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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 landlocked
1991 landlocked
1992 landlocked
1992 Information for the US and US dependencies was compiled from material
1993 landlocked
1993 Not all international organizations and groups have
1994 landlocked
1994 Not all international organizations and groups have abbreviations
1994 The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved, than $10,000; the 35 DCs are: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, aim - to coordinate policy among the 12 members in three fields: economics, aim-to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 1994 rates; also known as the undeveloped countries. The 42 LLDCs are: underdeveloped countries, undeveloped countries; the 174 LDCs are: Appendix D: Abbreviations for Selected International Environmental Agreements Conve
1994 Not all of the selected international environmental agreements have abbreviations.
1995 landlocked
1995 Not all international organizations and groups have abbreviations. A ABEDA -- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa ACC -- Arab Cooperation Council ACCT -- Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique; see Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation ACP -- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries AfDB -- African Development Bank AFESD -- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development AG -- Andean Group AL -- Arab League ALADI -- Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion; see Latin Amer
1995 The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved and ceases to exist. None of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, including Serbia and Montenegro, have been permitted to participate solely on the basis of the membership of the former Yugoslavia in the United Nations General Assembly and Economic and Social Council and their subsidiary bodies and in various United Nations specialized agencies. The United Nations, however, permits the seat and nameplate of the SFRY to r
1995 Not all of the selected international environmental agreements have abbreviations. APPENDIX E Selected International Environmental Agreements Air Pollution see -- Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides see -- Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes Air Pollution-Sulphur 85 see -- Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transbound
1998 the numbers for GDP and other economic data can not be chained together from successive volumes of the Factbook because of changes in the US dollar measuring rod, revisions of data by statistical agencies, use of new or different sources of information, and changes in national statistical methods and practices. For statistical series on GDP and other economic variables, see the Handbook of International Economic Statistics available from the same sources as The World Factbook.
1998 Information for the US and US dependencies was compiled from material in the public domain and does not represent Intelligence Community estimates. The Handbook of International Economic Statistics, published annually in September by the Central Intelligence Agency, contains detailed economic information for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, the successor nations to the Soviet Union, and selected other countries. The Handbook can be obtained wherever the
1998 The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) ceases to exist. None of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, including Serbia and Montenegro, have been permitted to participate solely on the basis of the membership of the former Yugoslavia in the United Nations General Assembly and Economic and Social Council and their subsidiary bodies and in various United Nations specialized agencies. The United Nations, however, permits the seat and nameplate of the SFRY to remain, permits the
1998 At this time, only three countries-Burma, Liberia, and the US-have not adopted the International System of Units (SI, or metric system) as their official system of weights and measures. Although use of the metric system has been sanctioned by law in the US since 1866, it has been slow in displacing the American adaptation of the British Imperial System known as the US Customary System. The US is the only industrialized nation that does not mainly use the metric system in its commercial and stand
1999 At this time, only three countries--Burma, Liberia, and the US--have not adopted the International System of Units (SI, or metric system) as their official system of weights and measures. Although use of the metric system has been sanctioned by law in the US since 1866, it has been slow in displacing the American adaptation of the British Imperial System known as the US Customary System. The US is the only industrialized nation that does not mainly use the metric system in its commercial and sta