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APPENDIX 1:
IUF National Representatives


Jack Halpern
Vice President, International Unicyling Federation
President, The CJK Dictionary Institute
Created: March 15, 1992
Revised: May 27, 2001


Index to This Document
  1. Introduction
  2. Arabic-speaking countries
  3. Chinese-Japanese Asia
  4. French-Speaking America
  5. French-Speaking Europe
  6. French Africa, Asia and Oceania
  7. German-Speaking countries
  8. Portuguese-speaking countries
  9. Russian-speaking countries
  10. Spanish-speaking countries
  11. Nordic Countries
  12. English-speaking Africa
  13. English-speaking America
  14. English-speaking Asia
  15. English-speaking Europe
  16. English-speaking Oceania


Below are fifteen tables listing the countries in each of the IUF Regions. These are based on the latest ISO standards, and include their ISO two letter country codes and official language(s). The Candidate column is merely a suggestion, not an official nomination. See IUF National Representatives for details.


Region number: 1. Arabic-Speaking Countries
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Algeria DZ   Arabic, French
Bahrain BH   Arabic
Egypt EG   Arabic
Eritrea ER   Tigrigna, Arabic
Iraq IQ   Arabic
Jordan JO   Arabic
Kuwait KW   Arabic
Lebanon LB   Arabic
Libya LY   Arabic
Mauritania MR   Arabic, French
Morocco MA   Arabic
Oman OM   Arabic
Palestine PS   Arabic
Qatar QA   Arabic
Saudi Arabia SA   Arabic
Somalia SO   Arabic, Somali
Sudan SD   Arabic
Syria SY   Arabic
Tunisia TN   Arabic
United Arab Emirates AE   Arabic
Western Sahara EH   Arabic
Yemen YE   Arabic


Region number: 2. Chinese-Japanese Asia
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
China CN Chen Zhenghuan Chinese
Hong Kong HK Steve Dressler Chinese, English
Japan JP Jack Halpern Japanese
North Korea KP   Korean
South Korea KR Gi-Myoung? Korean
Macau MO Steve Dressler Chinese, Portuguese
Singapore SG Danny Tang Chinese, English etc.
Taiwan TW Benjamin Liu Chinese


Region number: 3. French-speaking America
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Guadeloupe GP   French
Haiti HT   French, Creole
Martinique MQ   French
Saint Pierre and Miquelon PM   French
Quebec   Norman Beaumont French


Region number: 4. French-speaking Europe
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Belgium BE ? French, Dutch
France FR ? French
Luxembourg LU M. F. Coater French, German
Monaco MC   French


Region number: 5. French Africa, Asia and Oceania
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Benin BJ   French
Burkina Faso BF   French
Burundi BI   Kirundi, French?
Cambodia KH   Cambodian
Central African Rep. CF   French
Chad TD   French, Arabic
Comoros KM   French, Arabic
Congo CG   French
Congo (Democratic) (Zaire) CD   French
Cote D'ivoire CI   French
Djibouti DJ   French, Arabic
French Guiana GF   French
French Polynesia PF   French
French Southern Ter. TF   French
Gabon GA   French
Guinea GN   French
Laos LA   Lao
Madagascar MG   French, Madagasy
Mali ML   French
Mayotte YT   French
New Caledonia NC   French
Niger NE   French
Reunion RE   French
Rwanda RW   French
Senegal SN   French
Togo TG   French
Vanuatu VU   English?
Viet Nam VN   Vietnamese, French
Wallis and Futuna WF   French


Region number: 6. German-Speaking countries
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Austria AT Gerhard Sisenber? German
Germany DE Rita Platzcke-Widlak German
Hungary HU Balazs Kalman? Hungarian
Liechtenstein LI   German
Switzerland CH Julien Money French, German etc.


Region number: 7. Portuguese-Speaking countries
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Angola AO   Portuguese
Brazil BR Daniel Azulay Portuguese
Cape Verde CV   Portuguese
East Timor TP   Indonesian, Portuguese
Guinea-Bissau GW   Portuguese
Mozambique MZ   Portuguese
Portugal PT Nello Pena? Portuguese
Sao Tome and Principe ST   Portuguese


Region number: 8. Russian-Speaking countries
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Armenia AM   Armenian
Azerbaijan AZ   Azerbaijani
Belarus BY   Belorussian
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA   Bosnian, Serbo-Croatian
Bulgaria BG   Bulgarian
Croatia HR   Serbo-Croat
Czech Republic CZ Rostislav Letos Czech, Slovac
Estonia EE   Estonian
Georgia GE   Georgian
Kazakstan KZ   Kazakh
Kyrgyzstan KG   Kirghiz
Latvia LV   Latvian
Lithuania LT   Lithuanian
Macedonia MK   Macedonian
Moldova MD   Moldovian
Mongolia MN   Mongolian
Poland PL   Polish
Romania RO   Romanian
Russian Federation RU   Russian
Slovakia SK   Slovakian
Slovenia SI   Sloven
Tajikistan TJ   Tadzhik
Turkmenistan TM   Turkmen
Ukraine UA   Ukranian
Uzbekistan UZ   Uzbek
Yugoslavia YU   Serbo^Croatian


