[ih] .UK vs .GB

[Nigel Roberts]

Actually, on re-reading this sentence and recalling the news last week, 
I appear to have unintentionally taken an overly Anglocentric view of 
this bit.

This should read "was only confirmed on its current borders in 1998".



> 1801. It lasted until 1922. So today's UK (which is the legal 
> successor-state in international law), is less than 100 years old, and 
> was only confirmed on its current borders in 1948-49.
>