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advanced developing countries |
another term for those less
developed countries (LDCs) with particularly rapid industrial
development; see newly industrializing economies (NIEs) |
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advanced economies |
a term used by the
International Monetary FUND (IMF) for the top group in its hierarchy of
advanced economies, countries in transition, and developing countries;
it includes the following 28 advanced economies: Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,
Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, US; note - this group would presumably also
cover the following seven smaller countries of Andorra, Bermuda, Faroe
Islands, Holy See, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and San Marino which are
included in the more comprehensive group of "developed countries" |
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African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP
Group) |
established - 6 June
1975 aim - to manage their preferential economic and aid
relationship with the EU
members - (77) Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Federated States of
Micronesia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau,
Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu,
Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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African Development Bank (AfDB) |
note - also known as Banque Africaine de Developpement (BAD)
established - 4 August
1963
aim - to promote economic and social development
regional members - (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin,
Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of
the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao
Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South
Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
nonregional members - (24) Argentina, Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy,
Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US |
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Agency for the French-Speaking Community (ACCT) |
note - formerly
Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation
established - 20
March 1970; name changed 1996
aim - to promote cultural and technical cooperation among
French-speaking countries
members - (51) Albania, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of
the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,
France, French Community of Belgium, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Haiti, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, New
Brunswick (Canada), Niger, Quebec (Canada), Romania, Rwanda, Saint
Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo,
Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vietnam
observers - (4) Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia |
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Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in
Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) |
note - acronym from Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares en la America
Latina y el Caribe (OPANAL) established - 14 February 1967
under the Treaty of Tlatelolco; effective - 25 April 1969 on the 11th
ratification of the treaty
aim - to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and
prohibit nuclear weapons
members - (32) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela; note -
Cuba signed the treaty but did not ratify it |
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Andean Community of Nations (CAN) |
note - formerly known
as the Andean Group (AG), the Andean Parliament, and most recently as
the Andean Common Market (Ancom) established - 26 May 1969;
present name established 1 October 1992; effective - 16 October 1969
aim - to promote harmonious development through economic
integration
members - (5) Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela |
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Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) |
note
- also known as Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)
established - 18 February 1974; effective - 16 September 1974
aim - to promote economic development
members - (17 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Palestine Liberation Organization; note - these are all the members
of the Arab League excluding Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen |
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Arab Cooperation Council (ACC) |
established - 16
February 1989 aim - to promote economic cooperation and
integration, possibly leading to an Arab Common Market
members - (4) Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen |
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Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) |
established - 16 May
1968 aim - to promote economic and social development
members - (20 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq (suspended 1993), Jordan,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Somalia (suspended 1993), Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine
Liberation Organization |
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Arab League (AL) |
note - also known as
League of Arab States (LAS) established - 22 March 1945
aim - to promote economic, social, political, and military
cooperation
members - (21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia,
Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization |
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Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) |
established - 17
February 1989 aim - to promote cooperation and integration
among the Arab states of northern Africa
members - (5) Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia |
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Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) |
established - 27
April 1976; effective - 2 February 1977 aim - to promote Arab
cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic
affairs
members - (20 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,
Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization |
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) |
established - 7
November 1989 aim - to promote trade and investment in the
Pacific basin
members - (21) Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong
Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, NZ, Papua New
Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, US,
Vietnam
observers - (3) Association of Southeast Asian Nations,
Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference, Pacific Islands Forum |
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Asian Development Bank (AsDB) |
established - 19
December 1966 aim - to promote regional economic cooperation
regional members - (43) Afghanistan, Australia,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands,
Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, South
Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New
Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka,
Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Vietnam
nonregional members - (16) Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US |
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
established - 8
August 1967 aim - to encourage regional economic, social, and
cultural cooperation among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia
members - (10) Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
associate member - (1) Papua New Guinea
dialogue partners - (12) Australia, Canada, China, EU,
India, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, NZ, Russia, US, UNDP |
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ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) |
