| ABEDA |
Arab Bank for Economic Development in
Africa |
| 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 Pollutio |
| Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides |
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on
Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the 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 |
| 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 |
| ANZUS |
Australia-New Zealand-United States
Security Treaty |
| Antarctic Seals |
Convention for the Conservation of
Antarctic Seals |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| Arabsat |
Arab Satellite Communications
Organization |
| ARF |
ASEAN Regional Forum |
| AsDB |
Asian Development Bank |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian
Nations |
| Autodin |
Automatic Digital Network |
| AU |
African Union |
| bbl/day |
barrels per day |
| BCIE |
Central American Bank for
Economic Integration |
| BDEAC |
Central African States
Development Bank |
| Benelux |
Benelux Economic Union |
| Biodiversity |
Convention on Biological
Diversity |
| BGN |
United States Board on Geographic
Names |
| BIS |
Bank for International
Settlements |
| BSEC |
Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Zone |
| C |
Commonwealth |
| c.i.f. |
cost, insurance, and freight |
| 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 |
| CEMAC |
Monetary and Economic
Community of Central Africa |
| CEPGL |
Economic Community of the
Great Lakes Countries |
| CERN |
European Organization for
Nuclear Research |
| CEPT |
Conference Europeanne des
Poste et Telecommunications |
| 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 |
| COMESA |
Common Market for Eastern
and Southern Africa |
| 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 |
| DDT |
dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane |
| DSN |
Defense Switched Network |
| DIA |
United States Defense
Intelligence Agency |
| 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 |
| ECSC |
European Coal and Steel
Community |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
| EFTA |
European Free Trade
Association |
| EEZ |
exclusive economic zone |
| 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 |
| f.o.b. |
free on board |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture
Organization |
| FAX |
facsimile |
| FLS |
Front Line States |
| FRG |
Federal Republic of Germany
(West Germany); used for information dated before 3 October 1990
or CY91 |
| FOC |
flags of convenience |
| FSU |
former Soviet Union |
| FY |
fiscal year |
| 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-15 |
Group of 15 |
| G-11 |
Group of 11 |
| G-24 |
Group of 24 |
| G-77 |
Group of 77 |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade, ; now WTO |
| 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 |
ross national product |
| GRT |
gross register ton |
| GSM |
global system for mobile
cellular communications |
| GWP |
gross world product |
| GUUAM |
acronym for member states -
Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova |
| Hazardous Wastes |
Basel Convention on the
Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their
Disposal |
| HF |
high-frequency |
| IADB |
Inter-American Development
Bank |
| HIV/AIDS |
human immunodeficiency
virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| IAEA |
International Atomic
Energy Agency |
| IANA |
Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority |
| IBRD |
International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
|
| ICAO |
International Civil
Aviation Organization |
| ICC |
International Chamber of
Commerce |
| ICCt |
International Criminal
Court |
| ICJ |
International Court of
Justice (World Court) |
| ICFTU |
International
Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
| ICRC |
International Committee
of the Red Cross |
| ICRM |
International Red Cross
and Red Crescent Movement |
| ICTR |
International Criminal
Tribunal for Rwanda |
| ICSID |
International Center for
Secretariat of Investment Disputes |
| 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 |
| IFRCS |
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
| IGAD |
Inter-Governmental
Authority on Development |
| IHO |
International
Hydrographic Organization |
| ILO |
International Labor
Organization |
| IMF |
International Monetary
Fund |
| IMO |
International Maritime
Organization |
| Inmarsat |
International Maritime
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 |
| ITU |
International
Telecommunication Union |
| ISP |
International
Service Provider |
| 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) |
| LAS |
League of Arab States |
| 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 |
Internatlional Civilian
Support Mission in Haiti |
| MINURSO |
United Nations Mission
for the Referendum in Western Sahara |
| MIGA |
Multilateral Investment
Geographic Agency |
| MINUSTAH |
United Nations
Stabilization Mission in Haiti |
| MONUC |
United Nations
Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| NA |
not available |
| NAM |
Nonaligned Movement |
| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade
Agreement |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization |
| NC |
Nordic Council |
| NEA |
Nuclear Energy Agency |
| NEGL |
negligible |
| NIB |
Nordic Investment Bank |
| NGA |
National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
| 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
Wate |
| NZ |
New Zealand |
| OAPEC |
Organization of Arab
Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OAS |
Organization of American
States |
| OAU |
Organization of African
Unity; see African Union |
| ODA |
official development
assistance |
| OECD |
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development |
| OECS |
Organization of Eastern
Caribbean States |
| OHCHR |
Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| OIC |
Organization of the
Islamic Conference |
| ONUB |
United Nations Operation
in Burundi |
| 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 |
| SACEP |
South Asia Co-opeative
Environment Programme |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| UNAMSIL |
United Nations Mission in
Sierra Leone |
| UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Sea, also know as LOS |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development |
| UNDCP |
United Nations Drug
Control Program |
| 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 |
| UNFPA |
United Nations Population
Fund |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children's
Fund |
| UNICEP |
United Nations
International Comparison Program |
| 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 |
| UNITAR |
United Nations Institute
for Training and Research |
| UNMEE |
United Nations Mission in
Ethiopia and Eritrea |
| 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 |
| UNMOVIC |
United Nations
Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission |
| UNOMIG |
United Nations Observer
Mission in Georgia |
| UNOCI |
United Nations Operation
in Cote d'Ivoire |
| 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 |
| UNSSC |
Untied Nations System
Staff College |
| 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
Labor |
| WCO |
World Customs
Organization |
| Wetlands |
Convention on Wetlands of
International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat |
| WEU |
Western European Union |
| 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 |
World Trade Organization note - see WToO for World Tourism Organization |
| WToO |
World Tourism
Organization |
| YAR |
Yemen Arab Republic
[Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen]; used for information dated
before 22 May 1990 or CY91 |
| ZC |
Zangger Committee |
