Under “Oceania” (you could say “Pacific Islands” perhaps, might be more accurate, but Australia is a continent of its own) – could you not only italisise “Australia” but also “New Zealand”, please? As has been said, NZ = seperate country, indy nation, yada yada plus we have very sharp beaks with which t’ defend our national honour. Thank you. 
I wouldn’t take cruise operators as the golden rule. What about Caribbean cruises that stop at Bermuda, over a thousand miles away from that sea?
[quopte]Pushkin is in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland, home of irishgirl, is a separate nation. The term “British Isles” covers the English, Scots, Welsh, and residents of the island of Ireland, as well as the Isle of Man’s Lobsang.
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This, however, is a good point well made And you’re right that ‘British Isles’ is probably the best way to group these entries, rather than ‘various islands’. (I’m still sulking that we all get lumped in as ‘England’, and I’m being associated with sundry northerners, but there you go.)
From Southern California. Still here.
(Final point, though - it’s not really incorrect to put both Dublin & Belfast under the ‘Ireland’ category, as they are both indisputably located on that island.)
Case Sensitive- Sorry. I didn’t know Orcland was NZ.
And DataZak, I’m sorry…I must have been sniffing glue last night. :smack:
BluePitbull, what part would it be considered then? Central America? South? None at all and just an Island? Or should I make “West Indies” it’s own independant category?
Ice Wolf, I would, but is NZ divided up into sections like states or provinces or such? I do hold it as a separate country on the list, just like I do Sweden and Netherlands in Europe, but Italicisize (is that a word? Ha) Germany. shrug
Africa
South Africa - TellMeI’mNotCrazy, Zerc
Asia
India - gouda
Japan - Hokkaido Brit
Malaysia - DataZak
Singapore - ExtraKun
Oceania
Australia
Australian Capital Territory - caiata
Western Australia - csharpmajor, 1920s Style “Death Ray”
New South Wales - coop, Cunctator, TheLoadedDog
Northern Territory - Acaciacath
Queensland - Atheist Princess, Silentgoldfish
Victoria - Caught@work, C3, robinc308
New Zealand - calm kiwi, Ice Wolf, TheLoadedDog, jastu, Case Sensitive
Central America
Dominican Republic - Martha, Mighty_Girl, Red Fury
Panama - Colibri
Europe
Czech Republic - Tomcat
Finland - Grey Tama
France - clairobscur
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia - mkl12
Netherlands - Coldfire, Heloise, gum, Maastrict, MrAlpen
Norway - flodnak
Portugal - joazito
Sweden - Priceguy, Low Key
Switzerland - Endemic
UK
England - grimpixie, Angua, Mangetout, Small Clanger, GorillaMan, MrAlpen
Ireland - irishgirl
Northern Ireland - Pushkin
Scotland - GCU Stout Heart
Wales - rayh
Various Islands
Isle of Man - Lobsang
Middle East
Israel - Noone Special
Qatar - Tapioca Dextrin
North America
Canada
Alberta - featherlou
British Columbia - Ultraviolet, Larry Mudd, grienspace
New Brunswick - Cyros
Nova Scotia - Jayn_Newell
Nunavut - quest, Nunavut Boy
Ontario - Sunspace, bookkeeper, Mooella, Kythereia, Cerowyn, wolfstu, Foaming Cleanser, Leaffan
Québec - severus, matt_mcl, Bryan Ekers, detop, LaurAnge
Saskatchewan - Gorsnak, Northern Piper
USA
Alaska - CanvasShoes
Arizona - Idle Thoughts
California - SolGrundy, gfloyd, Twoflower, Feydeau, KKBattousai, movingfinger, Barracuda, Governor Quinn
Colorado - Lamar Mundane
Conneticut - Pixisis
Florida - Big Bad Voodoo Lou, fishbicycle, Dung Beetle, Nic2004, Driver8, Monstre
Georgia - swampbear, Mr. Blue Sky
Hawaii - Large Marge
Idaho - BrattiAtti
Illinois - mr bus guy, Kyla
Indiana - Sternvogel, Long Time First Time, Indyellen, Indygrrl, JimSox5, Strinka, Avarie537, AskNott, Broomstick, simplycats, StillwellAngel, bodypoet, todd33rpm
