Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, UK, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe special members - (2) Nauru, Tuvalu ——- 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 ——- Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEAO) see West African Economic Community (CEAO) ——- Communaute Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (CEEAC) see Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) ——- Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL) see Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL) ——- Communist countries traditionally the Marxist-Leninist states with authoritarian governments and command economies based on the Soviet model; most of the successor states are no longer Communist; see centrally planned economies ——- Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) established - 3 July 1973 aim - discusses issues of mutual concern and reviews implementation of the Helsinki Agreement members - (53) Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (suspended) observer - (1) The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ——- Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire (CERN) see European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) ——- Contadora Group (CG) was established 5 January 1983 (on the Panamanian island of Contadora) to reduce tensions and conflicts in Central America but evolved into the Rio Group (RG); members included Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela ——- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf see Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ——- Coordinating Committee on Export Controls (COCOM) note - was abolished 31 March 1994; COCOM members are working on a new organization with expanded membership which focuses on nonproliferation export controls as opposed to East-West controls of advanced technology established - NA 1949 aim - to control the export of strategic products and technical data from member countries to proscribed destinations members - (17) Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK, US cooperating countries - (14) Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, South Korea, NZ, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan ——- Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA) also known as CMEA or Comecon, was established 25 January 1949 to promote the development of socialist economies and was abolished — from The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Big Six (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK) plus the US ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Big Six—not to be confused with the Group of 6; established—NA; aim—economic cooperation; members—(6) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK ————————————————————————————————————- _#_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—(13) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago; observers—(7) Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Netherlands Antilles, Suriname ————————————————————————————————————- _#_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—(3) Canada, France, UK ————————————————————————————————————- _# Cartagena Group—see Group of 11 ————————————————————————————————————- #_Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)—acronym from Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale; established—8 December 1964, effective 1 January 1966; aim—to promote the establishment of a Central African Common Market; members—(6) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)—acronym from Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale; established—3 December 1975; aim—to provide loans for economic development; members—(9) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Germany, Kuwait ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)—acronym from Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico; established—13 December 1960; aim—to promote economic integration and development; members—(5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Central American Common Market (CACM) established—13 December 1960, effective 3 June 1961; aim—to promote establishment of a Central American Common Market; members—(5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua ————————————————————————————————————- _# centrally planned economies—a term applied mainly to the traditionally Communist states that looked to the USSR for leadership; many 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 ————————————————————————————————————- #_Colombo Plan (CP) established—1 July 1951; aim—to promote economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific; members—(26) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UK, US ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Commission for Social Development established—21 June 1946 as the Social Commission, renamed 29 July 1966; aim—ECOSOC organization dealing with social development programs; members—(32) selected on a rotating basis from all regions ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Commission on Human Rights established—18 February 1946; aim—ECOSOC organization dealing with human rights; members—(43) selected on a rotating basis from all regions ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Commission on Narcotic Drugs established—16 February 1946; aim—ECOSOC organization dealing with illicit drugs; members—(40) selected on a rotating basis from all regions with emphasis on producing and processing countries ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Commission on the Status of Women established—21 June 1946; aim—ECOSOC organization dealing with women's rights; members—(32) selected on a rotating basis from all regions ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Commonwealth (C) established—31 December 1931; aim—voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire and that seeks to foster multinational cooperation and assistance; members—(48) Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, UK, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe; special members—(2) Nauru, Tuvalu ————————————————————————————————————- _# Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEAO)—see West African Economic Community (CEAO) ————————————————————————————————————- # Communaute Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (CEEAC)—see Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) ————————————————————————————————————- # Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL)—see Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL) ————————————————————————————————————- # Communist countries—traditionally the Marxist-Leninist states with authoritarian governments and command economies based on the Soviet model; see centrally planned economies ————————————————————————————————————- #_Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) established—NA November 1972; aim—discusses issues of mutual concern and reviews implementation of the Helsinki Agreement; members—(35) Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, USSR, Vatican City, Yugoslavia ————————————————————————————————————- _# Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire (CERN)—see European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) ————————————————————————————————————- # Contadora Group (CG) was established 5 January 1983 (on the Panamanian island of Contadora) to reduce tensions and conflicts in Central America but evolved into the Rio Group (RG); members included Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela ————————————————————————————————————- # Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf—see Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ————————————————————————————————————- #_Coordinating Committee on Export Controls (COCOM) established—NA 1949; aim—compiles strategic embargo list of goods not to be sold by the West to Eastern bloc countries; members—(15) Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Turkey, UK, US ————————————————————————————————————- _# Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA), also known as CMEA or Comecon, was established 25 January 1949 to promote the development of socialist economies and was 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) ————————————————————————————————————- #_Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) — from The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Agriculture - products: cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products Industries: petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes Industrial production growth rate: 0% (2002 est.) — from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Our home cable snaps between Guam and here, the Hong-Kong cable won't work, and even our island wire has been put out of commission; it must have been a pretty violent catastrophe—" came from another table. — from Banzai! by Parabellum by Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff
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Agriculture - products: cassava (tapioca) accounts for 90% of food output, sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products Exports: total value: $952 million (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: crude oil 90%, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds partners: Belgium-Luxembourg 24.3%, Taiwan 20.2%, US 14.9%, Italy 14.8% (1995 est.) — from The 1997 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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