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October, 2004

Changes affecting status:

1. Japan: name of capital of Saitama changed to Saitama.
2. Qatar: new governorate created, according to FIPS.
3. Vietnam: two new provinces and one municipality; corrected some capitals, added 1999 census.

Other data added:

FIPS Publication Change Notice No. 9, affecting FIPS PUB 10-4, was issued on 2004-10-01. It includes updates to Afghanistan, Albania, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Malawi, Mali, Qatar, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Yemen, and Yugoslavia.

1. Cyprus: added 2001 census.
2. Denmark: added 2000 census and populations 1800-1901; improved postal code data.
3. Norway: added 2001 census, changed areas.
4. Taiwan: added 2000 census.

Secondary divisions:

FIPS Publication Change Notice No. 9, affecting FIPS PUB 10-4, was issued on 2004-10-01. It includes updates to the communes of Slovenia.

1. Japan: added counties.
2. Norway: added change history, municipality areas.
3. Taiwan: added 2000 census.

Site design changes:

Added text from the book "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries" to country listings for Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji and its provinces, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Japan, Mali, Norway, Taiwan and its counties, Timor-Leste, Turkey, and Vietnam.

Time zones:

1. Argentina: some DST changes occurred ahead of schedule.
2. Brazil: DST change dates for 2004-2005 announced.