| ABEDA
| Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
|
| ACC
| Arab Cooperation Council
|
| ACCT
| Agency for the French-Speaking Community
|
| ACP Group
| African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
|
| AfDB
| African Development Bank
|
| AFESD
| Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
|
| Air Pollution
| Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
|
| Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes
|
| Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants
|
| Air Pollution-Sulphur 85
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or Their Transboundary Fluxes by at Least 30%
|
| Air Pollution-Sulphur 94
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
|
| Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or Their Transboundary Fluxes
|
| AL
| Arab League
|
| AMF
| Arab Monetary Fund
|
| AMU
| Arab Maghreb Union
|
| Antarctic-Environmental Protocol
| Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
|
| Antarctic-Marine Living Resources
| Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
|
| Antarctic Seals
| Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
|
| ANZUS
| Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty
|
| APEC
| Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
|
| Arabsat
| Arab Satellite Communications Organization
|
| ARF
| ASEAN Regional Forum
|
| AsDB
| Asian Development Bank
|
| ASEAN
| Association of Southeast Asian Nations
|
| AU
| African Union
|
| Autodin
| Automatic Digital Network
|
| bbl/day
| barrels per day
|
| BCIE
| Central American Bank for Economic Integration
|
| BDEAC
| Central African States Development Bank
|
| Benelux
| Benelux Economic Union
|
| BGN
| United States Board on Geographic Names
|
| Biodiversity
| Convention on Biological Diversity
|
| BIS
| Bank for International Settlements
|
| BSEC
| Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone
|
| C
| Commonwealth of Nations
|
| CACM
| Central American Common Market
|
| CAEU
| Council of Arab Economic Unity
|
| CAN
| Andean Community of Nations
|
| Caricom
| Caribbean Community and Common Market
|
| CB
| citizen’s band mobile radio communications
|
| CBSS
| Council of the Baltic Sea States
|
| CCC
| Customs Cooperation Council (name changed to World Customs Organization in 1994)
|
| CDB
| Caribbean Development Bank
|
| CE
| Council of Europe
|
| CEI
| Central European Initiative
|
| CEMA
| Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; also known as CMEA or Comecon
|
| CEMAC
| Monetary and Economic Community of Central Africa
|
| CEPGL
| Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries
|
| CEPT
| Conference Europeanne des Postes et Telecommunications
|
| CERN
| European Organization for Nuclear Research
|
| c.i.f.
| cost, insurance, and freight
|
| CIS
| Commonwealth of Independent States
|
| CITES
| see Endangered Species
|
| Climate Change
| United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
|
| Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
| Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
|
| COCOM
| Coordinating Committee on Export Controls
|
| COMESA
| Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
|
| Comsat
| Communications Satellite Corporation
|
| CP
| Colombo Plan
|
| CY
| calendar year
|
| DC
| developed country
|
| Desertification
| United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
|
| DIA
| United States Defense Intelligence Agency
|
| DSN
| Defense Switched Network
|
| DWT
| deadweight ton
|
| EADB
| East African Development Bank
|
| EAPC
| Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
|
| EBRD
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
|
| EC
| European Community
|
| ECA
| Economic Commission for Africa
|
| ECE
| Economic Commission for Europe
|
| ECLAC
| Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
|
| ECO
| Economic Cooperation Organization
|
| ECOSOC
| Economic and Social Council
|
| ECOWAS
| Economic Community of West African States
|
| ECS
| European Coal and Steel Community
|
| EEC
| European Economic Community
|
| EFTA
| European Free Trade Association
|
| EIB
| European Investment Bank
|
| EMU
| Economic and Monetary Union
|
| Endangered Species
| Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
|
| Entente
| Council of the Entente
|
| Environmental Modification
| Convention on the Prohibition of Military or any other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques
|
| ESA
| European Space Agency
|
| ESCAP
| Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
|
| ESCWA
| Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
|
| est.
| estimate
|
| EU
| European Union
|
| Euratom
| European Atomic Energy Community
|
| Eutelsat
| European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
|
| Ex-Im
| Export-Import Bank of the United States
|
| FAO
| Food and Agriculture Organization
|
| FAX
| facsimile
|
| f.o.b.
