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March 12, 2014 12:32 am  #1


Updated English names for regions

I've noticed that a lot of regions seem to have the native names instead of the English names... here are some suggested changes:

Belgium: Antwerpen --> Antwerp
Italy: Sardegna --> Sardinia; Sicilia --> Sicily; Toscana --> Tuscany
Mexico: Distrito Federal --> either "Federal District" or "Mexico City" (incidentally, I think it may be more easily understood to have the city's name rather than simply "Federal District"; likewise with the Philippines' "National Capital Region" as "Metro Manila")
Portugal: Lisboa --> Lisbon
Saudi Arabia: Makkah --> Mecca
Thailand: Krung Thep Mahanakhon --> Bangkok

Last edited by begordon (March 12, 2014 2:38 am)

 

March 12, 2014 11:48 am  #2


Re: Updated English names for regions

You can change it to English, go to Region Name Preference in Flag Counter Mangement.

 

March 12, 2014 12:11 pm  #3


Re: Updated English names for regions

I guess he IS speaking of the English version of names.


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March 17, 2014 5:30 am  #4


Re: Updated English names for regions

Thank you for your feedback.  We have updated many of the region names.


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March 17, 2014 6:59 am  #5


Re: Updated English names for regions

There are some accents and stuff missing on the international version.

And Greece. Greece is all in English, but they have their Greek names.

GR-AAnatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki
GR-IAttiki
GR-GDytiki Ellada
GR-CDytiki Makedonia
GR-F Ionia Nisia
GR-D Ipeiros
GR-B Kentriki Makedonia
GR-MKriti
GR-LNotio Aigaio
GR-JPeloponnisos
GR-HSterea Ellada
GR-EThessalia
GR-KVoreio Aigaio

Last edited by holland25 (March 17, 2014 7:00 am)


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March 17, 2014 9:15 am  #6


Re: Updated English names for regions

Since we're talking about spelling issues:

S06 counter Belgian regions (non-English names).
Vlaams-Braban  => Vlaams-Brabant

 

March 25, 2014 2:42 am  #7


Re: Updated English names for regions

Got some more English names -- this should be everything else:

Algeria: Alger > Algiers
Argentina: Perhaps we should have Buenos Aires > Buenos Aires (State); Federal District > Buenos Aires (City)
Bulgaria: Sofia-Grad > Sofia (City)
Iraq: Al Basrah > Basra, Ninawa > Nineveh
Mexico: the state of "Mexico" should perhaps be disambiguated from Mexico City and the country of Mexico as "Mexico (State)"
Portugal: Lisboa District > Lisbon District
Romania: Bucuresti > Bucharest
Russia: There is one region that is the first on the list, that doesn't have an English name at all! The flag looks like a copy of Krasnoyarski Krai's flag, but I'm not sure what it's supposed to be for.
Saudi Arabia: Madinah > Medina
Switzerland: Geneve > Geneva

Last edited by begordon (March 25, 2014 2:45 am)

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March 25, 2014 6:24 am  #8


Re: Updated English names for regions

Algiers is actually the French name. Alger is English.


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March 25, 2014 3:59 pm  #9


Re: Updated English names for regions

holland25 wrote:

Algiers is actually the French name. Alger is English.

It's the other way round.

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March 25, 2014 5:05 pm  #10


Re: Updated English names for regions

The site I use says I'm right.


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