Global Sourcebook for International Data Management
by Graham Rhind
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Updates 2020
Global Sourcebook | Index | Properties28 December 2020 13:18:16
Panama: Address formats section updated; Administrative districts section updated
27 December 2020 10:58:31
Liberia: Address formats section updated Qatar: Address formats section updated
23 December 2020 11:57:30
Kiribati: Address format graphics updated; Postal code information added World postal code formats: Information for Kiribati added Address formats for web forms: Formats for Kiribati and Saint Kitts and Nevis updated
13 December 2020 11:52:48
Costa Rica: Number format information added Portugal: Number format information added
12 December 2020 11:16:58
Malaysia: Number format information corrected
Sunday, 6 December 2020 13:38:07
Peru: Number format information corrected
Wednesday, 2 December 2020 11:52:22
Singapore: Number format section added
Tuesday, 1 December 2020 11:36:48
China: Number format information improved
Saturday, 28 November 2020 13:19:10
India: Number format information improved South Africa: Number format information corrected
Friday, 27 November 2020 14:42:27
Western Sahara: Addresses section added
Thursday, 26 November 2020 11:44:34
Pakistan: Number format information improved
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 11:27:47
Australia: Aboriginal place name information added
Tuesday, 17 November 2020 11:58:33
Azerbaijan: All information concerning Nagorno-Karabakh updated; Map added
Sunday, 15 November 2020 10:57:35
Austria: (Sub-)Buildings elements section added.
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 11:39:45
Colombia: Telephone numbers section updated
Monday, 9 November 2020 11:02:21
China: Telephone numbers section updated
Sunday, 8 November 2020 11:08:45
Faeroe Islands / Faroe Islands: Telephone numbers section updated
Friday, 6 November 2020 11:35:20
Niger: Telephone numbers section updated
Thursday, 5 November 2020 11:18:23
Vietnam: Telephone numbers section updated
Tuesday, 3 November 2020 10:47:05
Mongolia: Telephone numbers section updated
Monday, 2 November 2020 10:50:14
Zambia: Address formats section updated
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 13:55:34
Hungary: County name updated
Monday, 26 October 2020 13:19:38
Uzbekistan: Postal codes map added; Postal codes per region table added
Sunday, 25 October 2020 11:11:42
Uruguay: Address formats section corrected; Address formats graphic corrected World address formats: Format for Uruguay corrected
Saturday, 24 October 2020 11:21:49
United States Minor Outlying Islands: Address information section updated United States Virgin Islands: Postal codes graphics added; Administrative districts section added
Saturday, 17 October 2020 11:12:54
Turks and Caicos Islands: Administrative districts section and graphic added
Thursday, 15 October 2020 11:19:43
Turkey: Post office box section update; Postal code specifics and regex updated; Postal codes graphic improved World postal code formats: Regex and specifics for Turkey updated
Monday, 12 October 2020 16:05:55
Trinidad and Tobago: Address formats section corrected; Address formats graphic corrected; Postal codes section corrected World address formats: Format for Trinidad and Tobago corrected
Saturday, 10 October 2020 11:53:53
Tanzania: Address formats section updated; Address format examples altered; Post office box section updated; Postal code graphic updated
Wednesday, 30 September 2020 11:08:22
Spain: Address formats section updated
Tuesday, 29 September 2020 10:32:23
South Sudan: Postal codes section improved
Friday, 25 September 2020 12:02:04
Slovenia: Address formats section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes specifics and regex updated; Postal codes map added. World postal code formats: Regex and specifics for Slovenia updated
Thursday, 24 September 2020 11:19:30
Slovakia: Address formats section updated; Postal codes graphic improved
Wednesday, 23 September 2020 11:12:53
Sint Eustatius: Administrative districts section added Sint Maarten: Administrative districts section added
Friday, 18 September 2020 11:22:09
Samoa: Address formats section updated San Marino: Postal code level of coverage corrected
Thursday, 17 September 2020 11:22:38
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Postal code graphic improved
Wednesday, 16 September 2020 11:25:43
Saint Lucia: Address formats section updated; Postal code graphic added
Tuesday, 15 September 2020 11:33:58
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Address formats section updated; Address formats graphics improved; Postal code graphic added World address formats: Format for St Kitts and Nevis improved
Monday, 14 September 2020 11:32:51
Saint-Barthelemy: Administrative Districts Section added Saint Helena: Administrative Districts Section added
Sunday, 13 September 2020 14:43:01
Saba: Administrative Districts Section added
Saturday, 12 September 2020 11:09:44
Reunion: Postal code information, specifics and regex corrected.
