The World Factbook (1982)/Abbreviations for Other Important International Organizations
ABBREVIATIONS FOR OTHER IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS edit
| AAPSO | Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organization |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AFDB | African Development Bank |
| AIOEC | Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries |
| ANZUS | ANZUS Council; treaty signed by Australia, New Zealand, and the United States |
| APC | African Peanut (Groundnut) Council |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASPAC | Asian and Pacific Council |
| ASSIMER | International Mercury Producers Association |
| BENELUX | Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Economic Union |
| BLEU | Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union |
| CACM | Central American Common Market |
| CARICOM | Caribbean Common Market |
| CARIFTA | Caribbean Free Trade Association |
| CCC | Customs Cooperation Council |
| CEAO | West African Economic Community |
| CEMA | Council for Mutual Economic Assistance |
| CENTO | Central Treaty Organization |
| CIPEC | Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries |
| . . . | Columbo Plan |
| . . . | Council of Europe |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee (OECD) |
| EAMA | African States associated with the EEC |
| EC | European Communities (EEC, ECSC, EURATOM) |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States |
| ECSC | European Cool and Steel Community |
| EEC | European Economic Community (Common Market) |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| ELDO | European Space Vehicle Launcher Development Organization |
| EMA | European Monetary Agreement |
| ENTENTE | Political-Economic Association of Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Niger, Upper Volta, and Togo |
| ESRO | European Space Research Organization |
| EURATOM | European Atomic Energy Community |
| G-77 | Group of 77 |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| IADB | Inter-American Defense Board |
| IATP | International Association of Tungsten Producers |
| IBA | International Bauxite Association |
| IBEC | International Bank for Economic Cooperation |
| ICAC | International Cotton Advisory Committee |
| ICCAT | International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas |
| ICCO | International Cocoa Organization |
| ICEM | Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration |
| ICES | International Cooperation in Ocean Exploration |
| ICO | International Coffee Organization |
| IDB | Inter -American Development Bank |
| IEA | International Energy Agency {associated with OECD) |
| IHO | International Hydrographic Organization |
| . . . | International Lead and Zinc Study Group |
| IIB | International Investment Bank |
| INRO | International Natural Rubber Organization |
| INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
| IOOC | International Olive Oil Council |
| IPU | Inter - Parliamentary Union |
| IRC | International Red Cross |
| ISCON | Islamic Conference |
| ISO | International Sugar Organization |
| ITC | International Tin Council |
| IWC | International Whaling Commission |
| IWC | International Wheat Council |
| LAFTA | Latin American Free Trade Association |
| LICROSS | League of Red Cross Societies |
| NAM | Nan-Aligned Movement |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| 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 |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| SELA | Latin American Economic System |
| SPC | South Pacific Commission |
| UDEAC | Economic and Customs Union of Central Africa |
| UEAC | Union of Central African States |
| UPEB | Union of Banana Exporting Countries |
| WEU | Western European Union |
| WFTU | World Federation of Trade Unions |
| WPC | World Peace Council |
| WSG | International Wool Study Group |
| WTO | World Tourism Organization |