The World Factbook (1990)/International Organizations
Appendix B:
International Organizations
| A | ACC | Arab Cooperation Council |
| ACP | African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries (associated with the EC) | |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank | |
| AfDB | African Development Bank | |
| AIOEC | Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries | |
| . . . | Andean Pact | |
| ANRPC | Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries | |
| ANZUS | ANZUS Council | |
| APC | African Peanut (Groundnut) Council | |
| . . . | Arab League (League of Arab States) | |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations | |
| ASPAC | Asian and Pacific Council | |
| ASSIMER | International Mercury Producers Association | |
| . . . | Association of Tin Producing Countries | |
| B | Benelux | Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Economic Union |
| BLEU | Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union | |
| C | CACM | Central American Common Market |
| CARICOM | Caribbean Community and Common Market | |
| CCC | Customs Cooperation Council | |
| CDB | Caribbean Development Bank | |
| CEAO | West African Economic Community | |
| CEMA | Council for Mutual Economic Assistance | |
| CENTO | Central Treaty Organization | |
| CIPEC | Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries | |
| . . . | Colombo Plan | |
| . . . | Commonwealth | |
| . . . | Conference of East and Central African States | |
| . . . | Council of Europe | |
| D | DAC | Development Assistance Committee (OECD) |
| E | EAMA | African States associated with the EC |
| EC | European Communities | |
| ECA | Economic Commission for Africa (UN) | |
| ECE | Economic Commission for Europe (UN) | |
| ECLA | Economic Commission for Latin America (UN) | |
| ECOSOC | Economic and Social Council (UN) | |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States | |
| ECWA | Economic Commission for Western Asia (UN) | |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association | |
| EIB | European Investment Bank | |
| EMS | European Monetary System | |
| ENTENTE | Council of the Entente | |
| ESA | European Space Agency | |
| ESCAP | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN) | |
| F | FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization (UN) |
| G | G-77 | Group of 77 |
| . . . | Group of Eight | |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (UN) | |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council | |
| I | IADB | Inter-American Defense Board |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency (UN) | |
| IATP | International Association of Tungsten Producers | |
| IBA | International Bauxite Association | |
| IBEC | International Bank for Economic Cooperation | |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank. UN) | |
| ICAC | International Cotton Advisory Committee | |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization (UN) | |
| ICCO | International Cocoa Organization | |
| ICEM | Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration | |
| ICES | International Cooperation in Ocean Exploration | |
| ICJ | International Court of Justice (UN) | |
| ICO | International Coffee Organization | |
| IDA | International Development Association (IBRD affiliate, UN) | |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank | |
| IDB | Islamic Development Bank | |
| IEA | International Energy Agency (associated with OECD) | |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development (UN) | |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation (IBRD affiliate, UN) | |
| IHO | International Hydrographic Organization | |
| ILO | International Labor Organization (UN) | |
| ILZSG | International Lead and Zinc Study Group | |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund (UN) | |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization (UN) | |
| INRO | International Natural Rubber Organization | |
| INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite Organization | |
| INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organization | |
| IOOC | International Olive Oil Council | |
| IPU | Inter-Parliamentary Union | |
| IRC | International Rice Council | |
| ISO | International Sugar Organization | |
| ITC | International Tin Council | |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union (UN) | |
| IWC | International Whaling Commission | |
| IWC | International Wheat Council | |
| L | . . . | Lake Chad Basin Commission |
| LAIA | Latin American Integration Association | |
| M | . . . | Mano River Commission |
| . . . | Mekong Committee | |
| N | . . . | Niger River Commission |
| NAM | Nonaligned Movement | |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization | |
| . . . | Nordic Council | |
| O | OAPEC | Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OAS | Organization of American States | |
| OAU | Organization of African Unity | |
| OCAM | Afro-Malagasy and Mauritian Common Organization | |
| ODECA | Organization of Central American States | |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | |
| OECS | Organization of Eastern Caribbean States | |
| OIC | Organization of the Islamic Conference | |
| OMVS | Organization for the Development of the Senegal River Valley | |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries | |
| P | PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| S | SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SADCC | Southern African Development Coordination Conference | |
| SELA | Latin American Economic System | |
| SPC | South Pacific Commission | |
| SPEC | South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation | |
| SPF | South Pacific Forum | |
| T | TC | Trusteeship Council (UN) |
| TDB | Trade and Development Board (UN) | |
| U | UDEAC | Central African Customs and Economic Union |
| UEAC | Union of Central African States | |
| UN | United Nations | |
| UNCTAD | UN Conference on Trade and Development | |
| UNDP | UN Development Program | |
| UNESCO | UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization | |
| UNICEF | UN Children's Fund | |
| UNIDO | UN Industrial Development Organization | |
| UPEB | Union of Banana Exporting Countries | |
| UPU | Universal Postal Union (UN) | |
| W | . . . | Warsaw Pact |
| WCL | World Confederation of Labor | |
| WEU | Western European Union | |
| WFC | World Food Council (UN) | |
| WFTU | World Federation of Trade Unions | |
| WHO | World Health Organization (UN) | |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization (UN) | |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization (UN) | |
| WPC | World Peace Council | |
| WSG | International Wool Study Group | |
| WTO | World Tourism Organization |