Statistical Commission
established - 21 June 1946
aim - ECOSOC organization dealing with development and standardization of national statistics
members - (25) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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Third World
Note - another term for the less developed countries; the term is fading from use; see less developed countries (LDCs)
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underdeveloped countries
Note - refers to those less developed countries with the potential for above-average economic growth; see less developed countries (LDCs)
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undeveloped countries
Note - refers to those extremely poor less developed countries (LDCs) with little prospect for economic growth; see least developed countries (LLDCs)
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Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale (UDEAC)
Note - see Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
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United Nations (UN)
established - 26 June 1945
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - to maintain international peace and security as well as promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems
members - (178) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antiguaand Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium,Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Botswana,Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia,Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia,Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, EquatorialGuinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, TheGambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast,Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, SouthKorea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar,Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia,Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts andNevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino,Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, SierraLeone, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, SouthAfrica, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa,Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe; note - all UN membersare represented in the General Assembly
observers - (3 and the Palestine Liberation Organization) Monaco, Switzerland, Vatican City, Palestine Liberation Organization
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United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM)
established - 20 December 1988
aim - established by the UN Security Council to verify the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola
members - (10) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Congo, Czechoslovakia, India, Jordan, Norway, Spain, Yugoslavia
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United Nations Center for Human Settlements (UNCHS or Habitat)
established - 12 October 1978
aim - to assist in solving human settlement problems
members - (88) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Note - acronym retained from the predecessor organization UNInternational Children's Emergency Fund
established - 11 December 1946
aim - to help establish child health and welfare services
members - (41) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
established - 30 December 1964
aim - to promote international trade
members - (181) all UN members plus Monaco, Switzerland, Tonga, Vatican City
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United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
established - 22 November 1965
aim - to provide technical assistance to stimulate economic and social development
members - (48) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
established - 31 May 1974
aim - established by the UN Security Council to observe the 1973 Arab-Israeli ceasefire
members - (4) Austria, Canada, Finland, Poland
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)
established - 16 November 1945
effective - 4 November 1946
aim - to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
members - (159) all UN members except Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Brunei, Croatia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UK, US, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu; other members are Cook Islands, Kiribati, Monaco, Switzerland, Tonga
associate members - (3) Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Netherlands Antilles
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United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
established - 15 December 1972
aim - to promote international cooperation on all environmental matters
members - (58) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
established - 4 March 1964
aim - established by the UN Security Council to serve as a peacekeeping force beween Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots in Cyprus
members - (8) Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden, UK
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United Nations General Assembly
established - 26 June 1945
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - primary deliberative organ in the UN
members - (178) all UN members are represented in the General Assembly
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
established - 17 November 1966
effective - 1 January 1967
aim - UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
members - (150) all UN members except Antigua and Barbuda,Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Brunei,Burma, Cambodia, Chad, Croatia, Djibouti, Estonia, Iceland,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein,Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,Moldova, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa,Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Western Samoa; othermembers are Switzerland, Tonga
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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
established - 19 March 1978
aim - established by the UN Security Council to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces, restore peace, and reestablish Lebanese authority in southern Lebanon
