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USMARC Code List for Countries.  - http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/crs/coun0112.htm  Country Names and different codings and listings for them.  Country names by ISO 2-letter codes.  - http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/7635/2ltrcode.html  These codes are the ones used in Internet domain names.  SCAR Antarctic Composite Gazetteer  - http://www.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE  Standardisation of the Antarctic toponymy. Searchable database includes 21,552 official names, corresponding to 16,563 features.  Antarctic Place Names Commission, Republic of Bulgaria  - http://www.geocities.com/apcbg/  Includes a national gazetteer listing all Bulgarian place names in Antarctica with description of the relevant geographical features.  Australian Geographic Place Names (Gazetteer)  - http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/  Search the Gazetteer of Australia which is a compilation of over 240 000 geographic names of Australia provided by members of the Committee for Geographic Names in Australia.  Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA)  - http://www.icsm.gov.au/icsm/cgna/  Representation on CGNA comes from the Australian State / Territory Geographical Names Boards, New Zealand and other individuals with an interest on nomenclature.  Australian National Placenames Survey  - http://www.anps.mq.edu.au/  Project to record a national register of geographical names including pronunciation, status, origin and meaning.  Asia-Pacific Institute For Toponymy  - http://www.apit.mq.edu.au/  Provides support and training for toponymic work in Australasia and South-East Asia. Aims, links, and publications. Macquarie University, Sydney.  Land Information New Zealand  - http://www.linz.govt.nz/rcs/linz/pub/web/root/core/placenames/index.jsp  Place name database, street index, rules of naming, decisions and proposals.  United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN)  - http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn.htm  Background, working groups, summary of sessions and reports.  The South African Geographical Names Council  - http://www.dac.gov.za/about_us/cd_heritage/geographical_names/South_African_Geographical_Names_Council_(SAGNC).htm#english  Aims, guidance for new placenames, and procedures. Multilingual.  The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use  - http://www.pcgn.org.uk/  Advises the British government on the proper writing of geographical names for places and features outside the United Kingdom. Includes information on English conventional names and Romanisation tables.  Topnymic Elements: Ecuadorian Highlands  - http://www.saraguro.org/toponyms.htm  Maps of toponymic element distribution in the Ecuadorian highlands plus some preliminary comments.  Iranian Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names  - http://www.khzi.com/geonames.ir/e-main.htm  Databases, working groups, and information on transcription procedures and Persian writing systems.