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The World Factbook 1996
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Appendix A - Abbreviations
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A
- ABEDA: Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
- ACC: Arab Cooperation Council
- ACCT: Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique; see Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation
- ACP: African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries
- AfDB: African Development Bank
- AFESD: Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- AG: Andean Group
- 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 Their Transboundary Fluxes
- 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
- ALADI: Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion; see Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
- 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
B
- BAD: Banque Africaine de Developpement; see African Development Bank (AfDB)
- BADEA: Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique; see Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
- BCIE: Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico; see Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
- BDEAC: Banque de Developpment des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale; see Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)
- Benelux: Benelux Economic Union
- BID: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo; see Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Biodiversity: Convention on Biological Diversity
- BIS: Bank for International Settlements
- BOAD: Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement; see West African Development Bank (WADB)
- BSEC: Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone
C
- C: Commonwealth
- CACM: Central American Common Market
- CAEU: Council of Arab Economic Unity
- Caricom: Caribbean Community and Common Market
- CB: citizens band mobile radio communications
- CBSS: Council of the Baltic Sea States
- CCC: Customs Cooperation Council
- CDB: Caribbean Development Bank
- CE: Council of Europe
- CEAO: Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest; see West African Economic Community (CEAO)
- CEEAC: Communaute Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale; see Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)
- CEI: Central European Initiative
- CEMA: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; also known as CMEA or Comecon
- CEPGL: Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs; see Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)
- CERN: Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire; see European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- CG: Contadora Group
- 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
- CMEA: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA); also known as Comecon
- COCOM: Coordinating Committee on Export Controls
- Comecon: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA); also known as CMEA
- Comsat: Communications Satellite Corporation
- CP: Colombo Plan
- CSCE: Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; see Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- CY: calendar year
D
- 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
E
- EADB: East African Development Bank
- EBRD: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- EC: European Community; see European Union (EU)
- ECA: Economic Commission for Africa
- ECAFE: Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East; see Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- ECE: Economic Commission for Europe
- ECLA: Economic Commission for Latin America; see Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- 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; see European Union (EU)
- ECWA: Economic Commission for Western Asia; see Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
- EEC: European Economic Community; see European Union (EU)
- EFTA: European Free Trade Association
- EIB: European Investment Bank
- 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; see European Community (EC)
- Eutelsat: European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
- Ex-Im: Export-Import Bank of the United States
F
- 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 (FY93/94, for example, began in calendar year 1993 and ended in calendar year 1994)
- FYROM: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- FZ: Franc Zone
G
- G-2: Group of 2
- G-3: Group of 3
- G-5: Group of 5
- G-6: Group of 6 (not to be confused with the Big Six)
- 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; subsumed by the World Trade Organization (WTrO) on 1 January 1995
- 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
H
- Hazardous Wastes: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
- HF: high-frequency
I
- 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
- ICEM: Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration; see International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- ICFTU: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions; see World Confederation of Labor (WCL)
- ICJ: International Court of Justice
- ICM: Intergovernmental Committee for Migration; see International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- 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
- IGADD: Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development
- IIB: International Investment Bank
- ILO: International Labor Organization
- IMCO: Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization; see International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- IMF: International Monetary Fund
- IMO: International Maritime Organization
- Inmarsat: International Mobile Satellite Organization
- 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
K
- kHz: kilohertz
- km: kilometer
- kW: kilowatt
- kWh: kilowatt hour
L
- LAES: Latin American Economic System
- LAIA: Latin American Integration Association
- LAS: League of Arab States; see Arab League (AL)
- 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
- LORCS: League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; see International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- LOS: see Law of the Sea
M
- 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
- Mercosur: Mercado Comun del Cono Sur; see Southern Cone Common Market
- MHz: megahertz
- MINURSO: United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
- MTCR: Missile Technology Control Regime
N
- NA: not available
- NACC: North Atlantic Cooperation Council
- 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; see newly industrializing economy (NIE)
- 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
O
- 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
- ONUMOZ: see United Nations Operation in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)
- ONUSAL: United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador
- OOF: other official flows
- OPANAL: Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares en la America Latina y el Caribe; see Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
- OSCE: Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- Ozone Layer Protection: Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
P
- 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
R
- Ramsar: see Wetlands
- RG: Rio Group
S
- SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- SACU: Southern African Customs Union
- SADC: Southern African Development Community
- SADCC: Southern African Development Coordination Conference; see Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- SELA: Sistema Economico Latinoamericana; see Latin American Economic System (LAES)
- SFRY: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; dissolved 5 December 1991
- 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
T
- TAT: Trans-Atlantic Telephone
- Tropical Timber 83: International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983
- Tropical Timber 94: International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
U
- UAE: United Arab Emirates
- UDEAC: Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale; see Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
- UHF: ultra-high-frequency
- UK: United Kingdom
- UN: United Nations
- UNAMIR: United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
- 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 Force in Cyprus
- UNFPA: United Nations Fund for Population Activities; see UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
- UNHCR: United Nations Office of the 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
- UNMIH: United Nations Mission in Haiti
- UNMOGIP: United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
- UNMOT: United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan
- UNOMIG: United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
- UNOMIL: United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia
- UNOMOZ: United Nations Operation in Mozambique
- UNOMUR: United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda
- UNOSOM II: United Nations Operation in Somalia II
- UNPREDEP: United Nations Preventive Deployment Force
- UNPROFOR: United Nations Protection Force
- UNRISD: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
- UNRWA: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
- UNTAC: United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
- 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
VW
- WADB: West African Development Bank
- 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
- WTO: former abbreviation for the World Tourism Organization; now see WToO
- WToO: World Tourism Organization
- WTrO: World Trade Organization
Y
- YAR: Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen]; used for information dated before 22 May 1990 or CY91
Z
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