Region number: 9. Spanish-Speaking countries
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Andorra AD   Catalan
Argentina AR   Spanish
Bolivia BO   Spanish, Quechua etc.
Chile CL Christian Skibsted? Spanish
Colombia CO   Spanish
Costa Iica CR   Spanish
Cuba CU   Spanish
Dominican Republic DO Alberto Ruiz Spanish
Ecuador EC Alvaro Dassum Spanish
El Salvador SV   Spanish
Equatorial Guinea GQ   Spanish
Guatemala GT   Spanish
Vatican City VA   Italian, Latin
Honduras HN   Spanish
Italy IT   Italian
Mexico MX   Spanish
Nicaragua NI   Spanish
Panama PA   Spanish
Paraguay PY   Spanish
Peru PE   Spanish, Quechua
Puerto Rico PR Alberto Ruiz Spanish, English
San Marino SM   Italian
Spain ES Munhoz Ramon Spanish
Uruguay UY   Spanish
Venezuela VE   Spanish


Region number: 10. Nordic Countries
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Finland FI   Finnish, Swedish
Faroe Islands FO   Danish
Norway NO   Norwegian
Sweden SE   Swedish
Greenland GL   Danish, Greenlandic
Denmark DK Jean Ascher Danish
Svalbard SJ   Norwegian?


Region number: 11. English-Speaking Africa
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Botswana BW   English
Cameroon CM   English, French
Ethiopia ET   Amharic
Gambia GM   English
Ghana GH   English
Kenya KE   Swahili
Lesotho LS   English, Sotho
Liberia LR   English
Malawi MW   English, Chewa
Maldives MV   Divehi
Mauritius MU   English
Namibia NA   Afrikaans, English
Nigeria NG   English
Seychelles SC   English, French
Sierra Leone SL   English
South Africa ZA   English, Afrikaans
Saint Helena SH   English
Swaziland SZ   Swazi, English
Tanzania TZ   Swahili, English
Uganda UG   English
Zambia ZM   English
Zimbabwe ZW   English
Bouvet Island BV   Norwegian


Region number: 12. English-Speaking America
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Canada CA Kris Holm English, French
Antigua and Barbuda AG   English
Bahamas BS   English
Barbados BB   English
Belize BZ   English
Bermuda BM   English
Dominica DM   English
Grenada GD   English
Guyana GY   English
Jamaica JM   English
Netherlands Antilles AN   Dutch
Saint Lucia LC   English
Saint Vincen VC   English
Saint Kitts and Nevis KN   English
Suriname SR   Dutch
Trinidad and Tobago TT   English
United States US Andy Cotter English
Virgin Islands (UK) VG   English
Virgin Islands (US) VI   English
Cayman Islands KY   English
Montserrat MS   English
Aruba AW   Dutch
Falkland Islands FK   English
South Georgia & S. Sandwich GS   English?
US Minor Outlying Islands UM   English
Anguilla AI   English


Region number: 13. English-Speaking Asia
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Afghanistan AF   Dari, Pashto
Bangladesh BD   Bengali
Bhutan BT   Ozongkha
Brunei Darussalam BN   Malay, English
Cyprus CY   Greek, Turkish
India IN   Hindi,English etc.
Indonesia ID   Bahsa Indonesian
Iran IR   Farsi
Israel IL Rami Yanai Hebrew, Arabic
Malaysia MY   Malay
Myanmar MM   Burmese
Nepal NP   Nepali
Pakistan PK   Urdu
Philippines PH Angie Guinid Pilipino, English
Sri Lanka LK   Sinhala, Tamil
Thailand TH   Thai
British Indian Ocean Ter. IO   English
Cocos Islands CC   English


Region number: 14. English-Speaking Europe
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Albania AL   Albanian
Greece GR   Greek
Gibraltar GI   English
Iceland IS   Icelandic
Ireland IE   English, Gaelic
Malta MT   Maltese, English
Netherlands NL Yuri Abrahams Dutch
Turkey TR   Turkish
United Kingdom GB Sarah Miller English
Turks TC   Turkish


Region number: 15. English-Speaking Oceania
Country Code Candidate Official
Languages
Australia AU Wayne van Wijk English
American Samoa AS   Samoan, English
Cook Islands CK   English
Fiji FJ   English
Guam GU   English
Kiribati KI   Gilbertese, English
Marshall Islands MH   English
Micronesia FM   English
Nauru NR   Nauruan
New Zealand NZ Peter Bier English, Maori
Niue NU   English
Norfolk Island NF   English
Northern Mariana Islands MP   English
Papua New Guinea PG   English
Pitcairn PN   English
Solomon Islands SB   English
Tokelau TK   English
Tonga TO   Tongan, English
Tuvalu TV   Tuvaluan, English
Samoa WS   Samoan, English
Christmas Island CX   English
Palau PW   English, Palauan
Antarctica AQ  
Heard Island HM   English?


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Description of RR Chart Columns

The Working Language given in the Regional Representatives chart is probably the most convenient language for communicating within that region. The name of the region, like English-speaking Europe, does not necessarily reflect the official national languages spoken in that region; it may often be a default language for lack of a better common working language.

The RR Candidate column is merely a suggestion, not an official nomination, based on my perception (or misperception) of potential candidates for Regional Representative. With a few exceptions, I have not recently verified the intentions of the people named. Nomination of candidates is welcome.

The Countries column indicates the number of countries in each region. A detailed list of these countries, along with the official languages spoken and suggested National Representatives, are given below in the next section.