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ABEDA |
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa |
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ACC |
Arab Cooperation Council |
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ACCT |
Agency for the French-Speaking Community |
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ACP Group |
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States |
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AfDB |
African Development Bank |
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AFESD |
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development |
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Air Pollution |
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution |
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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 |
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Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants |
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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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% |
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Air Pollution-Sulphur 94 |
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions |
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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 |
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AL |
Arab League |
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AMF |
Arab Monetary Fund |
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AMU |
Arab Maghreb Union |
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Antarctic-Environmental Protocol |
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty |
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ANZUS |
Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty |
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APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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Arabsat |
Arab Satellite Communications Organization |
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ARF |
ASEAN Regional Forum |
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AsDB |
Asian Development Bank |
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ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
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Autodin |
Automatic Digital Network |
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Benelux |
Benelux Economic Union |
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Biodiversity |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
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BIS |
Bank for International Settlements |
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C |
Commonwealth |
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CACM |
Central American Common Market |
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CAEU |
Council of Arab Economic Unity |
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CAN |
Andean Community of Nations |
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Caricom |
Caribbean Community and Common Market |
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CB |
citizen’s band mobile radio communications |
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CBSS |
Council of the Baltic Sea States |
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CCC |
Customs Cooperation Council |
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CDB |
Caribbean Development Bank |
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CE |
Council of Europe |
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CEI |
Central European Initiative |
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CEMA |
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; also known as CMEA or Comecon |
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CEMAC |
Monetary and Economic Community of Central Africa |
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CEPGL |
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries |
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CERN |
European Organization for Nuclear Research |
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c.i.f. |
cost, insurance, and freight |
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CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
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CITES |
see Endangered Species |
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Climate Change |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol |
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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COCOM |
Coordinating Committee on Export Controls |
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Comsat |
Communications Satellite Corporation |
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CP |
Colombo Plan |
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CY |
calendar year |
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DC |
developed country |
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Desertification |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa |
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DSN |
Defense Switched Network |
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DWT |
deadweight ton |
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EADB |
East African Development Bank |
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EAPC |
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council |
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EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
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EC |
European Community |
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ECA |
Economic Commission for Africa |
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ECE |
Economic Commission for Europe |
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ECLAC |
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
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ECO |
Economic Cooperation Organization |
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ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council |
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ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
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ECS |
European Coal and Steel Community |
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EEC |
European Economic Community |
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EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
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EIB |
European Investment Bank |
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EMU |
European Monetary Union |
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Endangered Species |
Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) |
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Entente |
Council of the Entente |
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Environmental Modification |
Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques |
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ESA |
European Space Agency |
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ESCAP |
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
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ESCWA |
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
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est. |
estimate |
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EU |
European Union |
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Euratom |
European Atomic Energy Community |
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Eutelsat |
European Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
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Ex-Im |
Export-Import Bank of the United States |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
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FAX |
facsimile |
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f.o.b. |
free on board |
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FLS |
Front Line States |
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FRG |
Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany); used for information dated before 3 October 1990 or CY91 |
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FSU |
former Soviet Union |
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FY |
fiscal year |
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FZ |
Franc Zone |
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G-2 |
Group of 2 |
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G-3 |
Group of 3 |
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G-5 |
Group of 5 |
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G-6 |
Group of 6 |
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G-7 |
Group of 7 |
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G-8 |
Group of 8 |
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G-9 |
Group of 9 |
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G-10 |
Group of 10 |
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G-11 |
Group of 11 |
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G-19 |
Group of 19 |
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G-24 |
Group of 24 |
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G-30 |
Group of 30 |
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G-33 |
Group of 33 |
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G-77 |
Group of 77 |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; now WTrO |
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GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
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GDP |
gross domestic product |
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GDR |
German Democratic Republic (East Germany); used for information dated before 3 October 1990 or CY91 |
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GNP |
gross national product |
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GRT |
gross register ton |
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GWP |
gross world product |
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Habitat |
United Nations Center for Human Settlements |
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Hazardous Wastes |
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal |
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HF |
high-frequency |
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IADB |
Inter-American Development Bank |
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IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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IBEC |
International Bank for Economic Cooperation |
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IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) |
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ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
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ICC |
International Chamber of Commerce |
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ICJ |
International Court of Justice (World Court) |
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ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
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ICRM |
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement |
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ICTR |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda |
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ICTY |
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia |
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IDA |
International Development Association |
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IDB |
Islamic Development Bank |
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IEA |
International Energy Agency |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
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IFCTU |
International Federation of Christian Trade Unions |
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IFRCS |
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
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IGAD |
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development |
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IGADD |
Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development |
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IHO |
International Hydrographic Organization |
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IIB |
International Investment Bank |
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ILO |
International Labor Organization |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
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Inmarsat |
International Mobile Satellite Organization |
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InOC |
Indian Ocean Commission |
