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Country names by ISO 2-letter codes.
These codes are the ones used in Internet domain names.
www.geocities.com

United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN)
Background, working groups, summary of sessions and reports.
unstats.un.org

Topnymic Elements: Ecuadorian Highlands
Maps of toponymic element distribution in the Ecuadorian highlands plus some preliminary comments.
www.saraguro.org

Australian National Placenames Survey
Project to record a national register of geographical names including pronunciation, status, origin and meaning.
www.anps.mq.edu.au

Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA)
Representation on CGNA comes from the Australian State / Territory Geographical Names Boards, New Zealand and other individuals with an interest on nomenclature.
www.icsm.gov.au

Australian Geographic Place Names (Gazetteer)
Search the Gazetteer of Australia which is a compilation of over 240 000 geographic names of Australia provided by members of the Committee for Geographic Names in Australia.
www.ga.gov.au

The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use
Advises the British government on the proper writing of geographical names for places and features outside the United Kingdom. Includes information on English conventional names and Romanisation tables.
www.pcgn.org.uk