[AccessD] Geography revisited

Arthur,
in addition to the below mentioned URL,

states/provinces in Germany dont go in the postal address
the zip code takes care of everything.

Lembit

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From: "MartyConnelly" <martyconnelly at shaw.ca>
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Geography revisited


> Here is a site for mail addresses
> The whole thing is on CD for 750 Swiss Francs, otherwise you will have to 
> pick off the countries
> one at time via PDF files from URL below.
> UPU S42 Standard on International Postal Address Components and Templates
>
> I don't know why the changed their name from the old International Postal 
> Union
> to the Universal  Postal Union maybe there are secret mail drops for 
> Betelgeuse and Rigel.
>
> There is supposed to be something called the Universal POST*CODE database 
> on this
> site somewhere but the pdfs will give you each countries basic standard
> God knows what they do with arondissements in Paris.
>
> http://www.upu.int/post_code/en/postal_addressing_systems_member_countries.shtml
>
> For  example here is Singapore standard.
> http://www.upu.int/post_code/en/countries/SGP.pdf
>
>
>
>
> Arthur Fuller wrote:
>
>> I don't have to solve the world's address problems, but I do have to 
>> solve some of them. USA and CDN I have under control. Other nations of 
>> interest include basically everyone in the EU. I'm hoping for answers 
>> from people either from each nation or from people with knowledge of 
>> same.
>>
>> 1. What corresponds to states/provinces in Ireland, England, Scotland, 
>> Wales, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland 
>> (I know it's cantons in the last, but I don't know their names).
>>
>> 2. Some countries, I know, place the street name before the street 
>> number. Can we define this arrangement more precisely (by nation)?
>>
>> 3. Not immediately relevant, but is Singapore a city-state or part of 
>> China or what?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Arthur
>>
>>
>
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