Iowa - Etherman
Kentucky - dwyr, AugestWest
Louisiana - mambocrow
Maryland - BiblioCat, Mama Tiger, GingerOfTheNorth, Emilio Lizardo
Massachusetts - Shagnasty, Wolfgrrl, Redwing, Plynck
Michigan - Harborwolf
Minnesota - N9IWP
Mississippi - feppytweed
Missouri - Jebert, rivulus
Montana - Tripler
New Jersey - CantUseMyRealName, jrfranchi, lavenderlemon
New Mexico - NinjaChick
New York - Anaamika, bouv, Chance the Gardener
Nevada - kinoons
North Carolina - liberty3701
Ohio - Dorjän, gardentraveler, Wolfian, William V., Otanabi
Oklahoma - pinkfreud
Oregon - YaWanna
Pennsylvania - Madd Maxx, dbuzman, The Mad Hermit, Siege, Guinistasia, Isosleepy, Airman Doors, Ms Robyn, AntaresJB, catsix
Tennessee - ITR champion
Texas - davmilasav, pullin, Clothahump, adam yax, dalej42, lorinada, starlite
Utah - FatBaldGuy, Giant_Spongess
Vermont - Eonwe
Washington - racer72, marque elf, Knorf
Wisconsin - Boscibo, Wallflower, moonstarssun
Wyoming - Reloy3
Extended Islands
Antigua - biddee
Bahamas -
Here Idle Thoughts, just copy and paste this Oceania (removing the term 'Oceania, as it helps with the formatting to have NZ completely separate) into yours. I’ve fixed up a couple things:
Australia
Australian Capital Territory - caiata
Western Australia - csharpmajor
New South Wales - coop, Cunctator, TheLoadedDog
Queensland - Atheist Princess, Silentgoldfish
Victoria - Caught@work, C3, robinc308
Pacific
New Zealand - calm kiwi, Ice Wolf, jastu
This makes NZ separate but non-italicised, just as with the smaller European countries that don’t have states (unless the Kiwis want to give their regions or whatever you call them, Otago and whatnot)
Howzit, neighbor 
Oregon.
Sorry to continue nitpicking…but hey, this is the SDMB!
You’ve got a few options to organise this, and these are the two I’d suggest, with the first being my preference as a combination of political and geographic boundaries:
Option 1
British Isles
England - grimpixie, Angua, Mangetout, Small Clanger, GorillaMan, MrAlpen
Ireland - irishgirl (RoI), Pushkin (NI)
Scotland - GCU Stout Heart
Wales - rayh
Isle of Man - Lobsang
Option 2
United Kingdom
England - grimpixie, Angua, Mangetout, Small Clanger, GorillaMan, MrAlpen
Northern Ireland - Pushkin
Scotland - GCU Stout Heart
Wales - rayh
Outlying islands
Isle of Man - Lobsang
Ireland
irishgirl
I like TheLoadedDog’s suggestion, Idle Thoughts. Your way had New Zealand still looking like we are part of Australia. We are not. Like Australia, we are a sovereign nation.
GorillaMan, I’d go with Option 1, because AFAIK the Isle of Man is not part of the United Kngdon. Like the Channel Islands, it is a Crown Dependency, bit it “belongs to” (owes fealty to?) the Queen through a different route than the UK does.
Cite.
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
What he said.
waves Hi! Another New Yorker! Although I’m from Upstate.
I also know **taxii78cab ** and **Exgineer ** are both NYers. **taxi78cab ** is out of town this week, so she can’t respond. Not sure where **Exgineer ** is.
Minnesota here.
I know that! (That’s why I, err, raised that point earlier in the thread! ) ‘Outlying islands’ was my attempt at a way to accomodate the IoM in a way which will also future-proof someone from the Channel Islands popping their head up - except that I’ve now checked, and it appears they’re “historically” regarded as part of the British Isles (never knew that). So yeah, Option 1 it is!
Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California
I’m from New Zealand.
(And is it just me, or are all us KiwiDopers jafa-flavoured? Makes a sort of sense, i guess, but I’m sure I’ve come across someone living in the South Island.)
um, on these boards, that is.
**Banquet Bear ** is from Wellington. **Mbossa ** is from Napier.