| ABEDA[?]
| Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa[?]
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| 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, not yet (2003): International Criminal Court
|
| 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
|