Friday, 11 September 2020 11:32:41
Portugal: Postal code graphic improved
Thursday, 10 September 2020 11:28:21
Pitcairn Islands: Administrative Districts Section added Poland: Post office string corrected
Wednesday, 9 September 2020 10:54:03
Philippines: Postal codes graphic updated
Tuesday, 8 September 2020 11:41:48
Peru: Address formats section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes regex, specifics and graphic updated; Postal codes map added; Postal codes per region table added. World postal code formats: Regex and specifics for Peru updated
Sunday, 6 September 2020 11:29:45
Papua New Guinea: Postal codes section updated
Saturday, 5 September 2020 11:21:35
Palau: Postal codes section updated; Postal codes regex, specifics and graphic updated. World postal code formats: Regex and formats for Palau updated
Tuesday, 1 September 2020 11:30:00
Norfolk Island: Administrative districts section added
Monday, 31 August 2020 11:45:58
Nicaragua: Postal codes graphic improved; Postal codes map added Niger: Postal codes graphic improved
Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:18:14
Myanmar: Postal codes section updated; Postal codes regex updated; Postal codes format graphic updated; Postal codes map added; Postal codes per state table added World postal code formats: Regex and specifics for Myanmar updated
Wednesday, 26 August 2020 13:28:24
Mozambique: Address format information added; Postal codes map added
Monday, 24 August 2020 12:30:17
Kosovo: Post office box information updated Montenegro: Address format information added; Post office box information updated Serbia: Post office box information updated
Sunday, 23 August 2020 13:21:37
Mongolia: Postal codes map added
Saturday, 22 August 2020 11:47:00
Moldova: Address formats section updated; Postal codes graphic, format and regex updated World postal code formats: Regex and formats for Moldova updated
Friday, 21 August 2020 13:57:11
Mayotte: Administrative districts section and graphic updated
Thursday, 20 August 2020 12:15:07
Mauritius: Address formats section updated; Postal codes map added
Tuesday, 18 August 2020 16:03:34
Malta: Address formats section updated; Address format example added; Thoroughfare types added; Post office box section improved; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes map added; Postal codes per locality table added
Monday, 17 August 2020 12:16:25
Maldives: Address formats section updated
Sunday, 16 August 2020 11:25:11
Malaysia: Address formats section updated; Post office box section updated
Friday, 14 August 2020 11:33:38
Madagascar: Postal codes section updated; Postal codes map added; Administrative districts section updated; Postal codes per regions table updated; Administrative districts graphic updated
Thursday, 13 August 2020 13:35:20
Macao: Address formats section updated
Wednesday, 12 August 2020 13:48:59
Luxembourg: Postal codes map added
Tuesday, 11 August 2020 11:16:21
Lithuania: Address formats section updated; Post office box section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes graphic updated
Monday, 10 August 2020 11:38:26
Sri Lanka: Capital city name corrected
Saturday, 8 August 2020 11:58:49
Latvia: Address formats section updated; Address formats examples added; Postal codes information updated; Postal codes per municipality table added World Address Formats: Address format for Latvia modified Address formats for web forms: Format for Latvia modified
Wednesday, 5 August 2020 11:43:55
Kyrgyzstan: Address formats section updated; Postal codes format graphic updated
Monday, 3 August 2020 14:30:42
South Korea: Postal codes map added
Sunday, 2 August 2020 10:53:56
Kiribati: Address format graphic added; Post office box section added
Thursday, 30 July 2020 15:47:17
France: Address formats section updated
Monday, 27 July 2020 13:08:31
Italy: Postal code format graphic improved; Administrative regions graphic improved
Saturday, 25 July 2020 16:21:18
Ireland: Postal codes map added
Friday, 24 July 2020 12:22:25
Iran: Address formats section updated Iraq: Postal code format graphic improved
Thursday, 23 July 2020 11:55:51
Indonesia: Address formats section updated; Postal code specifics added; Postal code regex improved; Administrative regions graphic improved
Wednesday, 22 July 2020 12:12:26
India: Address formats section updated; Administrative regions graphic improved
Sunday, 19 July 2020 11:02:21
Heard and McDonald Islands: Postal code information added; Postal code format graphic added Holy See: Address formats section updated; Administrative districts section added
