ISO 3166
Country codes standard, alpha and numeric
Episodes
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#4718: ISO Standards: The Hidden Code Running Your WorldFrom country codes to tea brewing — exploring the 25,000 standards that quietly run global commerce. -
#568: The Birth of the Border: How Countries Were InventedHow did we go from sprawling empires to rigid borders? Explore the history of the modern country, from Westphalia to the French Revolution. -
#188: The Hidden Politics of ISO Country and Currency CodesHerman and Corn explore how ISO decides who gets a country code and why global data standards are more political than they look.