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Learn about the ISO 3166-1 standard that defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. Find out the criteria, information, and disputes for the three sets of country codes: alpha-2, alpha-3, and numeric.
ISO 4217 is a standard that defines alpha and numeric codes for currencies and funds. Learn about the history, types, and list of ISO 4217 codes for national and supranational currencies, precious metals, and other monetary units.
ISO 639 is a standardized nomenclature used to classify languages. This table lists all two-letter codes (set 1) and some of the three-letter codes (sets 2–5) for each language, along with their names, types and scopes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine’s request to use long-range missiles on targets inside Russia is part of his “victory plan,” that he is due to present to US ...
A code page is a character encoding that associates printable characters and control characters with unique numbers. Learn about the origin, usage, and variations of code pages, especially IBM's EBCDIC-based code pages and Microsoft's code page numbers.
Pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and some of its territories. The symbol for pound is £ and the subunit is pence, abbreviated as p. Learn about the history, coins, banknotes, and monetary policy of pound sterling.
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is the name of several American far-right, terrorist organizations and hate groups that advocate white nationalism, anti-black racism, and other reactionary positions. The first Klan emerged after the Civil War, the second in the 1920s, and the third in the 1950s, each with different methods and targets of violence and intimidation.
Learn about the 63 national parks in the U.S., operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior. Find out their locations, dates, areas, visitors, and features, such as mountains, islands, arches, and volcanoes.