> Ah, but there is a standardised list of country-codes ideal for the
> DBA since the code is (usually) easily understandable.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166
> The only problem might be if historical data uses old boundaries
> (e.g. Soviet Union, Yugoslavia).
Yep, have all of them (ISO-2, ISO-3, UN), but they don't cover all
countries + territories. Nevertheless, in most cases the list is
sufficient...
Thanks nevertheless for the link!
Stef