Sark as a new country

[+Optimist on the run 50]

I see that Sark (one of the Channel Islands) is now classified as a country in its own right. However Alderney, which is larger, is still classified as a region of Guernsey. Anyone know the reason for this?

[+NYPaddleCacher 1357]

43 minutes ago, Optimist on the run said:

I see that Sark (one of the Channel Islands) is now classified as a country in its own right. However Alderney, which is larger, is still classified as a region of Guernsey. Anyone know the reason for this?

 

No idea.  From what I can neither, neither the UN geopolitical ontology nor the ISO-3166 countries list have Sark or Alderney as distinct countries.  The Groundspeak countries list is based upon those authoritative lists,  so I'd be curious as to why Sark in on the GS countries list.  

[+Touchstone 932]

Looks as if Sark was added some time after July, 2018 (the post isn't specific about the time frame for the update).  Link for reference:

 

 

[+Oxford Stone 25]

Remember Groundspeak think Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are one country. I think they use George W Bush's Big Book of Maps. 

[+The Leprechauns 231]

1 hour ago, Oxford Stone said:

Remember Groundspeak think respected the wishes of the local geocaching community when deciding how to handle the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are one country. I think they use George W Bush's Big Book of Maps. 

Fixed that for you.  Please see this explanation in the Help Center.

 

Also, keep your political views to yourself.  I want to read about geocaching issues here. Thanks.

[+scarneck 0]

On ‎6‎/‎26‎/‎2019 at 1:12 PM, Optimist on the run said:

I see that Sark (one of the Channel Islands) is now classified as a country in its own right. However Alderney, which is larger, is still classified as a region of Guernsey. Anyone know the reason for this?

 According to Wikipedia, Sark has its own UN Country Code (680). In contrast, Alderny belongs politically to Guernsey.