Saturday, 18 July 2020 13:39:44
Haiti: Postal codes section updated; Postal codes specifics added; Postal codes regex updated; Postal codes map added; Postal codes per province table added World postal code formats: Regex for Haiti updated
Friday, 17 July 2020 11:47:15
Guyana: Address formats section updated; Address format graphics improved
Thursday, 16 July 2020 12:12:37
Guernsey: Address formats section updated Guinea: Postal codes section updated; Postal codes specifics added; Postal codes regex updated; Postal codes map added; Postal codes per province table added World postal code formats: Regex for Guinea updated
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 11:56:58
Guatemala: Address formats section updated
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 10:38:04
Guam: Postal code format graphic corrected
Sunday, 12 July 2020 12:08:30
Greenland: Postal code format graphic improved
Saturday, 11 July 2020 13:36:23
Greece: Address formats section updated
Friday, 10 July 2020 12:25:45
Gibraltar: Administrative districts section added
Tuesday, 7 July 2020 10:13:44
Germany: Address formats section updated; Post office box section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes format graphic added
Monday, 6 July 2020 13:31:54
Georgia: Postal codes section updated
Saturday, 4 July 2020 11:57:32
French Polynesia: Address formats section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes graphic updated
Thursday, 2 July 2020 11:37:17
Finland: Address formats section updated; Postal codes section updated
Wednesday, 1 July 2020 13:11:54
Faeroe Islands / Faroe Islands: Address formats section updated Falkland Islands: Address formats section updated
Sunday, 28 June 2020 11:54:16
Swaziland: Postal codes map added
Saturday, 27 June 2020 11:36:57
Estonia: Address formats section updated
Thursday, 25 June 2020 12:15:03
El Salvador: Address formats section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes specifics added; Postal codes regex updated; Postal codes map added; Postal codes per province table added World postal code formats: Regex for El Salvador updated
Wednesday, 24 June 2020 11:45:18
Egypt: Address formats section updated;
Tuesday, 23 June 2020 10:45:08
Ecuador: Address formats section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes specifics; Postal codes regex updated; Postal codes map added; Postal codes per province table added World postal code formats: Regex for Ecuador updated
Sunday, 21 June 2020 12:43:12
Dominican Republic: Address formats section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes graphic updated; Postal codes regex updated; Postal codes map added World postal code formats: Regex for Dominican Republic updated
Friday, 19 June 2020 12:07:04
Saudi Arabia: Address formats section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes regex updated; Postal codes graphic updated World postal code formats: Regex for Saudi Arabia updated
Thursday, 18 June 2020 11:34:19
Denmark: Addres formats section updated; Postal codes section updated
Wednesday, 17 June 2020 13:47:32
South Africa: Postal codes per state table refined, postal code regex corrected
Tuesday, 16 June 2020 12:30:26
Czechia / Czech Republic: Post office box string corrected
Monday, 15 June 2020 12:01:03
Cyprus: Address formats section updated World Address Formats: Additional Address format for Cyprus added Address formats for web forms: Additional format for Cyprus added
Sunday, 14 June 2020 11:27:12
Curaçao: Administrative districts section added
Saturday, 13 June 2020 12:02:42
Croatia: Postal codes section updated; Address formats section updated
Friday, 12 June 2020 11:53:56
Ivory Coast: Address formats section updated
Wednesday, 10 June 2020 12:22:58
Cook Islands: Administrative districts section added
Sunday, 7 June 2020 14:16:02
Colombia: Address formats section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes map added; Postal codes per province table added; Postal codes regex updated World Address Formats: Address format for Colombia updated World postal code formats: Regex for Colombia updated Address formats for web forms: All formats for Colombia updated
Saturday, 6 June 2020 12:06:05
Christmas Island: Administrative districts section added Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Administrative districts section added
Thursday, 4 June 2020 12:19:05
Chile: Address format section updated; Postal codes section updated; Postal codes graphic updated World Address Formats: Address format for Chile updated
Tuesday, 2 June 2020 11:02:38
