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-=pod
-
-=head1 NAME
-
-Locale::Codes - a distribution of modules to handle locale codes
-
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-
-B<Locale-Codes> is a distribution containing a set of modules. The
-modules each deal with different types of codes which identify parts
-of the locale including languages, countries, currency, etc.
-
-Currently, the following modules are included:
-
-=over 4
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Country, Locale::Country>
-
-This includes support for country codes (such as those listed in ISO-3166)
-to specify the country.
-
-Because this module was originally distributed as Locale::Country, it is
-also available under that name.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Language, Locale::Language>
-
-This includes support for language codes (such as those listed in ISO-639)
-to specify the language.
-
-Because this module was originally distributed as Locale::Language, it is
-also available under that name.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Currency, Locale::Currency>
-
-This includes support for currency codes (such as those listed in ISO-4217)
-to specify the currency.
-
-Because this module was originally distributed as Locale::Currency, it is
-also available under that name.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Script, Locale::Script>
-
-This includes support for script codes (such as those listed in ISO-15924)
-to specify the script.
-
-Because this module was originally distributed as Locale::Script, it is
-also available under that name.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::LangExt>
-
-This includes support for language extension codes (such as those listed
-in the IANA language registry) to specify the language extension.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::LangVar>
-
-This includes support for language variation codes (such as those listed
-in the IANA language registry) to specify the language variation.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::LangFam>
-
-This includes support for language family codes (such as those listed
-in ISO 639-5) to specify families of languages.
-
-=back
-
-Each module can support an arbitrary number of code sets, and it it
-not required that the relationship between these code sets be
-one-to-one. For example, the Locale::Codes::Country module supports
-code sets from ISO-3166 and the FIPS 10 standard, and they do not
-break the world down into exactly the same sets of countries. This
-does not cause any problem (though converting codes from ISO-3166 to
-FIPS or back will not work except for countries that are one-to-one).
-
-All data in all of these modules comes directly from the original
-standards (or as close to direct as possible), so it should be
-up-to-date at the time of release.
-
-I plan on releasing a new version several times a year to incorporate
-any changes made in the standards. However, I don't always know about
-changes that occur, so if any of the standards change, and you want a
-new release sooner, just email me and I'll get one out.
-
-In addition to the modules above, there are a number of support modules included
-in the distribution including:
-
-=over 4
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes>
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Constants>
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Country_codes>
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Language_codes>
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Currency_codes>
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Script_codes>
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::LangExt_codes>
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::LangVar_codes>
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::LangFam_codes>
-
-=back
-
-These modules are not intended to be used by programmers. They contain functions
-or data that are used by the modules listed above.
-
-=head1 NEW CODE SETS
-
-I'm always open to suggestions for new code sets.
-
-In order for me to add a code set, I want the following criteria
-to be met:
-
-=over 4
-
-=item B<General-use code set>
-
-If a code set is not general use, I'm not likely to spend the time
-to add and support it.
-
-=item B<An official source of data>
-
-I require an official (or at least, a NEARLY official) source where I
-can get the data on a regular basis.
-
-Ideally, I'd only get data from an official source, but sometimes that
-is not possible. For example the ISO standards are not typically
-available for free, so I may have to get some of that data from
-alternate sources that I'm confident are getting their data from the
-official source. However, I will always be hesitant to accept a
-non-official source.
-
-As an example, I used to get some country data from the CIA World
-Factbook. Given the nature of the source, I'm sure they're updating
-data from the official sources and I consider it "nearly" official.
-However, even in this case, I found that they were adding codes that
-were not part of the standard, so I have stopped using them as a
-source.
-
-There are many 3rd party sites which maintain lists (many of which are
-actually in a more convenient form than the official sites).
-Unfortunately, I will reject most of them since I have no feel for how
-"official" they are.
-
-=item B<A free source of the data>
-
-Obviously, the data must be free-of-charge. I'm not interested in
-paying for the data (and I'm not interested in the overhead of having
-someone else pay for the data for me).
