
> England, Scotland and Wales.

I think it's off-topic, so I will only answer this email and shut my
mouth. But from what you quote, i only understand that the UK and the UN
don't have the same definition of what a country is. So, as it seems
that even the UK, the UN, the International Olympic Committee, the
International Rugby Board and the FIFA couldn't agree on what was a
country and what wasn't, it's pointless discussing it here.

Or does anyone have a perfect, universal definition of what a country is
(off-list) ?

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Julien Olivier <julo altern org>