From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:06:17 -0500, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:   
      
   > On 1/14/26 15:58, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:17:59 -0500, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Cocos-Keeling is not a nation.   
   >>   
   >> It’s a “region” (in official parlance) with a flag.   
   >>   
   >> Note that a “nation” is a group of people, not a piece of territory.   
   >   
   > New Jersey is a region with a flag, and a group of people; it's not   
   > a nation.   
      
   Every state (and “autonomous region/republic”/whatever) of every   
   federation has its own flag. That’s not the meaning of “region” in the   
   sense in which those ISO “region” codes are assigned.   
      
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