-
-=item B<A reliable source of data>
-
-The source of data must come from a source that I can reasonably expect
-to exist for the foreseeable future since I will be extremely reluctant
-to drop support for a data set once it's included.
-
-I am also reluctant to accept data sent to me by an individual.
-Although I appreciate the offer, it is simply not practical to consider
-an individual contribution as a reliable source of data. The source
-should be an official agency of some sort.
-
-=back
-
-These requirements are open to discussion. If you have a code set
-you'd like to see added, but which may not meet all of the above
-requirements, feel free to email me and we'll discuss it. Depending
-on circumstances, I may be willing to waive some of these criteria.
-
-=head1 COMMON ALIASES
-
-As of version 2.00, the modules supported common variants of names.
-
-For example, Locale::Country supports variant names for countries, and
-a few of the most common ones are included in the data. The country
-code for "United States" is "us", so:
-
- country2code('United States');
- => "us"
-
-Now the following will also return 'us':
-
- country2code('United States of America');
- country2code('USA');
-
-Any number of common aliases may be included in the data, in addition
-to the names that come directly from the standards. If you have a
-common alias for a country, language, or any other of the types of
-codes, let me know and I'll add it, with some restrictions.
-
-For example, the country name "North Korea" never appeared in any of
-the official sources (instead, it was "Korea, North" or "Korea,
-Democratic People's Republic of". I would honor a request to add an
-alias "North Korea" since that's a very common way to specify the
-country (please don't request this... I've already added it).
-
-On the other hand, a request to add Zaire as an alias for "Congo, The
-Democratic Republic of" will not be honored. The country's official
-name is no longer Zaire, so adding it as an alias violates the standard.
-Zaire was kept as an alias in versions prior to 3.00, but it has been
-removed. Other aliases (if any) which no longer appear in any standard
-(and which are not common variations of the name in the standards)
-have also been removed.
-
-=head1 DEPRECATED CODES
-
-Occasionally, a code is deprecated, but it may still be desirable to
-have access to it.
-
-Although there is no way to see every code that has ever existed and
-been deprecated (since most codesets do not have that information
-available), as of version 3.20, every code which has ever been included
-in these modules can be referenced.
-
-For more information, refer to the documentation on the code2XXX, XXX2code,
-all_XXX_codes, and all_XXX_names function in the B<Locale::Codes::API>
-documentation.
-
-=head1 SEE ALSO
-
-=over 4
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::API>
-
-The list of functions available in each of the modules listed below.
-The APIs for each module are exactly identical.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Country>
-
-Codes for identification of countries.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Language>
-
-Codes for identification of languages.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Script>
-
-Codes for identification of scripts.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Currency>
-
-Codes for identification of currencies and funds.
-
-=item B<Locale::Codes::Changes>
-
-A history of changes made to this distribution.
-
-=back
-
-=head1 AUTHOR
-
-Locale::Country and Locale::Language were originally written by Neil
-Bowers at the Canon Research Centre Europe (CRE). They maintained the
-distribution from 1997 to 2001.
-
-Locale::Currency was originally written by Michael Hennecke and was
-modified by Neil Bowers for inclusion in the distribution.
-
-From 2001 to 2004, maintenance was continued by Neil Bowers. He
-modified Locale::Currency for inclusion in the distribution. He also
-added Locale::Constants and Locale::Script.
-
-From 2004-2009, the module was unmaintained.
-
-In 2010, maintenance was taken over by Sullivan Beck (sbeck@cpan.org)
-with Neil Bower's permission. All problems or comments should be
-sent there. Alternately, problems can be reported using the
-perl problem tracker at:
-
- https://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=Locale-Codes
-
-=head1 COPYRIGHT
-
- Copyright (c) 1997-2001 Canon Research Centre Europe (CRE).
- Copyright (c) 2001 Michael Hennecke (Locale::Currency)
- Copyright (c) 2001-2010 Neil Bowers
- Copyright (c) 2010-2012 Sullivan Beck
-
-This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
-
-=cut