| free on board
|
| FOC
| flags of convenience
|
| FLS
| Front Line States
|
| FRG
| Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany); used for information dated before 3 October 1990 or CY91
|
| FSU
| former Soviet Union
|
| FY
| fiscal year
|
| FYROM
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
|
| FZ
| Franc Zone
|
| G-2
| Group of 2
|
| G-3
| Group of 3
|
| G-5
| Group of 5
|
| G-6
| Group of 6
|
| G-7
| Group of 7
|
| G-8
| Group of 8
|
| G-9
| Group of 9
|
| G-10
| Group of 10
|
| G-11
| Group of 11
|
| G-15
| Group of 15
|
| G-19
| Group of 19
|
| G-24
| Group of 24
|
| G-30
| Group of 30
|
| G-33
| Group of 33
|
| G-77
| Group of 77
|
| GATT
| General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; now WTrO
|
| GCC
| Gulf Cooperation Council
|
| GDP
| gross domestic product
|
| GDR
| German Democratic Republic (East Germany); used for information dated before 3 October 1990 or CY91
|
| GNP
| gross national product
|
| GRT
| gross register ton
|
| GSM
| global system for mobile cellular communications
|
| GUUAM
| acronym for member states - Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova
|
| GWP
| gross world product
|
| Habitat
| United Nations Center for Human Settlements
|
| Hazardous Wastes
| Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
|
| HF
| high-frequency
|
| IADB
| Inter-American Development Bank
|
| IAEA
| International Atomic Energy Agency
|
| IANA
| Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
|
| IBEC
| International Bank for Economic Cooperation
|
| IBRD
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
|
| ICAO
| International Civil Aviation Organization
|
| ICC
| International Chamber of Commerce
|
| ICCt
| International Criminal Court
|
| ICFTU
| International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
|
| ICJ
| International Court of Justice (World Court)
|
| ICRC
| International Committee of the Red Cross
|
| ICRM
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
|
| ICSID
| International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
|
| ICTR
| International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
|
| ICTY
| International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
|
| IDA
| International Development Association
|
| IDB
| Islamic Development Bank
|
| IEA
| International Energy Agency
|
| IFAD
| International Fund for Agricultural Development
|
| IFC
| International Finance Corporation
|
| IFCTU
| International Federation of Christian Trade Unions
|
| IFRCS
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
|
| IGAD
| Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
|
| IGADD
| Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development
|
| IHO
| International Hydrographic Organization
|
| IIB
| International Investment Bank
|
| ILO
| International Labour Organization
|
| IMF
| International Monetary Fund
|
| IMO
| International Maritime Organization
|
| Inmarsat
| International Mobile Satellite Organization
|
| InOC
| Indian Ocean Commission
|
| INSTRAW
| International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
|
| Intelsat
| International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
|
| Interpol
| International Criminal Police Organization
|
| Intersputnik
| International Organization of Space Communications
|
| IOC
| International Olympic Committee
|
| IOM
| International Organization for Migration
|
| ISO
| International Organization for Standardization
|
| ISP
| Internet Service Provider
|
| ITU
| International Telecommunication Union
|
| kHz
| kilohertz
|
| km
| kilometer
|
| kW
| kilowatt
|
| kWh
| kilowatt hour
|
| LAES
| Latin American Economic System
|
| LAIA
| Latin American Integration Association
|
| LAS
| League of Arab States
|
| Law of the Sea
| United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)
|
| LDC
| less developed country
|
| LLDC
| least developed country
|
| London Convention
| see Marine Dumping
|
| LOS
| see Law of the Sea
|
| m
| meter
|
| Marecs
| Maritime European Communications Satellite
|
| Marine Dumping
| Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter
|
| Marine Life Conservation
| Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas
|
| MARPOL
| see Ship Pollution
|
| Medarabtel
| Middle East Telecommunications Project of the International Telecommunications Union
|
| Mercosur
| Southern Cone Common Market
|
| MHz
| megahertz
|
| MICAH
| International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti
|
| MIGA
| Multilateral Investment Geographic Agency
|
| MINURSO
| United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
|
| MONUC
| United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| NA
| not available
|
| NAFTA
| North American Free Trade Agreement
|
| NAM
| Nonaligned Movement
|
| NATO
| North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
|
| NC
| Nordic Council
|
| NEA
| Nuclear Energy Agency
|
| NEGL
| negligible
|
| NGA
| National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
|
| NIB
| Nordic Investment Bank
|
| NIC
| newly industrializing country
|
| NIE
| newly industrializing economy
|
| NIS
| new independent states
|
| NM
| nautical mile
|
| NMT
| Nordic Mobile Telephone
|
| NSG
| Nuclear Suppliers Group
|
| Nuclear Test Ban
| Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water
|
| NZ
| New Zealand
|
| OAPEC
| Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
|
| OAS
| Organization of American States
|
| OAU
| Organization of African Unity
|
| ODA
| official development assistance
|
| ODF
| Official Development Finance
|
| OECD
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
|
| OECS
| Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
|
| OIC
| Organization of the Islamic Conference
|
| OOF
| other official flows
|
| OPANAL
| Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
