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So, I would prefer to think of all those geographic descriptors as "levels", starting with the country (we can all agree on that, I think) as the base level - Level 0 - and then moving on to Level 1 etc. Having defined our Level 0, all Level 1s are therefore sub-ordinate to it. You can, of course, have as many 'Level 0's as you need.
So the computer application will think in reverse to us, preferring to start with a country, then finding the names of the places sub-ordinate to it, and so on. Accordingly, the database setup needs to reflect this. As an example:
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Other places in Los Angeles would "share" the first 3 rows in the table, but then start a new branch.
===GEDCOM===
A well-designed database could derive from a GEDCOM using the correct structure:
0 INDI @987@
1 BIRT
2 DATE 23 JUN 1967
2 PLAC Beverley Hills, Califirnia, USA
3 MAP
4 LATI N34.05
4 LONG 118.230
but in practical use, the last 3 lines can be left out, and the 2 PLAC information linked to a lookup "places" table to prevent bloating the GEEDCOM with repeat information.
===Discipline===
