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; changed name in 1996 to Agence de la francophonie or Agency for the French-speaking Community
| |
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
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Oxides 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
| Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Organic Compounds 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
| 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
| |
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
| |
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
| Kyoto Protocol to the 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
|
EAPC
| Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
| |
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 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
| |
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; 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
| |
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
| |
IMCO
| Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization; see International Maritime Organization (IMO)
| |
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
| |
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
| |
Medarabtel
| the Middle East Telecommunications Project of the International Telecommunications Union
| |
Mercosur
| Mercado Comun del Cono Sur; see Southern Cone Common Market
| |
MHz
| megahertz
| |
MINURSO
| United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
| |
MINUGUA
| United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala
| |
MIPONUH
| United Nations Police Mission in Haiti
| |
MONUA
| United Nations Observer Mission in Angola
| |
MTCR
| Missile Technology Control Regime
| |
N | NA
| not available
|
NACC
| North Atlantic Cooperation Council; see Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
| |
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)
| |
UEMOA
| Union economique et monetaire Ouest africaine; see West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
| |
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
| |
UNMIBH
| United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
| |
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
| |
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
| |
UNSMIH
| United Nations Support Mission in Haiti
| |
UNTAC
| United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
| |
UNTAES
| United Nations Transitional Administration in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja, and Western Sirmium
| |
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
| |
V | VHF
| very-high-frequency
|
W | WADB
| West African Development Bank
|
WAEMU
| West African Economic and Monetary Union
| |
WCL
| World Confederation of Labor
| |
WCO
| World Customs Organization; see Customs Cooperation Council
| |
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
| |
Y | YAR
| Yemen Arab Republic Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen; used for information dated before 22 May 1990 or CY91
|
Z | ZC
| Zangger Committee |