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<text id=93CT1931>
<title>
The CIA World Factbook:Abbreviations
</title>
<history>
Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
</history>
<article>
<source>CIA World Factbook</source>
<hdr>
The CIA World Factbook
Abbreviations
</hdr>
<body>
<list>
<item>avdp.: avoirdupois
<item>c.i.f.: cost, insurance, and freight
<item>CY: calendar year
<item>DWT: deadweight ton
<item>est.: estimate
<item>Ex-Im: Export-Import Bank of the United States
<item>f.o.b.: free on board
<item>FRG: Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany); used for
information dated before 3 October 1990 or CY91
<item>FY: fiscal year
<item>GDP: gross domestic product
<item>GDR: German Democratic Republic (East Germany); used for
information dated before 3 October 1990 or CY91
<item>GNP: gross national product
<item>GRT: gross register ton
<item>km: kilometer
<item>km2: square kilometer
<item>kW: kilowatt
<item>kWh: kilowatt hour
<item>m: meter
<item>NA: not available
<item>NEGL: negligible
<item>nm: nautical mile
<item>NZ: New Zealand
<item>ODA: official development assistance
<item>OOF: other official flows
<item>PDRY: People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or
South Yemen]; used for information dated before 22 May 1990 or
CY91
<item>UAE: United Arab Emirates
<item>UK: United Kingdom
<item>US: United States
<item>USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union); used
for information dated before 25 December 1991
<item>YAR: Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen]; used for
information dated before 22 May 1990 or CY91
</list>
<p>Abbreviations for International Organizations and Groups</p>
<table>
<row><c>ABEDA <c> Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
<row><c>ACC <c> Arab Cooperation Council
<row><c>ACCT <c> Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation
<row><c>ACP <c> African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries
<row><c>AfDB <c> African Development Bank
<row><c>AFESD <c> Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
<row><c>AG <c> Andean Group
<row><c>AL <c> Arab League
<row><c>ALADI <c> Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion; see Latin
American Integration Association (LAIA)
<row><c>AMF <c> Arab Monetary Fund
<row><c>AMU <c> Arab Maghreb Union
<row><c>ANZUS <c> Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty
<row><c>APEC <c> Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
<row><c>AsDB <c> Asian Development Bank
<row><c>ASEAN <c> Association of Southeast Asian Nations
<row><c>BAD <c> Banque Africaine de Developpement;
see African Development Bank (AfDB)
<row><c>BADEA <c> Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique;
see Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
<row><c>BCIE <c> Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico; see
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
<row><c>BDEAC <c> Banque de Developpment des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale;
see Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)
<row><c>Benelux<c> Benelux Economic Union
<row><c>BID <c> Banco Interamericano de Desarvollo; see Inter-American
Development Bank (IADB)
<row><c>BIS <c> Bank for International Settlements
<row><c>BOAD <c> Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement; see West African
Development Bank (WADB)
<row><c>C <c> Commonwealth
<row><c>CACM <c> Central American Common Market
<row><c>CAEU <c> Council of Arab Economic Unity
<row><c>CARICOM<c> Caribbean Community and Common Market
<row><c>CBSS <c> Council of the Baltic Sea States
<row><c>CCC <c> Customs Cooperation Council
<row><c>CDB <c> Caribbean Development Bank
<row><c>CE <c> Council of Europe
<row><c>CEAO <c> Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest; see West
African Economic Community (CEAO)
<row><c>CEEAC <c> Communaute Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale;
see Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)
<row><c>CEI <c> Central European Initiative
<row><c>CEMA <c> Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; also known as
CMEA or Comecon; abolished 1 January 1991
<row><c>CEPGL <c> Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs; see
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)
<row><c>CERN <c> Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire; see
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
