David Keegel wrote:
] > > For some reason Nicosia has been listed as being in Asia and not in ] > > Europe. Can this please be changed? ] ] I personally don't care whether Cyprus is considered part of Asia or part of ] Europe. However, it might be considered a politically sensitive question, ] since control of the island is currently split between Turkish Cypriots and ] Greek Cypriots. Therefore, I think the tz archive should follow standard ] geographical practice. ]
Let me add another one. The United Nations' Statistical Division lists Cyprus as being part of Western Asia (like Turkey), not Southern Europe (like Greece). Reference: http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/methods/m49regin.htm
Okay, fair enough. Cyprus is the most western island of Asia and not part of Europe in 'standard' terminology. But I believe the tzdata actually redundantly lists some entries. If I recall, the US territories in the Pacific (Guam?, American Samoa?) are listed in two files but with the same IDs. Am I wrong, or was this an old, temporary or non-standard habit that is no longer used? If there are redundant entries for those Pacific islands which are supported, maybe some islands 'south east' of Europe and 'west' of Asia could be treated the same way and be listed twice. Possibly this technique causes other complications. Anyone have any thoughts? -Paul -- Myriad Genetics: http://www.myriad.com/ Java FAQ: http://www.afu.com/javafaq.html (Section 9, Computer Dating)