Database of countries

Richard Smith

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Mar 21, 2016, 11:27:21 AM3/21/16

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Is anyone aware of permissively licensed database of countries that
includes both former countries (e.g. Prussia) and unrecognised countries
(e.g. Transnistria).

Richard

J. Hugh Sullivan

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Mar 21, 2016, 2:32:49 PM3/21/16

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For stamp collecting purposes I Googled for extinct countries. But it
probably only listed those that used stamps for postage at some point.

Hugh

Tony Proctor

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Mar 22, 2016, 8:12:34 AM3/22/16

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I've never found a database, or any sort of standard mnemonics, for former
countries and territories Richard. I've so far relied on sites such as
http://geography.about.com/od/politicalgeography/a/missingcountry.htm to
provide me with relevant details to create my own.

Tony

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Denis Beauregard

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Mar 22, 2016, 9:38:41 AM3/22/16

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On Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:27:19 +0000, Richard Smith
<ric...@ex-parrot.com> wrote in soc.genealogy.computing:

>
>Is anyone aware of permissively licensed database of countries that
>includes both former countries (e.g. Prussia) and unrecognised countries
>(e.g. Transnistria).

Swearch for some former countries on books.google and other sites like
that and you will find a few gazetters describing these countries.

Denis

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johnb

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Mar 22, 2016, 9:48:01 AM3/22/16

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You could create your own out of wikipedia e.g. using the information in
these
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Countries_by_continent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Former_countries_by_continent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Former_countries
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Former_countries_by_status
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rump_states
etc.

Ian Goddard

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Mar 22, 2016, 10:11:56 AM3/22/16

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On 22/03/16 13:38, Denis Beauregard wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:27:19 +0000, Richard Smith
> <ric...@ex-parrot.com> wrote in soc.genealogy.computing:
>
>>
>> Is anyone aware of permissively licensed database of countries that
>> includes both former countries (e.g. Prussia) and unrecognised countries
>> (e.g. Transnistria).
>
> Swearch for some former countries on books.google and other sites like
> that and you will find a few gazetters describing these countries.

Swearch. That's a good word. It describes so many experiences of Google!

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Denis Beauregard

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Mar 22, 2016, 10:36:48 AM3/22/16

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Le Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:11:54 +0000, Ian Goddard
<godd...@hotmail.co.uk> écrivait dans soc.genealogy.computing:

>On 22/03/16 13:38, Denis Beauregard wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:27:19 +0000, Richard Smith
>> <ric...@ex-parrot.com> wrote in soc.genealogy.computing:
>>
>>>
>>> Is anyone aware of permissively licensed database of countries that
>>> includes both former countries (e.g. Prussia) and unrecognised countries
>>> (e.g. Transnistria).
>>
>> Swearch for some former countries on books.google and other sites like
>> that and you will find a few gazetters describing these countries.
>
>Swearch. That's a good word. It describes so many experiences of Google!

Oups, I meant search ! Not yet fully in operation this morning...

Richard Smith

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Mar 22, 2016, 12:45:35 PM3/22/16

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On 22/03/16 13:47, johnb wrote:

> You could create your own out of wikipedia e.g. using the information in
> these:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Countries_by_continent
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Former_countries_by_continent
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Former_countries
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Former_countries_by_status
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rump_states
> etc.

I started doing that at the weekend, and then though: I bet someone else
has already done this. It seems I was wrong.

Richard

Ian Goddard

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Mar 22, 2016, 1:16:33 PM3/22/16

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On 22/03/16 14:36, Denis Beauregard wrote:
> Le Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:11:54 +0000, Ian Goddard
> <godd...@hotmail.co.uk> écrivait dans soc.genealogy.computing:
>
>> On 22/03/16 13:38, Denis Beauregard wrote:
>>> On Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:27:19 +0000, Richard Smith
>>> <ric...@ex-parrot.com> wrote in soc.genealogy.computing:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is anyone aware of permissively licensed database of countries that
>>>> includes both former countries (e.g. Prussia) and unrecognised countries
>>>> (e.g. Transnistria).
>>>
>>> Swearch for some former countries on books.google and other sites like
>>> that and you will find a few gazetters describing these countries.
>>
>> Swearch. That's a good word. It describes so many experiences of Google!
>
> Oups, I meant search ! Not yet fully in operation this morning...

No, the original was better. I'll use it in the future.

Denis Beauregard

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Mar 22, 2016, 1:44:41 PM3/22/16

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On Tue, 22 Mar 2016 17:16:31 +0000, Ian Goddard
<godd...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in soc.genealogy.computing:

Not sure it is very popular...

https://github.com/stevestreza/Swearch