Country codes not conforming to ISO #281
Description
🐞 Issue: Inaccurate Country Codes (Non-ISO 3166-1 alpha-3)
Summary
The country codes for the following countries do not conform to the official ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 standard. The current codes use non-standard abbreviations (often common in sports, like IOC/FIFA codes) instead of the officially assigned ISO 3166-1 codes.
Affected Data and Proposed Fix
Below are the Current (Incorrect) codes and the Official ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes that should be used:
| Country | Current Code (Incorrect) | Official ISO Code (Correct) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | BRN |
BHR | BRN is the official code for Brunei Darussalam. |
| Monaco | MON |
MCO | MON is used by the IOC and FIFA. |
| Netherlands | NED |
NLD | NED is used by the IOC. |
| Saudi Arabia | KSA |
SAU | KSA is used by the IOC and FIFA. |
(Source: ISO 3166-1 on Wikipedia)
Impact
Using non-standard country codes can cause integration issues, data validation failures, or errors in systems that strictly rely on the ISO standard for country identification.
Action
Update the affected country codes in the codebase to use the official ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes listed above.