members - (9) Fiji, Finland, France, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Nepal, Norway, Sweden
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United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG)
established - 9 August 1988
aim - established by the UN Security Council to observe the 1988 Iran-Iraq ceasefire
members - (25) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Canada,Denmark, Finland, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland,Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Senegal,Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, Zambia
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United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan(UNMOGIP)
established - 13 August 1948
aim - established by the UN Security Council to observe the 1949 India-Pakistan ceasefire
members - (8) Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Uruguay
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United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR)
established - 3 December 1949
effective - 1 January 1951
aim - to try to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
members - (43) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium,Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lesotho,Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria,Norway, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania,Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK, US, Vatican City,Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Note - acronym retained from predecessor organization UN Fund forPopulation Activities
established - NA July 1967
aim - to promote assistance in dealing with population problems
members - (51) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
established - 8 December 1949
aim - to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees
members - (10) Belgium, Egypt, France, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, UK, US
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United Nations Secretariat
established - 26 June 1945
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - primary administrative organ of the UN
members - Secretary General appointed for a five-year term by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council
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United Nations Security Council
established - 26 June 1945
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - to maintain international peace and security
permanent members - (5) China, France, Russia, UK, US
nonpermanent members - (10) elected for two-year terms by the UN General Assembly; Austria (1991-92), Belgium (1991-92), Cuba (1990-91), Ecuador (1991-92), India (1991-92), Ivory Coast (1990- 91), Romania (1990-91), Yemen (1990-91), Zaire (1990-91), Zimbabwe (1991-92)
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United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
established - NA May 1948
aim - initially established by the UN Security Council to supervise the 1948 Arab-Israeli ceasefire and subsequently extended to work in the Sinai, Lebanon, Jordan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
members - (19) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, US
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United Nations Trusteeship Council
established - 26 June 1945
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - to supervise the administration of the UN trust territories; only one of the original 11 trusteeships remains - the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau)
members - (5) China, France, Russia, UK, US
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Universal Postal Union (UPU)
established - 9 October 1874, affiliated with the UN 15 November 1947
effective - 1 July 1948
aim - UN specialized agency that promotes international postal cooperation
members - (168) all UN members except Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Namibia, Slovenia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; other members are Kiribati, Monaco, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, Switzerland, Tonga, Tuvalu, UK Overseas Territories, Vatican City
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Warsaw Pact (WP)
Note - was established 14 May 1955 to promote mutual defense; members met 1 July 1991 to dissolve the alliance; member states were Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the USSR
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West African Development Bank (WADB)
Note - also known as Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement(BOAD)
established - 14 November 1973
aim - to promote economic development and integration
members - (7) Benin, Burkina, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
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West African Economic Community (CEAO)
Note - acronym from Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
established - 3 June 1972
aim - to promote regional economic development
members - (7) Benin, Burkina, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
observer - (1) Togo
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Western European Union (WEU)
established - 23 October 1954
effective - 6 May 1955
aim - mutual defense and progressive political unification
members - (10) Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
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World Bank
see International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
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World Bank Group
Note - includes International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Development Association (IDA), and International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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World Confederation of Labor (WCL)
established - 19 June 1920 as the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions (IFCTU), renamed 4 October 1968
aim - to promote the trade union movement