<row><c>CG <c> Contadora Group
<row><c>CIS <c> Commonwealth of Independent States
<row><c>CMEA <c> Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA); also known
as Comecon; abolished 1 January 1991
<row><c>COCOM <c> Coordinating Committee on Export Controls
<row><c>Comecon <c> Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA); also known
as CMEA; abolished 1 January 1991
<row><c>CP <c> Colombo Plan
<row><c>CSCE <c> Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
<row><c>DC <c> developed country
<row><c>EADB <c> East African Development Bank
<row><c>EBRD <c> European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
<row><c>EC <c> European Community
<row><c>ECA <c> Economic Commission for Africa
<row><c>ECAFE <c> Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East; see
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP)
<row><c>ECE <c> Economic Commission for Europe
<row><c>ECLA <c> Economic Commission for Latin America; see Economic
Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
<row><c>ECLAC <c> Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
<row><c>ECOSOC <c> Economic and Social Council
<row><c>ECOWAS <c> Economic Community of West African States
<row><c>ECWA <c> Economic Commission for Western Asia; see Economic and
Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
<row><c>EFTA <c> European Free Trade Association
<row><c>EIB <c> European Investment Bank
<row><c>Entente<c> Council of the Entente
<row><c>ESA <c> European Space Agency
<row><c>ESCAP <c> Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
<row><c>ESCWA <c> Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
<row><c>FAO <c> Food and Agriculture Organization
<row><c>FLS <c> Front Line States
<row><c>FZ <c> Franc Zone
<row><c>G-2 <c> Group of 2
<row><c>G-3 <c> Group of 3
<row><c>G-5 <c> Group of 5
<row><c>G-6 <c> Group of 6 (not to be confused with the Big Six)
<row><c>G-7 <c> Group of 7
<row><c>G-8 <c> Group of 8
<row><c>G-9 <c> Group of 9
<row><c>G-10 <c> Group of 10
<row><c>G-11 <c> Group of 11
<row><c>G-15 <c> Group of 15
<row><c>G-19 <c> Group of 19
<row><c>G-24 <c> Group of 24
<row><c>G-30 <c> Group of 30
<row><c>G-33 <c> Group of 33
<row><c>G-77 <c> Group of 77
<row><c>GATT <c> General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
<row><c>GCC <c> Gulf Cooperation Council
<row><c>Habitat<c> see United Nations Center for Human Settlements (UNCHS)
<row><c>HG <c> Hexagonal Group
<row><c>IADB <c> Inter-American Development Bank
<row><c>IAEA <c> International Atomic Energy Agency
<row><c>IBEC <c> International Bank for Economic Cooperation
<row><c>IBRD <c> International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
<row><c>ICAO <c> International Civil Aviation Organization
<row><c>ICC <c> International Chamber of Commerce
<row><c>ICEM <c> Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration; see
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
<row><c>ICFTU <c> International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
<row><c>ICJ <c> International Court of Justice
<row><c>ICM <c> Intergovernmental Committee for Migration; see
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
<row><c>ICRC <c> International Committee of the Red Cross
<row><c>IDA <c> International Development Association
<row><c>IDB <c> Islamic Development Bank
<row><c>IEA <c> International Energy Agency
<row><c>IFAD <c> International Fund for Agricultural Development
<row><c>IFC <c> International Finance Corporation
<row><c>IGADD <c> Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development
<row><c>IIB <c> International Investment Bank
<row><c>ILO <c> International Labor Organization
<row><c>IMCO <c> Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization; see
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
<row><c>IMF <c> International Monetary Fund
<row><c>IMO <c> International Maritime Organization
<row><c>INMARSAT<c> International Maritime Satellite Organization
<row><c>INTELSAT<c> International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
<row><c>INTERPOL <c> International Criminal Police Organization
<row><c>IOC <c> International Olympic Committee
<row><c>IOM <c> International Organization for Migration
<row><c>ISO <c> International Organization for Standardization
<row><c>ITU <c> International Telecommunication Union
<row><c>LAES <c> Latin American Economic System
<row><c>LAIA <c> Latin American Integration Association