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INSTRAW |
International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women |
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Intelsat |
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
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Interpol |
International Criminal Police Organization |
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Intersputnik |
International Organization of Space Communications |
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IOC |
International Olympic Committee |
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IOM |
International Organization for Migration |
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ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
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ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
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kHz |
kilohertz |
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km |
kilometer |
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kW |
kilowatt |
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kWh |
kilowatt-hour |
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LAES |
Latin American Economic System |
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LAIA |
Latin American Integration Association |
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Law of the Sea |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS) |
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LDC |
less developed country |
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LLDC |
least developed country |
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London Convention |
see Marine Dumping |
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LOS |
see Law of the Sea |
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m |
meter |
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Marecs |
Maritime European Communications Satellite |
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Marine Dumping |
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter |
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Marine Life Conservation |
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas |
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MARPOL |
see Ship Pollution |
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Medarabtel |
Middle East Telecommunications Project of the International Telecommunications Union |
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Mercosur |
Southern Cone Common Market |
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MHz |
megahertz |
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MINURSO |
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara |
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MONUC |
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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NA |
not available |
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NAM |
Nonaligned Movement |
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NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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NC |
Nordic Council |
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NEA |
Nuclear Energy Agency |
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NEGL |
negligible |
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NIB |
Nordic Investment Bank |
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NIC |
newly industrializing country |
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NIE |
newly industrializing economy |
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NIS |
new independent states |
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NM |
nautical mile |
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NMT |
Nordic Mobile Telephone |
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NSG |
Nuclear Suppliers Group |
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Nuclear Test Ban |
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water |
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NZ |
New Zealand |
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OAPEC |
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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OAS |
Organization of American States |
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OAU |
Organization of African Unity |
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ODA |
official development assistance |
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OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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OECS |
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States |
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OIC |
Organization of the Islamic Conference |
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OOF |
other official flows |
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OPCW |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
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OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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OSCE |
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe |
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Ozone Layer Protection |
Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer |
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PCA |
Permanent Court of Arbitration |
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PDRY |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]; used for information dated before 22 May 1990 or CY91 |
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PFP |
Partnership for Peace |
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Ramsar |
see Wetlands |
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RG |
Rio Group |
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SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
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SACU |
Southern African Customs Union |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
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SHF |
super-high-frequency |
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Ship Pollution |
Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL) |
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Sparteca |
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement |
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SPC |
South Pacific Commission |
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SPF |
South Pacific Forum |
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sq km |
square kilometer |
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sq mi |
square mile |
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TAT |
Trans-Atlantic Telephone |
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Tropical Timber 83 |
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983 |
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Tropical Timber 94 |
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 |
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UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
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UHF |
ultra-high-frequency |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNAMIR |
United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda |
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UNAMSIL |
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone |
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UNAVEM III |
United Nations Angola Verification Mission III |
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UNCRO |
United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia |
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UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
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UNDCP |
United Nations Drug Control Program |
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UNDOF |
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Program |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Program |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |
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UNFICYP |
United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
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UNHCRHR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
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UNICRI |
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute |
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UNIDIR |
United Nations Disarmament Research |
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UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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UNIFIL |
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon |
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UNIKOM |
United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission |
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UNITAR |
United Nations Institute for Training and Research |
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UNMEE |
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea |
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UNMIBH |
United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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UNMIK |
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo |
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UNMOGIP |
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan |
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UNMOP |
United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka |
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UNMOT |
United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan |
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UNMOVIC |
United Nations Monitoring and Verification Commission |
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UNOMIG |
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia |
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UNOMSIL |
United Nations Mission of Observers in Sierra Leone |
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UNRISD |
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development |
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UNRWA |
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East |
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UNSMIH |
United Nations Support Mission in Haiti |
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UNTAET |
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor |
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UNTSO |
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization |
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UNU |
United Nations University |
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UPU |
Universal Postal Union |
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US |
United States |
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USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union); used for information dated before 25 December 1991 |
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USSR/EE |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Eastern Europe |
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VHF |
very-high-frequency |
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VSAT |
very small aperture terminal |
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WADB |
West African Development Bank |
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WAEMU |
West African Economic and Monetary Union |
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WCL |
World Confederation of Labor |
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Wetlands |
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat |
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WEU |
Western European Union |
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WFC |
World Food Council |
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WFP |
World Food Program |
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WFTU |
World Federation of Trade Unions |
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Whaling |
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
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WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
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WP |
Warsaw Pact |
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WTO |
see WToO for World Tourism Organization or WTrO for World Trade Organization |
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WToO |
World Tourism Organization |
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WTrO |
World Trade Organization |
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YAR |
Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen]; used for information dated before 22 May 1990 or CY91 |
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ZC |
Zangger Committee |