members - (96 national organizations) Algeria, Angola, Antiguaand Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium,Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bonaire Island, Botswana, Brazil,Burkina, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus,Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France,French Guiana, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guadaloupe,Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia,Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liechtenstein,Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Martinique, Mauritius,Mexico, Montserrat, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger,Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, SaintLucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal,Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname,Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, UK, US, Uruguay,Venezuela, Vietnam, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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World Court
see International Court of Justice (ICJ)
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World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
established - NA 1945
aim - to promote the trade union movement
members - (67) Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Australia,Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina, Cambodia,Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, DominicanRepublic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, The Gambia,Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India,Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, North Korea,Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mongolia, Namibia,Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru,Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saint Vincent and theGrenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa,Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela,Vietnam, Yemen, Zaire
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World Food Council (WFC)
established - 17 December 1974
aim - ECOSOC organization that studies world food problems and recommends solutions
members - (36) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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World Food Program (WFP)
established - 24 November 1961
aim - ECOSOC organization that provides food aid to assist in development or disaster relief
members - (30) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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World Health Organization (WHO)
established - 22 July 1946
effective - 7 April 1948
aim - UN specialized agency concerned with health matters
members - (164) all UN members except Armenia, Azerbaijan,Belize, Bosnia and Hercegovina, China, Croatia, Estonia,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova,Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; other members areCook Islands, Kiribati, Monaco, Switzerland, Tonga
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
established - 14 July 1967
effective - 26 April 1970
aim - UN specialized agency concerned with the protection of literary, artistic, and scientific works
members - (125) Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria,The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin,Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, CentralAfrican Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, CostaRica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, ElSalvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany,Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras,Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, SouthKorea, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein,Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta,Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Panama,Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore,Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK,US, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia,Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
established - 11 October 1947
effective - 4 April 1951
aim - specialized UN agency concerned with meteorological cooperation
members - (162) all UN members except Armenia, Azerbaijan,Bhutan, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Equatorial Guinea,Estonia, Grenada, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein,Lithuania, Moldova, Namibia, Poland, Saint Kitts and Nevis, SaintVincent and the Grenadines, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan, Western Samoa; South Africa is included although WMOmembership is suspended; other members are British CaribbeanTerritories, French Polynesia, Hong Kong, Slovenia, NetherlandsAntilles, New Caledonia, Switzerland
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World Tourism Organization (WTO)
established - 2 January 1975
aim - promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
members - (102) Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil,Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China,Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany,Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia,Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon,Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta,Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal,Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Portugal,Romania, Russia, Rwanda, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe,Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland,Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UAE, US, Uruguay,Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
associate members - (4) Aruba, Macau, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico
permanent observer - (1) Vatican City
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Zangger Committee (ZC)
established - early 1970s
aim - to establish guidelines for the export control provisions of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
members - (23) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary,Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