Guinea: Telephone numbers section updated
Monday, 1 June 2020 11:44:31
Cayman Islands: Postal codes section updated; Postal code regex updated; Postal code format graphic updated; Postal codes map added
Sunday, 31 May 2020 14:49:19
Cape Verde: Address formats section updated; Postal codes per district table added; Postal code regex updated; Postal code format graphic updated; Postal codes map renewed World Address Formats: Address format for Cape Verde updated
Wednesday, 27 May 2020 11:49:28
Burkina Faso: Address formats section updated; Postal code graphics improved Vietnam: Postal code information updated
Tuesday, 26 May 2020 11:05:47
Bulgaria: Postal code graphic updated; Postal codes per province table added
Monday, 25 May 2020 12:25:46
British Virgin Islands: Postal code graphic updated
Sunday, 24 May 2020 11:09:14
Address formats for web forms: Formats for British Antarctic Territory added British Indian Ocean Territory: Administrative districts section added
Saturday, 23 May 2020 11:59:35
British Antarctic Territory: Address formats section added
Thursday, 21 May 2020 11:51:52
Argentina: Address formats section updated
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 12:20:40
Bonaire: Administrative districts section added
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 11:59:02
Anguilla: Address formats section updated; New address format example added World Address Formats: Address format for Anguilla updated
Sunday, 17 May 2020 12:26:23
Bermuda: Postal code information updated; Postal code graphic updated.
Thursday, 14 May 2020 10:45:09
Aland Islands: Postal codes graphic added Belgium: Address formats section updated
Wednesday, 13 May 2020 11:57:00
Afghanistan: Postal codes section updated Belarus: Postal codes per region table added
Tuesday, 12 May 2020 10:56:00
Barbados: Address formats example added Georgia: Telephone numbers section updated Sierra Leone: Telephone numbers section updated
Monday, 11 May 2020 14:14:40
Bangladesh: Postal codes section updated; Postal codes graphic updated; Postal codes specifics and map added; Regex updated; Administrative districts section updated; Postal codes per district table added.
Saturday, 9 May 2020 13:42:58
Bahamas: Post office box section updated. Bahrain: Postal code graphics updated
Thursday, 7 May 2020 11:57:45
Azerbaijan: Address format information updated; Postal codes information updated Nagorno-Karabakh: Postal codes section added
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 15:09:23
Azerbaijan: Postal codes map added
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 13:31:18
Azerbaijan: Postal code formats information and graphic updated; Postal codes regex updated; Postal code specifics updated; Postal codes per region table added.
Sunday, 3 May 2020 14:00:46
Australia: Postal codes per state table corrected; Postal code information corrected; Postal code map added; Postal code format graphic corrected
Saturday, 2 May 2020 12:02:46
Aruba: Administrative districts section added Ascension Island: Administrative districts section added; Address format graphic updated
Tuesday, 28 April 2020 11:19:33
Mongolia: Address formats section updated
Monday, 27 April 2020 12:07:59
British Antarctic Territory: GRC Country Code added Bouvet Island: GRC Country Code added Heard and McDonald Islands: GRC Country Code added Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: GRC Country Code added United States Minor Outlying Islands: GRC Country Code added
Sunday, 26 April 2020 12:07:57
Andorra: Postal code format graphic updated
Saturday, 25 April 2020 14:16:46
Greece: Postal code information and format graphic updated
Friday, 24 April 2020 12:26:09
Malaysia: Postal code formats graphic updated
Monday, 20 April 2020 13:36:18
Honduras: Address format graphic updated; Postal code information, regex and graphic updated; Map added; Postal codes per regions information added World postal code formats: Information for Honduras updated
Sunday, 12 April 2020 13:25:30
Cuba: Postal code information, regex and graphic updated; Map added; Postal codes per regions information updated World postal code formats: Information for Cuba updated
Saturday, 11 April 2020 11:29:39
Andorra: Postal codes section updated Hong Kong: Postal codes section updated Israel: Address format graphics updated Macao: Postal codes section updated Malta: Address formats section updated; Postal code information, regex and graphic corrected World postal code formats: Information for Malta updated
Friday, 10 April 2020 15:13:00
