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From: mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell)
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In article <9106101853.AA06053@odin.diku.dk> thorinn@ODIN.DIKU.DK (Lars Henrik Mathiesen) writes:

   From: Codes for the representation of names of countries.
	 Third edition; ISO 3166: 1988 Aug 15; 53 p.

   German Democratic Republic	DD	DDR	278
   Germany, Federal Republic of	DE	DEU	280

It appears the ISO is somewhat behind the times here.  There is no
longer a German Democratic Republic; all of its territory is now part
of the Federal Republic of Germany.

	-mib