Appendix D: Weights and Measures Mathematical Notation Mathematical Power Name 10^18 or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 one quintillion 10^15 or 1,000,000,000,000,000 one quadrillion 10^12 or 1,000,000,000,000 one trillion 10^9 or 1,000,000,000 one billion 10^6 or 1,000,000 one million 10^3 or 1,000 one thousand 10^2 or 100 one hundred 10^1 or 10 ten 10^0 or 1 one 10^-1 or 0.1 one tenth 10^-2 or 0.01 one hundredth 10^-3 or 0.001 one thousandth 10^-6 or 0.000 001 one millionth 10^-9 or 0.000 000 001 one billionth 10^-12 or 0.000 000 000 001 one trillionth 10^-15 or 0.000 000 000 000 001 one quadrillionth 10^-18 or 0.000 000 000 000 000 001 one quintillionth Metric Interrelationships Conversions from a multiple or submultiple to the basic units of meters, liters, or grams can be done using the table. For example, to convert from kilometers to meters, multiply by 1,000 (9.26 kilometers equals 9,260 meters) or to convert from meters to kilometers, multiply by 0.001 (9,260 meters equals 9.26 kilometers) Prefix Symbol Length, Area Volume weight, capacity exa E 10^18 10^36 10^54 peta P 10^15 10^30 10^45 tera T 10^12 10^24 10^36 giga G 10^9 10^18 10^27 mega M 10^6 10^12 10^18 hectokilo hk 10^5 10^10 10^15 myria ma 10^4 10^8 10^12 kilo k 10^3 10^6 10^9 hecto h 10^2 10^4 10^6 basic unit - 1 meter, 1 meter^2 1 meter^3 1 gram, 1 liter deci d 10^-1 10^-2 10^-3 centi c 10^-2 10^-4 10^-6 milli m 10^-3 10^-6 10^-9 decimilli dm 10^-4 10^-8 10^-12 centimilli cm 10^-5 10^-10 10^-15 micro u 10^-6 10^-12 10^-18 nano n 10^-9 10^-18 10^-27 pico p 10^-12 10^-24 10^-36 femto f 10^-15 10^-30 10^-45 atto a 10^-18 10^-36 10^-54
Equivalents
Unit Metric Equivalent US Equivalent acre 0.404 685 64 hectares 43,560 feet^2 acre 4,046,856 4 meters^2 4,840 yards^2 acre 0.004 046 856 4 0.001 562 5 miles^2, kilometers^2 statute are 100 meters^2 119.599 yards^2 barrel (petroleum, US) 158.987 29 liters 42 gallons barrel (proof spirits, 151.416 47 liters 40 gallons US) barrel (beer, US) 117.347 77 liters 31 gallons bushel 35.239 07 liters 4 pecks cable 219.456 meters 120 fathoms chain (surveyor's) 20.116 8 meters 66 feet cord (wood) 3.624 556 meters^3 128 feet^3 cup 0.236 588 2 liters 8 ounces, liquid (US) degrees, celsius (water boils at 100. multiply by 1.8 and add degrees C, freezes at 0. C) 32 to obtain .F degrees, fahrenheit subtract 32 and divide by (water boils at 212 .F, 1.8 to obtain .C freezes at 32 .F) dram, avoirdupois 1.771 845 2 grams 0.062 5 ounces, avoirdupois dram, troy 3.887 934 6 grams 0.125 ounces, troy dram, liquid (US) 3.696 69 milliliters 0.125 ounces, liquid fathom 1.828 8 meters 6 feet foot 30.48 centimeters foot 0.304 8 meters 0.333 333 3 yards foot 0.000 304 8 kilometers 0.000 189 39 miles, statute foot^2 929.030 4 centimeters^2 144 inches^2 foot 2 0.092 903 04 meters^2 0.111 111 1 yards^2 foot^3 28.316 846 592 liters 7.480 519 gallons foot^3 0.028 316 847 meters^3 1,728 inches^3 furlong 201.168 meters 220 yards gallon, liquid (US) 3.785 411 784 liters 4 quarts, liquid gill (US) 118.294 118 milliliters 4 ounces, liquid grain 64.798 91 milligrams 0.002 285 71 ounces, advp. gram 1,000 milligrams 0.035 273 96 ounces, advp. hand (height of horse) 10.16 centimeters 4 inches hectare 10,000 meters^2 2.471 053 8 acres hundredweight, long 50.802 345 kilograms 112 pounds, avoirdupois hundredweight, short 45.359 237 kilograms 100 pounds, avoirdupois inch 2.54 centimeters 0.083 333 33 feet inch2 6.451 6 centimeters^2 0.006 944 44 feet^2 inch3 16.387 064 centimeters^3 0.000 578 7 feet^3 inch3 16.387 064 milliliters 0.029 761 6 pints, dry inch3 16.387 064 milliliters 0.034 632 0 pints, liquid kilogram 0.001 tons, metric 2.204 623 pounds, avoirdupois kilometer 1,000 meters 0.621 371 19 miles, statute kilometer^2 100 hectares 247.105 38 acres kilometer^2 1,000,000 meters^2 0.386 102 16 miles^2, statute knot (1 nautical 1.852 kilometers/hour 1.151 statute miles/hour mi/hr) league, nautical 5.559 552 kilometers 3 miles, nautical league, statute 4.828.032 kilometers 3 miles, statute link (surveyor's) 20.116 8 centimeters 7.92 inches liter 0.001 meters^3 61.023 74 inches^3 liter 0.1 dekaliter 0.908 083 quarts, dry liter 1,000 milliliters 1.056 688 quarts, liquid meter 100 centimeters 1.093 613 yards meter^2 10,000 centimeters^2 1.195 990 yards^2 meter^3 1,000 liters 1.307 951 yards^3 micron 0.000 001 meter 0.000 039 4 inches mil 0.025 4 millimeters 0.001 inch mile, nautical 1.852 kilometers 1.150 779 4 miles, statute mile^2, nautical 3.429 904 kilometers^2 1.325 miles^2, statute mile, statute 1.609 344 kilometers 5,280 feet or 8 furlongs mile^2, statute 258.998 811 hectares 640 acres or 1 section mile^2, statute 2.589 988 11 kilometers^2 0.755 miles^2, nautical minim (US) 0.061 611 52 milliliters 0.002 083 33 ounces, liquid ounce, avoirdupois 28.349 523 125 grams 437.5 grains ounce, liquid (US) 29.573 53 milliliters 0.062 5 pints, liquid ounce, troy 31.103 476 8 grams 480 grains pace 76.2 centimeters 30 inches peck 8.809 767 5 liters 8 quarts, dry pennyweight 1.555 173 84 grams 24 grains pint, dry (US) 0.550 610 47 liters 0.5 quarts, dry pint, liquid (US) 0.473 176 473 liters 0.5 quarts, liquid point (typographical) 0.351 459 8 millimeters 0.013 837 inches pound, avoirdupois 453.592 37 grams 16 ounces, avourdupois pound, troy 373.241 721 6 grams 12 ounces, troy quart, dry (US) 1.101 221 liters 2 pints, dry quart, liquid (US) 0.946 352 946 liters 2 pints, liquid quintal 100 kilograms 220.462 26 pounds, avdp. rod 5.029 2 meters 5.5 yards scruple 1.295 978 2 grams 20 grains section (US) 2.589 988 1 kilometers^2 1 mile2, statute or 640 acres span 22.86 centimeters 9 inches stere 1 meter3 1.307 95 yards^3 tablespoon 14.786 76 milliliters 3 teaspoons teaspoon 4.928 922 milliliters 0.333 333 tablespoons ton, long or 1,016.046 909 kilograms 2,240 pounds, avoirdupois deadweight
ton, metric 1,000 kilograms 2,204.623 pounds, avoirdupois ton, metric 1,000 kilograms 32,150.75 ounces, troy ton, register 2.831 684 7 meters^3 100 feet^3 ton, short 907.184 74 kilograms 2,000 pounds, avoirdupois township (US) 93.239 572 kilometers^2 36 miles^2, statute yard 0.914 4 meters 3 feet yard^2 0.836 127 36 meters^2 9 feet^2 yard^3 0.764 554 86 meters^3 27 feet^3 yard^3 764.554 857 984 liters 201.974 gallons
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Appendix E
Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names
This list indicates where various names including all United States Foreign Service Posts, alternate names, former names, and political or geographical portions of larger entities can be found in The World Factbook. Spellings are not necessarily those approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Alternate names are included in parentheses; additional information is included in brackets.
