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APPENDIXES:

A. ABBREVIATIONS	B. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS
C. SELECTED INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS	D. CROSS-REFERENCE LIST OF COUNTRY DATA CODES
E. CROSS - REFERENCE LIST OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

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

H.

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 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)
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 Water
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

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