Laos: Address formats section updated; Postal code information, graphic and map; Postal codes per regions information updated World postal code formats: Information for Laos updated
Thursday, 9 April 2020 13:32:01
Colombia: Address formats section updated
Wednesday, 8 April 2020 15:07:10
Vietnam: Address formats section updated; Address format graphics updated; Postal code information, graphic, map and regex updated; Postal codes per regions information deleted World postal code formats: Information for Vietnam updated
Tuesday, 7 April 2020 16:38:06
Cambodia: Address formats section updated; Address format graphics updated; Postal code information, graphic, map and regex updated; Postal codes per regions information updated World postal code formats: Information for Cambodia updated
Sunday, 5 April 2020 12:27:01
Latvia: Postal code information, graphic and regex updated World postal code formats: Information for Latvia updated
Saturday, 4 April 2020 15:36:59
Luxembourg: Postal code information, graphic and regex updated World postal code formats: Information for Luxembourg updated
Friday, 3 April 2020 14:52:28
Taiwan: Postal code information, graphic and regex updated; postal code map added World postal code formats: Information for Taiwan updated
Thursday, 2 April 2020 13:08:11
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Postal code information, graphic updated, regex added World postal code formats: Information for Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands updated
Wednesday, 1 April 2020 14:25:53
Croatia: Address formats section updated; Postal code information, graphic updated. Haiti: Address formats section updated; Postal code information, graphic, regex updated. World postal code formats: Information for Haiti updated
Monday, 30 March 2020 11:59:58
Address formats for web forms: Formats corrected for Nauru Paraguay: Address formats section updated; Postal code information, graphic, regex updated; Postal code map added; Postal codes per department table added World address formats: Formats for Nauru, Paraguay updated
Sunday, 29 March 2020 13:04:54
Nauru: Address formats section updated; Postal code information added; Postal code level and regex added World postal code formats: Information for Nauru updated
Saturday, 28 March 2020 11:40:19
Djibouti: Postal code information updated
Friday, 27 March 2020 13:13:47
Malta: Postal code information updated; Postal code graphics and regex updated World postal code formats: Information for Malta updated
Thursday, 26 March 2020 15:49:51
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Address formats section updated; Postal code information added; Postal code level and regex added World postal code formats: Information for Saint Kitts and Nevis updated
Wednesday, 25 March 2020 10:53:48
Address formats for web forms: Formats corrected for Niue Heard and McDonald Islands: Postal code information added; Postal code level, specifics and regex added World address formats: Format for Niue updated World postal code formats: Information for Heard & McDonald Islands updated
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 11:41:04
Address formats for web forms: Formats corrected for Afghanistan Niue: Postal code information updated; Postal code level, specifics and regex added; Address format graphics updated World address formats: New format added for Afghanistan World postal code formats: Information for Afghanistan, Niue updated
Monday, 23 March 2020 14:06:58
Afghanistan: Postal code level, specifics and regex added; Address format graphics updated
Sunday, 22 March 2020 13:35:41
Afghanistan: Postal code information updated; Postal code map added; Postal code ranges per province added
Friday, 20 March 2020 13:40:08
British Antarctic Territory: Added to country list Netherlands Antilles: Removed as a separate country World postal code formats: Formats corrected to match country chapters: British Virgin Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Malawi, Russia
Tuesday, 17 March 2020 10:58:40
Palau: Telephone information updated
Tuesday, 10 March 2020 11:17:12
Azerbaijan: Telephone information updated Trinidad and Tobago: Telephone information updated
Friday, 6 March 2020 10:54:50
French Polynesia: Address format information added
Tuesday, 3 March 2020 10:24:27
Burkina Faso: Telephone information updated
Sunday, 1 March 2020 14:37:55
India: Union territory change
Tuesday, 7 January 2020 10:36:44
Ghana: Telephone information updated
Thursday, 2 January 2020 11:53:34
Portugal: Company legal form added
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