<row><c>LAS <c> League of Arab States; see Arab League (AL)
<row><c>LDC <c> less developed country
<row><c>LLDC <c> least developed country
<row><c>LORCS <c> League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
<row><c>MERCOSUR <c> Southern Cone Common Market
<row><c>MINURSO <c> United Nations Mission for the Referendum in
Western Sahara
<row><c>MTCR <c> Missile Technology Control Regime
<row><c>NACC <c> North Atlantic Cooperation Council
<row><c>NAM <c> Nonaligned Movement
<row><c>NATO <c> North Atlantic Treaty Organization
<row><c>NC <c> Nordic Council
<row><c>NEA <c> Nuclear Energy Agency
<row><c>NIB <c> Nordic Investment Bank
<row><c>NIC <c> newly industrializing country; see newly industrializing
economy (NIE)
<row><c>NIE <c> newly industrializing economy
<row><c>NSG <c> Nuclear Suppliers Group
<row><c>OAPEC <c> Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
<row><c>OAS <c> Organization of American States
<row><c>OAU <c> Organization of African Unity
<row><c>OECD <c> Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
<row><c>OECS <c> Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
<row><c>OIC <c> Organization of the Islamic Conference
<row><c>ONUSAL <c> United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador
<row><c>OPANAL <c> Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin
America and the Caribbean
<row><c>OPEC <c> Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
<row><c>PCA <c> Permanent Court of Arbitration
<row><c>RG <c> Rio Group
<row><c>SAARC <c> South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
<row><c>SACU <c> Southern African Customs Union
<row><c>SADC <c> Southern African Development Community
<row><c>SELA <c> Sistema Economico Latinoamericana; see Latin American
Economic System (LAES)
<row><c>SPARTECA <c> South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement
<row><c>SPC <c> South Pacific Commission
<row><c>SPF <c> South Pacific Forum
<row><c>UDEAC <c> Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale; see
Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
<row><c>UN <c> United Nations
<row><c>UNAVEM II<c> United Nations Angola Verification Mission
<row><c>UNCTAD <c> United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
<row><c>UNDOF <c> United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
<row><c>UNDP <c> United Nations Development Program
<row><c>UNEP <c> United Nations Environment Program
<row><c>UNESCO <c> United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization
<row><c>UNFICYP <c> United Nations Force in Cyprus
<row><c>UNFPA <c> United Nations Fund for Population Activities; see UN
Population Fund (UNFPA)
<row><c>UNHCR <c> United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for
Refugees
<row><c>UNICEF <c> United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund;
see United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
<row><c>UNIDO <c> United Nations Industrial Development Organization
<row><c>UNIKOM <c> United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
<row><c>UNIFIL <c> United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
<row><c>UNMOGIP <c> United Nations Military Observer Group in India and
Pakistan
<row><c>UNOMOZ <c> United Nations Operation in Mozambique
<row><c>UNOSOM <c> United Nations Operation in Somalia
<row><c>UNPROFOR <c> United Nations Protection Force
<row><c>UNRWA <c> United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East
<row><c>UNTAC <c> United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
<row><c>UNTSO <c> United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
<row><c>UPU <c> Universal Postal Union
<row><c>USSR/EE <c> USSR/Eastern Europe
<row><c>WADB <c> West African Development Bank
<row><c>WCL <c> World Confederation of Labor
<row><c>WEU <c> Western European Union
<row><c>WFC <c> World Food Council
<row><c>WFP <c> World Food Program
<row><c>WFTU <c> World Federation of Trade Unions
<row><c>WHO <c> World Health Organization
<row><c>WIPO <c> World Intellectual Property Organization
<row><c>WMO <c> World Meteorological Organization
<row><c>WP <c> Warsaw Pact (members met 1 July 1991 to dissolve the
alliance)
<row><c>WTO <c> World Tourism Organization
<row><c>ZC <c> Zangger Committee
</table>
<p>note: not all international organizations and groups have
abbreviations
</p>
<p>Source: The World Factbook 1993. Central Intelligence Agency,
Washington, DC.
</p>
</body>
</article>
</text>