established – NA 1994
aim - to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on
political and security issues of common interest and concern
members - (10) Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
dialogue partners - (13) Australia, Canada, China, EU,
India, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, NZ, Papua New Guinea,
Russia, US |
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Australia Group |
established – NA 1984
aim - to consult on and coordinate export controls related to
chemical and biological weapons
members - (34) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, European Commission,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US |
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Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty
(ANZUS) |
established - 1
September 1951; effective - 29 April 1952 aim - to implement a
trilateral mutual security agreement, although the US suspended security
obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986; Australia and the US continue to
hold annual meetings
members - (3) Australia, NZ, US |
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Bank for International Settlements (BIS) |
established - 20
January 1930; effective - 17 March 1930 aim - to promote
cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
members - (50) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Central Bank, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South
Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK, US, Yugoslavia |
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Benelux Economic Union (Benelux) |
note - acronym from
Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg established - 3 February
1958; effective - 1 November 1960
aim - to develop closer economic cooperation and integration
members - (3) Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands |
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Big Seven |
note - membership is
the same as the Group of 7 established - NA 1975
aim - to discuss and coordinate major economic policies
members - (7) Big Six (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
UK) plus the US |
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Big Six |
note - not to be
confused with the Group of 6 established - NA 1967
aim - to foster economic cooperation
members - (6) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK |
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Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) |
established - 25 June
1992 aim - to enhance regional stability through economic
cooperation
members - (11) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria,
Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
observers - (7) Austria, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Poland,
Slovakia, Tunisia |
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Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) |
established - 4 July
1973; effective - 1 August 1973 aim - to promote economic
integration and development, especially among the less developed
countries
members - (15) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago; note - when Haiti has deposited an
appropriate instrument of accession with the Secretary General, it will
become a full member of the Community
associate members - (3) Anguilla, British Virgin
Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
observers - (10) Aruba, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
Dominican Republic, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Venezuela |
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Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) |
established - 18
October 1969; effective - 26 January 1970 aim - to promote
economic development and cooperation
regional members - (20) Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,
The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,
Colombia, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad
and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela
nonregional members - (5) Canada, China, Germany,
Italy, UK |
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Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC) |
see Monetary and Economic
Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) |
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Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC) |
note
- acronym from Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale
established - 3 December 1975
aim - to provide loans for economic development
members - (11) African Development Bank (AfDB), Cameroon,
Central African States Bank (BEAC), Central African Republic, Chad,
Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Germany, Kuwait |
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Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) |
note - acronym from
Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico
established - 13
December 1960 signature of Articles of Agreement; 31 May 1961 began
operations
aim - to promote economic integration and development
members - (5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua
nonregional members - (4) Argentina, Colombia, Mexico,
Taiwan |
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Central American Common Market (CACM) |
established - 13
December 1960, collapsed in 1969, reinstated in 1991
aim - to
promote establishment of a Central American Common Market
members - (5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua; note - Panama, although not a member, pursues full regional
cooperation |
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Central European Initiative (CEI) |
note - evolved from
the Quadrilateral Initiative and the Hexagonal Initiative
established - 11 November 1989 as the Quadrilateral Initiative, 27
July 1991 became the Hexagonal Initiative, NA July 1992 present name
adopted
aim - to form an economic and political cooperation group for
the region between the Adriatic and the Baltic Seas
members - (17) Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia |
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centrally planned economies |
a term applied mainly to the
traditionally communist states that looked to the former USSR for
leadership; most are now evolving toward more democratic and
market-oriented systems; also known formerly as the Second World or as
the communist countries; through the 1980s, this group included Albania,
Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, GDR, Hungary, North
Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam, Yugoslavia |
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Colombo Plan (CP) |
established - NA May
1950 proposal was adopted; 1 July 1951 commenced full operations
aim - to promote economic and social development in Asia and the
Pacific
members - (24) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Burma, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Laos,
Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, US
provisional member - (1) Mongolia |
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Commonwealth (C) |
note - also known as
Commonwealth of Nations established - 31 December 1931
aim - to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a
voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
members - (54) Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada,
Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India,
Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan
(suspended), Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
(suspended) |
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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) |
established - 8
December 1991; effective - 21 December 1991 aim - to coordinate
