"Korea, Democratic People's Republic of"

Something I have to mention at this point as North Korea is in the news intensively again: I'm always stunned anew that, again, we received a letter from abroad addressed to "Korea, Democratic People's Republic of". And it was not some ignorant lunatic, but a reputable consulting firm! Believe it or not: Even the Swiss government used to send our mails to North Korea, until we notified them about the error.

To clarify: "Korea, Democratic People's Republic of" = NORTH Korea - the country under the dictator Kim Jong-Il. But no worries: We live in "Korea, Republic of" = SOUTH Korea, a country with a representative democracy.

Just when I thought this couldn't be topped, I received another letter from the Swiss authorities with the correct address in Seoul, but stating the country as... CHINA! Is this as good as it gets? I wonder...