Geography Exceptions to the Rule
A running list of geography odd situations and special cases that we come across in EMu
County Format, General
All United States counties include “Co.” after the name, exceptions:
Alaska: no term following name
Louisiana: Parish following name
Virginia: has independent cities in addition to counties, noted as “(Independent City)” following city name
Nevada: one independent city in addition to counties, Carson City, noted as “Carson City (Independent City)”
Mismatched Geography Hierarchy in EMu
First administrative division level (province/state):
- Canary Islands - Country: Spain, Continent: Africa (not Europe)
- Madeira - Country: Portugal, Continent: Africa (not Europe)
- Hawaii - Country: U.S.A, Continent: Oceania (not North America)
Country level:
- Trinidad and Tobago -Continent: South America (not West Indies)
- Bermuda - Continent: North America (might be assumed to be West Indies)
Geography Hierarchy in EMu that differs from Statoids
- United Kingdom: Province/state level (primary administrative division) does not match Statoids. Province/state look up list consists of the four countries of the United Kingdom; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, rather than the primary administrative division list provided on Statoids. Alternatively, use the Statoid's primary administrative division list as the secondary administrative division in EMu, according to country.
- Brazil: District/county (second administrative division) does not match Statoids. Statoids presents Brazil's "microregions" as the second administrative divisons, which "...have no administrative function; they were defined by the federal government for purposes of convenience" (Law, 2007). Alternatively, the district/county look up list follows the Wikipedia page "List of municipalities of Brazil" according to state (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_of_Brazil).
Countries: Historical versus modern day names
Abyssinia = Ethiopia
Annam = Vietnam (colonial French term)
Bohemia = Czech Republic
British Honduras = Belize
British Guiana = Guyana
British North Borneo = Malaysia
Burma = Myanmar
Ceylon = Sri Lanka
Formosa = Taiwan
French Indochina = Vietnam
Hispanola= largest island in the Caribbean, dividedpolitically into Haiti (west) and the Dominican Republic (east)
Macedonia = North Macedonia
Moravia = Czech Republic
New Granada = region consisting of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela
New Holland = Australia
Northern Rhodesia = Zambia
Persia = Iran
Siam = Thailand
Southern Rhodesia = Zimbabwe
Yugoslavia = region consisting of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia
Zaire = Democratic Republic of the Congo