intercommonwealth relations and to provide a mechanism for the orderly
dissolution of the USSR
members - (12) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
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communist countries |
traditionally the
Marxist-Leninist states with authoritarian governments and command
economies based on the Soviet model; most of the original and the
successor states are no longer communist; see centrally planned
economies |
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Coordinating Committee on Export Controls (COCOM) |
established in 1949 to
control the export of strategic products and technical data from member
countries to proscribed destinations; members were Australia, Belgium,
Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK, US; abolished 31 March
1994; COCOM members established a new organization, the Wassenaar
Arrangement, with expanded membership on 12 July 1996 which focuses on
nonproliferation export controls as opposed to East-West control of
advanced technology |
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Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA) |
note - also known as
CMEA or Comecon established 25 January 1949 to promote the development
of socialist economies and abolished 1 January 1991; members included
Afghanistan (observer), Albania (had not participated since 1961 break
with USSR), Angola (observer), Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia
(observer), GDR, Hungary, Laos (observer), Mongolia, Mozambique
(observer), Nicaragua (observer), Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam, Yemen
(observer), Yugoslavia (associate) |
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Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) |
established - 3 June
1957; effective - 30 May 1964 aim - to promote economic
integration among Arab nations
members - (11 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,
UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization |
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Council of Europe (CE) |
established - 5 May
1949; effective - 3 August 1949 aim - to promote increased
unity and quality of life in Europe
members - (43) Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK
guests - (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
observers - (6) Canada, Holy See, Israel, Japan, Mexico, US |
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Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) |
established - 6 March
1992 aim - to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states
in the areas of aid to new democratic institutions, economic
development, humanitarian aid, energy and the environment, cultural
programs and education, and transportation and communication
members - (12) Denmark, Estonia, EC, Finland, Germany,
Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden |
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Council of the Entente (Entente) |
established - 29 May
1959 aim - to promote economic, social, and political
coordination
members - (5) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger, Togo |
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countries in transition |
a term used by the
International Monetary FUND (IMF) for the middle group in its hierarchy
of advanced economies, countries in transition, and developing
countries; recently published IMF statistics include the following 28
countries in transition: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia,
Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,
Yugoslavia; note - this group is identical to the group traditionally
referred to as the "former USSR/Eastern Europe" except for the addition
of Mongolia |
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Customs Cooperation Council (CCC) |
note - also known as
World Customs Organization (WCO) established - 15 December 1950
aim - to promote international cooperation in customs matters
members - (157) Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of
the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia,
Zimbabwe |
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developed countries (DCs) |
the top group in the
hierarchy of developed countries (DCs), former USSR/Eastern Europe
(former USSR/EE), and less developed countries (LDCs); includes the
market-oriented economies of the mainly democratic nations in the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Bermuda,
Israel, South Africa, and the European ministates; also known as the
First World, high-income countries, the North, industrial countries;
generally have a per capita GDP in excess of $10,000 although four OECD
countries and South Africa have figures well under $10,000 and two of
the excluded OPEC countries have figures of more than $10,000; the 35
DCs are: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark,
Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Iceland,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico,
Monaco, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, South Africa,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US; note - similar to the new
International Monetary Fund (IMF) term "advanced economies" which adds
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan but drops Malta, Mexico,
South Africa, and Turkey |
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developing countries |
a term used by the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the bottom group in its hierarchy
of advanced economies, countries in transition, and developing
countries; recently published IMF statistics include the following 126
developing countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Aruba, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of
the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE,
Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe;
note - this category would presumably also cover the following 46 other
countries that are traditionally included in the more comprehensive
group of "less developed countries": American Samoa, Anguilla, British
Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands,
Cook Islands, Cuba, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, French
Polynesia, Gaza Strip, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam,
Guernsey, Jersey, North Korea, Macau, Isle of Man, Martinique, Mayotte,
Montserrat, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana
Islands, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Saint Helena,
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Tokelau, Tonga, Turks and Caicos Islands,
Tuvalu, Virgin Islands, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank, Western Sahara |
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East African Development Bank (EADB) |
established - 6 June
1967; effective - 1 December 1967 aim - to promote economic
development
members - (3) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
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Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) |
established - 26 June
1945; effective - 24 October 1945 aim - to coordinate the
economic and social work of the UN; includes five regional commissions
(Economic Commission for Africa, Economic Commission for Europe,
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia) and 9 functional commissions (Commission
for Social Development, Commission on Human Rights, Commission on
Narcotic Drugs, Commission on the Status of Women, Commission on
Population and Development, Statistical Commission, Commission on
Science and Technology for Development, Commission on Sustainable
Development, and Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice)
members - (54) selected on a rotating basis from all regions |
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Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries
(CEPGL) |
note
- acronym from Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs
established - 20 September 1976
aim - to promote regional economic cooperation and integration
members - (3) Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Rwanda |
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |
established - 28 May
1975 aim - to promote regional economic cooperation
members - (15) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire,
The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo |
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Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) |
established - 27-29
January 1985 aim - to promote regional cooperation in trade,
transportation, communications, tourism, cultural affairs, and economic
development
members - (10) Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
associate member - (1) "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" |
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Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) |
note - began as the
North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC); an extension of NATO
established - 8 November 1991; effective - 20 December 1991
aim - to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security
issues
members - (46) Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US,
Uzbekistan |
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD) |
established - 8-9
January 1990 (proposals made); 15 April 1991 (bank inaugurated)
aim
- to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in
Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing
60% of its loans to privatization
members - (61) Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, EU, European Investment
Bank (EIB), Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia,
Morocco, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia |
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European Community (or European Communities, EC) |
was established 8 April 1965
to integrate the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), the
European Coal and Steel Community (ESC), the European Economic Community
(EEC or Common Market), and to establish a completely integrated common
market and an eventual federation of Europe; merged into the European
Union (EU) on 7 February 1992; member states at the time of merger were
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK |
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European Free Trade Association (EFTA) |
established - 4
January 1960; effective - 3 May 1960 aim - to promote expansion
of free trade
members - (4) Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland |
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European Investment Bank (EIB) |
established - 25
March 1957; effective - 1 January 1958 aim - to promote
economic development of the EU and its predecessors, the EEC and the EC
members - (15) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, UK |
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European Monetary Union (EMU) |
note - an integral
part of the European Union; also known as the European Economic and
Monetary Union proposed - 1-2 December 1969 at summit
conference of heads of government; signed - 7 February 1992 - Maastricht
Treaty
aim - to promote a single market by creating a single
currency, the euro; time table - 2 May 1998: European exchange rates
fixed for 1 January 1999; 1 January 1999: all banks and stock exchanges
begin using euros; 1 January 2002: the euro goes into circulation; 1
July 2002 local currencies no longer accepted
members - (12) Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain; note -
Denmark, Sweden, and UK decided not to join |
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European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
note - acronym
retained from the predecessor organization Conseil Europeenne pour la
Recherche Nucleaire established - 1 July 1953; effective - 29
September 1954
aim - to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only
members - (20) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
observers - (7) European Commission, Israel, Japan, Russia,
Turkey, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), US |
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European Space Agency (ESA) |
established - 31 May
1975 aim - to promote peaceful cooperation in space research
and technology
members - (15) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK
cooperating state - (1) Canada |
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European Union (EU) |
note - evolved from
the European Community (EC) established - 7 February 1992;
effective - 1 November 1993
aim - to coordinate policy among the 15 members in three
fields: economics, building on the European Economic Community's (EEC)
efforts to establish a common market and eventually a common currency to
be called the 'euro', which superseded the EU's accounting unit, the
ECU; defense, within the concept of a Common Foreign and Security Policy
(CFSP); and justice and home affairs, including immigration, drugs,
terrorism, and improved living and working conditions
members - (15) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, UK
membership applicants - (13) Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey |
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First World |
another term for countries
with advanced, industrialized economies; this term is fading from use;
see developed countries (DCs) |
|
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
established - 16
October 1945 aim - to raise living standards and increase
availability of agricultural products, as a UN specialized agency
members - (184) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, EC, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon,
The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue,
Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino,
Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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former Soviet Union (FSU) |
former term often used to
identify as a group the successor nations to the Soviet Union or USSR;
this group of 15 countries consists of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,
Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
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former USSR/Eastern Europe (former USSR/EE) |
the middle group in the
hierarchy of developed countries (DCs), former USSR/Eastern Europe
(former USSR/EE), and less developed countries (LDCs); these countries
are in political and economic transition and may well be grouped
differently in the near future; this group of 27 countries consists of
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia; this group is
identical to the IMF group "countries in transition" except for the
IMF's inclusion of Mongolia |
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Four Dragons |
the four small Asian less
developed countries (LDCs) that have experienced unusually rapid
economic growth; also known as the Four Tigers; this group consists of
Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan; these countries are included
in the IMF's "advanced economies" group |
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Franc Zone (FZ) |
note
- also known as Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la
Zone Franc established - NA 1964
aim - to form a monetary union among countries whose
currencies are linked to the French franc
members - (16) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,
Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal,
Togo; note - France includes metropolitan France, the four overseas
departments of France (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion),
