Geek poster galore: Country Codes of the World

Written on August 11, 2008 – 1:23 pm
Robin Wauters, Next web enthusiast & Plugg organizer

I’m a bit of a domain name buff, ever have been since my first job as an account manager of Belgium’s largest domain name registrar and hosting provider. So I’m currently trying to fight the urge to buy this supercool poster from Bytelevel.

From the website:

There are more than 260 TLDs in use around the world, most of which are country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). The Country Codes of the World map includes 245 country codes, which encompasses all United Nations countries as well as numerous islands and territories. Each two-digit code is aligned over the country it represents and is color coded with the legend below for quick and easy reference. [...]

Each ccTLD is sized relative to the population of the country or territory, with the exception of China and India, which were restrained by 30% to fit the layout. At the other end of the spectrum, the smallest type size used reflects those countries with fewer than 10 million residents.

The map measures 24 inches by 36 inches and is printed on high-quality, 80 lb. uncoated cover stock with a one-inch margin to accommodate most frames. Purchasing one would set you back $29, but you’ll get free shipping if you buy more than two.

Hat tip to Clo “Bnox” Willaerts.

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About the author: Robin Wauters is a Belgium-based social media consultant, startup advisor, blogger, entrepreneur, Twitter fanatic, conference organizer and allround web addict. Between trying out just about every new web application that gets in his sight, he advises local startups like ContactOffice, Oxynade and Yuntaa. And when he's not busy trying to keep tabs with what's going on in the virtualization & cloud computing industry as managing editor of Virtualization.com, he's probably working on the organization of Plugg, an annual celebration of European web entrepreneurship.

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3 comments to “Geek poster galore: Country Codes of the World”

By Tjeerd Kramer on Aug 11, 2008

Shipping is only $6.50… I want one as well - maybe we can order together and split the costs? Mine would need shipping to The Netherlands (you’re in Belgium?)

Contact me if you’re interested - tjeerdkramer at wakr dot nl

Edit: Shipping to NL or BE is actually $12.50 (the $6.50 is for US addresses)

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By Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten on Aug 11, 2008

You like domain news? Then you will love this one: bj.com just sold for $200.000: http://domainnamewire.com/2008.....or-200000/

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By Robin Wauters on Aug 11, 2008

If I owned bj.com, I wouldn’t have settled for less than triple that amount!

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