Country Items: (1) Country Area: Country Name identifying the country reporting the accident. As it represents the state, the reader has to consider that value as a geographical area definition (e.g. Great-Britain and North Ireland). (2) Country Code: Code identifying the authorities reporting the accident. It has to be considered as an administrative area definition (e.g. GB for Britain and North Ireland for North Ireland) and is usefull to retrieve the source of informations. (3) Member State Name: Official names of the Member States of the European Union according to decision of the permanent representatives of the Member States; protocol order is based on the name of the country in that country's official language(s). (4) Protocol Order: Order of the Country in the Protocol. (5) State Name (En): Common State Name expressed in English. (6) State Protocol Code: Codes of the Member States of the European Union as abbreviated by decision of the permanent representatives of the Member States and protocol order based on the name of the country in that country's official language(s). (7) State Sign: Distinguishing sign of vehicles in accordance with the 1968 Convention on road traffic (Vienna Convention) art45 as stated in the status notified to the U.N.E.C.E (valid at 1 May 2001) valid for States (<> Country)