|
| OPCW
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
|
| OPEC
| Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
|
| OSCE
| Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
|
| Ozone Layer Protection
| Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
|
| PCA
| Permanent Court of Arbitration
|
| PDRY
| People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (Yemen (Aden)) or South Yemen; used for information dated before 22 May 1990 or CY91
|
| PFP
| Partnership for Peace
|
| PIF
| Pacific Islands Forum
|
| PPP
| purchasing power parity
|
| Ramsar
| see Wetlands
|
| RG
| Rio Group
|
| SAARC
| South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
|
| SACU
| Southern African Customs Union
|
| SADC
| Southern African Development Community
|
| SAFE
| South African Far East Cable
|
| SCO
| Shanghai Cooperative Organization
|
| SFRY
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
|
| SHF
| super-high-frequency
|
| Ship Pollution
| Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL)
|
| Sparteca
| South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement
|
| SPC
| South Pacific Commission
|
| SPF
| South Pacific Forum
|
| sq km
| square kilometer
|
| sq mi
| square mile
|
| TAT
| Trans-Atlantic Telephone
|
| Tropical Timber 83
| International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983
|
| Tropical Timber 94
| International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
|
| UAE
| United Arab Emirates
|
| UDEAC
| Central African Customs and Economic Union
|
| UHF
| ultra-high-frequency
|
| UK
| United Kingdom
|
| UN
| United Nations
|
| UNAMIR
| United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
|
| UNAMSIL
| United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
|
| UNAVEM III
| United Nations Angola Verification Mission III
|
| UNCLOS
| United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, also known as LOS
|
| UNCRO
| United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia
|
| UNCTAD
| United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
|
| UNDCP
| United Nations Drug Control Programme
|
| UNDOF
| United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
|
| UNDP
| United Nations Development Programme
|
| UNEP
| United Nations Environment Programme
|
| UNESCO
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
|
| UNFICYP
| United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus
|
| UNFPA
| United Nations Population Fund
|
| UNHCR
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
|
| UNHCRHR
| United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
|
| UNICEF
| United Nations Children's Fund
|
| UNICEP
| United Nations International Comparison Programme
|
| UNICRI
| United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
|
| UNIDIR
| United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
|
| UNIDO
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization
|
| UNIFIL
| United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
|
| UNIKOM
| United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
|
| UNITAR
| United Nations Institute for Training and Research
|
| UNMEE
| United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
|
| UNMIBH
| United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
| UNMIK
| United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
|
| UNMIL
| United Nations Mission in Liberia
|
| UNMISET
| United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor
|
| UNMOGIP
| United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
|
| UNMOP
| United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka
|
| UNMOT
| United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan
|
| UNMOVIC
| United Nations Monitoring and Verification Commission
|
| UNOMIG
| United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
|
| UNOMSIL
| United Nations Mission of Observers in Sierra Leone
|
| UNOPS
| United Nations Office of Project Services
|
| UNRISD
| United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
|
| UNRWA
| United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
|
| UNSC
| United Nations Security Council
|
| UNSMIH
| United Nations Support Mission in Haiti
|
| UNSSC
| United Nations System Staff College
|
| UNTAET
| United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
|
| UNTSO
| United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
|
| UNU
| United Nations University
|
| UPU
| Universal Postal Union
|
| US
| United States
|
| USSR
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union); used for information dated before 25 December 1991
|
| USSR/EE
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Eastern Europe
|
| UV
| ultra violet
|
| VHF
| very-high-frequency
|
| VSAT
| very small aperture terminal
|
| WADB
| West African Development Bank
|
| WAEMU
| West African Economic and Monetary Union
|
| WCL
| World Confederation of Labour
|
| WCO
| World Customs Organization (new name for CCC as of 1994)
|
| Wetlands
| Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat
|
| WEU
| Western European Union
|
| WFC
| World Food Council
|
| WFP
| World Food Programme
|
| WFTU
| World Federation of Trade Unions
|
| Whaling
| International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
|
| WHO
| World Health Organization
|
| WIPO
| World Intellectual Property Organization
|
| WMO
| World Meteorological Organization
|
| WP
| Warsaw Pact
|
| WTO
| see WToO for World Tourism Organization or WTrO for World Trade Organization
|
| WToO
| World Tourism Organization
|
| WTrO
| World Trade Organization
|
| YAR
| Yemen Arab Republic Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen; used for information dated before 22 May 1990 or CY91
|
| ZC
| Zangger Committee
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