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bbl
|
Barrel
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btu
|
British thermal units
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CCCN
|
Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature
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CFC
|
Chlorofluorocarbon
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c.i.f.
|
Cost, insurance, and freight
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CITES
|
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora
and Fauna
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CO2
|
Carbon dioxide
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COMTRADE
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Commodity Trade database
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CPI
|
Consumer price index
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cu. m
|
Cubic meter
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DHS
|
Demographic and Health Survey
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DMTU
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Dry metric ton unit
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DPT
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Diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
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DRS
|
Debtor Reporting System
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ESAF
|
Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility
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FDI
|
Foreign direct investment
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f.o.b.
|
Free on board
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FYR
|
Former Yugoslav Republic
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G-5
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France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States
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G-7
|
G-5 plus Canada and Italy
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GDP
|
Gross domestic product
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GEMS
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Global Environment Monitoring System
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GFS
|
Government Finance Statistics
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GIS
|
Geographic information system
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GNI
|
Gross national income
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GNP
|
Gross national product
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ha
|
Hectare
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HIV
|
Human immunodeficiency virus
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ICRG
|
International Country Risk Guide
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ICSE
|
International Classification of Status in Employment
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IFS
|
International Financial Statistics
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ISCED
|
International Standard Classification of Education
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ISIC
|
International Standard Industrial Classification
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kg
|
Kilogram
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km
|
Kilometer
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kwh
|
Kilowatt-hour
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M1
|
Narrow money (currency and demand deposits)
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M2
|
Money plus quasi money
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M3
|
Broad money or liquid liabilities
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mmbtu
|
Millions of British thermal units
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mt
|
Metric ton
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MFA
|
Multifibre Arrangement
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MUV
|
Manufactures unit value
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NAFTA
|
North American Free Trade Agreement
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NEAP
|
National environmental action plan
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NGO
|
Nongovernmental organization
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ODA
|
Official development assistance
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P/E
|
Price-earnings ratio
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PPP
|
Purchasing power parity
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R&D
|
Research and development
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SAF
|
Structural Adjustment Facility
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SDR
|
Special drawing right
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SITC
|
Standard International Trade Classification
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SNA
|
U.N. System of National Accounts
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SO2
|
Sulfur dioxide
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sq. km
|
Square kilometer
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TFP
|
Total factor productivity
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TRAINS
|
Trade Analysis and Information System
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TSP
|
Triple superphosphate
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ADB
|
Asian Development Bank
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AfDB
|
African Development Bank
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APEC
|
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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CDC
|
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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CDIAC
|
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
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CEC
|
Commission of the European Communities
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DAC
|
Development Assistance Committee
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EBRD
|
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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EDF
|
European Development Fund
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EFTA
|
European Free Trade Area
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EIB
|
European Investment Bank
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EU
|
European Union
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EUROSTAT
|
Statistical Office of the European Communities
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FAO
|
Food and Agriculture Organization
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GATT
|
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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GEF
|
Global Environment Facility
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IBRD
|
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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ICCO
|
International Cocoa Organization
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ICO
|
International Coffee Organization
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ICP
|
International Comparison Programme
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IDA
|
International Development Association
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IDB
|
Inter-American Development Bank
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IEA
|
International Energy Agency
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IFC
|
International Finance Corporation
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ILO
|
International Labour Organisation
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IMF
|
International Monetary Fund
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IRF
|
International Road Federation
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ITU
|
International Telecommunication Union
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IUCN
|
World Conservation Union
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LME
|
London Metals Exchange
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MIGA
|
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
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OECD
|
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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PAHO
|
Pan American Health Organization
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U.N.
|
United Nations
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UNAIDS
|
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
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UNCED
|
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
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UNCTAD
|
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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UNDP
|
United Nations Development Programme
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UNECE
|
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
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UNEP
|
United Nations Environment Programme
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UNESCO
|
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
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UNFPA
|
United Nations Population Fund
|
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UNICEF
|
United Nations Children’s Fund
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UNIDO
|
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
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UNRISD
|
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
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UNSO
|
United Nations Statistical Office
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WCMC
|
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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WFP
|
World Food Programme
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WHO
|
World Health Organization
|
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WTO
|
World Trade Organization
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WWF
|
World Wide Fund for Nature
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