"Van Messner" <vmessner_at_bestweb.net> wrote in message
news:tt9ee91hs1em62_at_corp.supernews.com...
> Just about every country has some political division that functions as a
> state does in the US = they're just not called "states".
True. However they may not be applicable to all situations. For example I
work (and used to live) in Bristol in the United Kingdom. The administrative
unit in the UK which is closest to the US State is a County. However Bristol
is not in any county (or rather the city and the county of Bristol are
coterminant so there is only one relevant authority the City Council).
Moreover in many online address entry forms this meansd I am *required* to
enter my address as ...Bristol,Bristol,UK. Only a bit irritating. Also not
all postal codes follow the US Zip format either.
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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
Received on Tue Oct 23 2001 - 04:16:36 CDT
