England

["Dominic Sayers" <dominic@xxxxxxx>]

I suggest thought should be given to country names such as "England" in the
Geographic names section 2.2.1.4

 

.         It is not an ISO 3166-1 country name, so it is not excluded under
section 2.2.1.4.1

.         It is a sub-national place name listed in ISO 3166-2 but it does
not have a sub-national government or public authority

 

Although Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have sub-national governments
that could provide support for a geographic TLD application, England does
not. England's affairs are governed by the national government of the United
Kingdom.

 

You might add the following to section 2.2.1.4.2 paragraph 3:

 

If no sub-national government or public authority exists for a sub-national
place name that is listed in the ISO-3166-2 standard then the associated
national government will be accepted as the relevant authority.

 

Regards,

 

Dominic Sayers