the two territorial collectivities of France (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and
Miquelon), and the three overseas territories of France (French
Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna) |
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Front Line States (FLS) |
established to achieve black
majority rule in South Africa; has since gone out of existence; members
included Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia,
Zimbabwe |
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) |
see the World Trade
Organization (WTrO) |
|
Group of 2 (G-2) |
informal term that came into
use about 1986; to facilitate bilateral economic cooperation between the
two most powerful economic giants; members were Japan, US |
|
Group of 3 (G-3) |
established - NA
September 1990 aim - mechanism for policy coordination
members - (3) Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela |
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Group of 5 (G-5) |
established - 22
September 1985 aim - to coordinate the economic policies of
five major noncommunist economic powers
members - (5) France, Germany, Japan, UK, US |
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Group of 6 (G-6) |
note - also known as
Groupe des Six Sur le Desarmement; not to be confused with the Big Six
established - 22 May 1984
aim - to achieve nuclear disarmament
members - (6) Argentina, Greece, India, Mexico, Sweden,
Tanzania |
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Group of 7 (G-7) |
note - membership is
the same as the Big Seven established - 22 September 1985
aim - to facilitate economic cooperation among the seven major
noncommunist economic powers
members - (7) Group of 5 (France, Germany, Japan, UK, US) plus
Canada and Italy |
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Group of 8 (G-8) |
established - NA
October 1975 aim - to facilitate economic cooperation among the
developed countries (DCs) that participated in the Conference on
International Economic Cooperation (CIEC), held in several sessions
between NA December 1975 and 3 June 1977
members - (9) Canada, EU (as one member), France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, US |
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Group of 9 (G-9) |
established - NA
aim - to discuss matters of mutual interest on an informal basis
members - (9) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland,
Hungary, Romania, Sweden, Yugoslavia |
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Group of 10 (G-10) |
note - also known as
the Paris Club; includes the wealthiest members of the IMF who provide
most of the money to be loaned and act as the informal steering
committee; name persists in spite of the addition of Switzerland on NA
April 1984 established - NA October 1962
aim - to coordinate credit policy
members - (11) Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
nonstate participants -
(4) BIS, EU, IMF, OECD |
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Group of 11 (G-11) |
note - also known as
the Cartagena Group; established in 21-22 June 1984, in
Cartagena, Colombia; aim was to provide a forum for largest
debtor nations in Latin America; members were Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru,
Uruguay, Venezuela |
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Group of 15 (G-15) |
note - byproduct of
the Nonaligned Movement established – NA September 1989
aim - to promote economic cooperation among developing
nations; to act as the main political organ for the Nonaligned Movement
members - (16) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt,
India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, Sri
Lanka, Venezuela, Zimbabwe |
|
Group of 24 (G-24) |
established - 1
August 1989 aim - to promote the interests of developing
countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America within the IMF
members - (24) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon,
Ghana, Guatemala, India, Iran, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru,
Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago,
Venezuela |
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Group of 77 (G-77) |
established - 15 June
1964 was set up; NA October 1967 first ministerial meeting
aim -
to promote economic cooperation among developing countries; name
persists in spite of increased membership
members - (131 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea,
Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania,
Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, UAE,
Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Palestine Liberation Organization |
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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) |
note - also known as
the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
established
- 25 May 1981
aim - to promote regional cooperation in economic, social,
political, and military affairs
members - (6) Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE |
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high-income
countries |
another term for the
industrialized countries with high per capita GDPs; see developed
countries (DCs) |
|
Indian Ocean
Commission (InOC) |
established - 21
December 1982 aim - to organize and promote regional
cooperation in all sectors, especially economic
members - (5) Comoros, France (for Reunion), Madagascar,
Mauritius, Seychelles |
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industrial
countries |
another term for the
developed countries; see developed countries (DCs) |
|
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) |
note - also known as
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) established - 8 April
1959; effective - 30 December 1959
aim - to promote economic and social development in Latin
America
members - (46) Argentina, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland,
France, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden,
Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela |
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Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) |
note - formerly known
as Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD)
established - 15-16 January 1986 as the Inter-Governmental Authority
on Drought and Development; revitalized - 21 March 1996 as the
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
aim - to promote a social, economic, and scientific community
among its members
members - (7) Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia,
Sudan, Uganda |
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
established - 26
October 1956; effective - 29 July 1957 aim - to promote
peaceful uses of atomic energy
members - (133) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus,
Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African
Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Guatemala, Haiti, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico,
Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua,
Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe; note - Honduras
membership has been approved; membership will take effect once legal
instruments have been deposited |
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) |
note - also known as
the World Bank established - 22 July 1944; effective - 27
December 1945
aim - to provide economic development loans; a UN specialized
agency
members - (184) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine,
UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) |
established - NA 1919
aim - to promote free trade and private enterprise and to
represent business interests at national and international levels
members - (80 national committees) Algeria, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Canada, Caribbean, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria,
Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia |
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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) |
established - 7
December 1944; effective - 4 April 1947 aim - to promote
international cooperation in civil aviation; a UN specialized agency
members - (187) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati,
North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States
of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Palau, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) |
established - 17
February 1863 aim - to provide humanitarian aid in wartime
members - (25 individuals) all Swiss nationals |
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International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) |
established - NA
December 1949 aim - to promote the trade union movement
members - (225 affiliated organizations in the following 148
countries) Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Eritrea, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French
Polynesia, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, NZ, Nicaragua,
Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia,
Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK, US, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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International Court of Justice (ICJ) |
note - also known as
the World Court established - 3 February 1946 superseded
Permanent Court of International Justice
aim - primary judicial organ of the UN
members - (15 judges) elected by the UN General Assembly and
Security Council to represent all principal legal systems |
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International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) |
established - NA
September 1923 set up as the International Criminal Police Commission;
13 June 1956 constitution modified and present name adopted
aim -
to promote international cooperation among police authorities in
fighting crime
members - (179) Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The
Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal,
Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome
and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda,
Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
subbureaus - (14) American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, British
Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Guam, Hong Kong, Macau,
Montserrat, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos
Islands, Virgin Islands |
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International Development Association (IDA) |
established - 26
January 1960; effective - 24 September 1960 aim - UN
specialized agency and IBRD affiliate that provides economic loans for
low-income countries
members - (163)
Part I - (27 developed countries) Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Canada, Denmark, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, Russia,
South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK, US
Part II - (136 less developed countries) Afghanistan, Albania,
Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana,
Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova,
Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,
Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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International Energy Agency (IEA) |
established - 15
November 1974 aim - to promote cooperation on energy matters,
especially emergency oil sharing and relations between oil consumers and
oil producers; established by the OECD
members - (26) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US |
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) |
note - formerly known
as League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (LORCS)
established - 5 May 1919
aim - to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief
actions; to promote humanitarian activities; to represent and encourage
the development of National Societies; to bring help to victims of armed
conflicts, refugees, and displaced people; to reduce the vulnerability
of people through development programs
members - (179) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana,
Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,
Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
associate members - (7 plus the Palestine Liberation
Organization) Comoros, Cook Islands, Eritrea, Israel, Kazakhstan,
Federated States of Micronesia, Tuvalu, Palestine Liberation
Organization |
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International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
established - 25 May
1955; effective - 24 July 1956 aim - to support private
enterprise in international economic development; a UN specialized
agency and IBRD affiliate
members - (175) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
established - NA
November 1974 aim - to promote agricultural development; a UN
specialized agency
members - (162)
Category I - (23 industrialized aid contributors) Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
Category II - (12 petroleum-exporting aid contributors)
Algeria, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Venezuela
Category III - (127 aid recipients) Afghanistan, Albania,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Israel, Jamaica,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) |
note - name changed
from International Hydrographic Bureau on 22 September 1970
established - NA June 1919; effective - NA June 1921
aim - to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical
cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and
electronic chart displays; to provide advice on nautical cartography and
hydrography; to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and
techniques used for descriptive oceanography
members - (70) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China (including Hong Kong
and Macau), Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Croatia, Cuba,
Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, Monaco,
Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia,
Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Syria,
Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK,
US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
membership pending - (3) Bulgaria, Mauritania, Qatar |
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International Labor Organization (ILO) |
established - 28 June
1919 set up as part of Treaty of Versailles; 11 April 1919 became
operative; 14 December 1946 affiliated with the UN
aim - to deal with world labor issues; a UN specialized agency
members - (175) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San
Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia,
Zimbabwe |
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International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
note - name changed
from Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) on 22
May 1982 established - 6 March 1948 set up as the
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization; effective - 17
March 1958
aim - to deal with international maritime affairs; a UN
specialized agency
members - (161) Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North
Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UAE,
UK, US, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia
associate members - (2) Hong Kong, Macau |
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
established - 22 July
1944; effective - 27 December 1945 aim - to promote world
monetary stability and economic development; a UN specialized agency
members - (184) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, | |
