On: Yugoslavia's Digital Twin – When a country's internet domain outlives the nation

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One could also argue the ISO code is inappropriate though and UK would have been better (because the country that GB refers to is the United Kingdom, not just Great Britain).

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"The Difference between the UK, Great Britain & England Explained" by CGP Grey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10

A good watch to understand the above

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ISO codes generally avoid using words like "United", "kingdom" or "Republic" in case that changes for the country.