| 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 |
| ANZUS |
Australia-New Zealand-United States
Security Treaty |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
|
| Arabsat |
Arab Satellite Communications Organization
|
| AsDB |
Asian Development Bank |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
|
| Autodin |
Automatic Digital Network |
| Benelux |
Benelux Economic Union |
| Biodiversity |
Convention on Biological Diversity
|
| BIS |
Bank for International Settlements
|
| BSEC |
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone
|
| C |
Commonwealth |
| 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 |
| CDB |
Caribbean Development Bank |
| CE |
Council of Europe |
| CEI |
Central European Initiative |
| CEMA |
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance;
also known as CMEA or Comecon |
| CEPGL |
Economic Community of the Great Lakes
Countries |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
European 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 |
| 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 |
The 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 |
| GWP |
gross world product |
| 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
|
| 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
|
| ICJ |
International Court of Justice (World
Court) |
| ICRC |
International Committee of the Red
Cross |
| ICRM |
International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement |
| 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 Labor Organization
|
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization
|
| Inmarsat |
International Mobile Satellite Organization
|
| InOC |
Indian Ocean Commission |
| 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
|
| ITU |
International Telecommunication Union
|
| kHz |
kilohertz |
| km |
kilometer |
| kW |
kilowatt |
| kWh |
kilowatt hour |
| LAES |
Latin American Economic System |
| LAIA |
Latin American Integration Association
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NAM |
Nonaligned Movement |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| NC |
Nordic Council |
| NEA |
Nuclear Energy Agency |
| NEGL |
negligible |
| NIB |
Nordic Investment Bank |
| NIC |
newly industrializing country |
| NIE |
newly industrializing economy |
| 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 |
| OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development |
| OECS |
Organization of Eastern Caribbean
States |
| OIC |
Organization of the Islamic Conference
|
| OOF |
other official flows |
| 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 |
| Ramsar |
see Wetlands |
| RG |
Rio Group |
| SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation |
| SACU |
Southern African Customs Union |
| SADC |
Southern African Development Community
|
| 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 |
| UNCRO |
United Nations Confidence Restoration
Operation in Croatia |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development |
| UNDOF |
United Nations Disengagement Observer
Force |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Program
|
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Program
|
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization |
| UNFICYP |
United Nations Peace-keeping Force
in Cyprus |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
| 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 |
| UNMIBH |
United Nations Mission in Bosnia
and Herzegovina |
| UNMIK |
United Nations Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo |
| 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 |
| UNRISD |
United Nations Research Institute
for Social Development |
| UNRWA |
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East |
| UNSMIH |
United Nations Support Mission in
Haiti |
| 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 |
| 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 Labor |
| Wetlands |
Convention on Wetlands of International
Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat |
| WEU |
Western European Union |
| WFC |
World Food Council |
| WFP |
World Food Program |
| 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 |
