<bloc>

<bloc> contains the name of a geo-political unit consisting of two or more nation states or countries. 13.2.3 Place Names
Modulenamesdates — 13 Names, Dates, People, and Places
Attributes [att.naming att.typed att.datable ]
Declaration
element bloc
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.naming.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   att.datable.w3c.attributes,
   att.datable.iso.attributes,
   macro.phraseSeq
}
Example
<bloc type="union">the European Union</bloc>
<bloc type="continent">Africa</bloc>
Contained by model.placeNamePart
May contain
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty respons
core: abbr add address binaryObject cb choice corr date del distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss graphic hi index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num orig pb ptr ref reg rs sic soCalled term time title unclear
dictionaries: lang oRef oVar pRef pVar
figures: formula
gaiji: g
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dimensions height heraldry locus material origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att code gi ident specDesc specList tag val
textcrit: app witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift restore space subst supplied
verse: caesura rhyme