Name Entry in The World Factbook
Abidjan [US Embassy] Ivory CoastAbu Dhabi [US Embassy] United Arab EmiratesAcapulco [US Consular Agency] MexicoAccra [US Embassy] GhanaAdana [US Consulate] TurkeyAddis Ababa [US Embassy] EthiopiaAdelaide [US Consular Agency] AustraliaAdelie Land (Terre Adelie) Antarctica[claimed by France]Aden YemenAden, Gulf of Indian OceanAdmiralty Islands Papua New GuineaAdriatic Sea Atlantic OceanAegean Islands GreeceAegean Sea Atlantic OceanAfars and Issas, French DjiboutiTerritory of the (F.T.A.I.)Agalega Islands MauritiusAland Islands FinlandAlaska United StatesAlaska, Gulf of Pacific OceanAldabra Islands SeychellesAlderney GuernseyAleutian Islands United StatesAlexander Island AntarcticaAlexandria [US Consulate General] EgyptAlgiers [US Embassy] AlgeriaAlhucemas, Penon de SpainAlma-Ata KazakhstanAlphonse Island SeychellesAmami Strait Pacific OceanAmindivi Islands IndiaAmirante Isles SeychellesAmman [US Embassy] JordanAmsterdam [US Consulate General] NetherlandsAmsterdam Island (Ile Amsterdam) French Southern and Antarctic LandsAmundsen Sea Pacific OceanAmur China; RussiaAndaman Islands IndiaAndaman Sea Indian OceanAnegada Passage Atlantic OceanAnglo-Egyptian Sudan SudanAnjouan ComorosAnkara [US Embassy] TurkeyAnnobon Equatorial GuineaAntananarivo [US Embassy] MadagascarAntipodes Islands New ZealandAntwerp [US Consulate General] BelgiumAozou Strip [claimed by Libya] ChadAqaba, Gulf of Indian OceanArabian Sea Indian OceanArafura Sea Pacific OceanArgun China; RussiaAscension Island Saint HelenaAshgabat (Ashkhabad) TurkmenistanAshkhabad [Interim Chancery] TurkmenistanAssumption Island SeychellesAsuncion [US Embassy] ParaguayAsuncion Island Northern Mariana IslandsAtacama ChileAthens [US Embassy] GreeceAttu United StatesAuckland [US Consulate General] New ZealandAuckland Islands New ZealandAustrales Iles (Iles Tubuai) French PolynesiaAxel Heiberg Island CanadaAzores PortugalAzov, Sea of Atlantic Ocean
Bab el Mandeb Indian OceanBabuyan Channel Pacific OceanBabuyan Islands PhilippinesBaffin Bay Arctic OceanBaffin Island CanadaBaghdad IraqBaku AzerbaijanBaky (Baku) AzerbaijanBalabac Strait Pacific OceanBalearic Islands SpainBalearic Sea (Iberian Sea) Atlantic OceanBali [US Consular Agency] IndonesiaBali Sea Indian OceanBalintang Channel Pacific OceanBalintang Islands PhilippinesBalleny Islands AntarcticaBalochistan PakistanBaltic Sea Atlantic OceanBamako [US Embassy] MaliBanaba (Ocean Island) KiribatiBandar Seri Begawan [US Embassy] BruneiBanda Sea Pacific OceanBangkok [US Embassy] ThailandBangui [US Embassy] Central African RepublicBanjul [US Embassy] Gambia, TheBanks Island CanadaBanks Islands (Iles Banks) VanuatuBarcelona [US Consulate General] SpainBarents Sea Arctic OceanBarranquilla [US Consulate] ColombiaBashi Channel Pacific OceanBasilan Strait Pacific OceanBass Strait Indian OceanBatan Islands PhilippinesBavaria (Bayern) GermanyBeagle Channel Atlantic OceanBear Island (Bjornoya) SvalbardBeaufort Sea Arctic OceanBechuanaland BotswanaBeijing [US Embassy] ChinaBeirut [US Embassy] LebanonBelau Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the(Palau)Belem [US Consular Agency] BrazilBelep Islands (Iles Belep) New CaledoniaBelfast [US Consulate General] United KingdomBelgian Congo ZaireBelgrade [US Embassy] YugoslaviaBelize City [US Embassy] BelizeBelle Isle, Strait of Atlantic OceanBellinghausen Sea Pacific OceanBelmopan BelizeBelorussia BelarusBengal, Bay of Indian OceanBering Sea Pacific OceanBering Strait Pacific OceanBerkner Island AntarcticaBerlin [US Branch Office] GermanyBerlin, East GermanyBerlin, West GermanyBern [US Embassy] SwitzerlandBessarabia Romania; MoldovaBijagos, Arquipelago dos Guinea-BissauBikini Atoll Marshall IslandsBilbao [US Consulate] SpainBioko Equatorial GuineaBiscay, Bay of Atlantic OceanBishbek [Interim Chancery] KyrgyzstanBishop Rock United KingdomBismarck Archipelago Papua New GuineaBismarck Sea Pacific OceanBissau [US Embassy] Guinea-BissauBjornoya (Bear Island) SvalbardBlack Rock Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Black Sea Atlantic OceanBoa Vista Cape VerdeBogota [US Embassy] ColombiaBombay [US Consulate General] IndiaBonaire Netherlands AntillesBonifacio, Strait of Atlantic OceanBonin Islands JapanBonn [US Embassy] GermanyBophuthatswana South AfricaBora-Bora French PolynesiaBordeaux [US Consulate General] FranceBorneo Brunei; Indonesia; MalaysiaBornholm DenmarkBosporus Atlantic OceanBothnia, Gulf of Atlantic OceanBougainville Island Papua New GuineaBougainville Strait Pacific OceanBounty Islands New ZealandBrasilia [US Embassy] BrazilBrazzaville [US Embassy] CongoBridgetown [US Embassy] BarbadosBrisbane [US Consulate] AustraliaBritish East Africa KenyaBritish Guiana GuyanaBritish Honduras BelizeBritish Solomon Islands Solomon IslandsBritish Somaliland SomaliaBrussels [US Embassy, US Mission Belgiumto European Communities, USMission to the North AtlanticTreaty Organization (USNATO)]Bucharest [US Embassy] RomaniaBudapest [US Embassy] HungaryBuenos Aires [US Embassy] ArgentinaBujumbura [US Embassy] BurundiByelorussia Belarus
Cabinda AngolaCabot Strait Atlantic OceanCaicos Islands Turks and Caicos IslandsCairo [US Embassy] EgyptCalcutta [US Consulate General] IndiaCalgary [US Consulate General] CanadaCalifornia, Gulf of Pacific OceanCampbell Island New ZealandCanal Zone PanamaCanary Islands SpainCanberra [US Embassy] AustraliaCancun [US Consular Agency] MexicoCanton (Guangzhou) ChinaCanton Island KiribatiCape Town [US Consulate General] South AfricaCaracas [US Embassy] VenezuelaCargados Carajos Shoals MauritiusCaroline Islands Micronesia, Federated States of;Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of theCaribbean Sea Atlantic OceanCarpentaria, Gulf of Pacific OceanCasablanca [US Consulate General] MoroccoCato Island AustraliaCebu [US Consulate] PhilippinesCelebes IndonesiaCelebes Sea Pacific OceanCeltic Sea Atlantic OceanCentral African Empire Central African RepublicCeuta SpainCeylon Sri LankaChafarinas, Islas SpainChagos Archipelago (Oil Islands) British Indian Ocean TerritoryChannel Islands Guernsey; JerseyChatham Islands New ZealandCheju-do Korea, SouthCheju Strait Pacific OceanChengdu [US Consulate General] ChinaChesterfield Islands New Caledonia(Iles Chesterfield)Chiang Mai [US Consulate General] ThailandChihli, Gulf of (Bo Hai) Pacific OceanChina, People's Republic of ChinaChina, Republic of TaiwanChoiseul Solomon IslandsChristchurch [US Consular Agency] New ZealandChristmas Island [Indian Ocean] AustraliaChristmas Island [Pacific Ocean] Kiribati(Kiritimati)Chukchi Sea Arctic OceanCiskei South AfricaCiudad Juarez [US Consulate MexicoGeneral]Cochabamba [US Consular Agency] BoliviaCoco, Isla del Costa RicaCocos Islands Cocos (Keeling) IslandsColombo [US Embassy] Sri LankaColon [US Consular Agency] PanamaColon, Archipielago de Ecuador(Galapagos Islands)Commander Islands Russia(Komandorskiye Ostrova)Conakry [US Embassy] GuineaCongo (Brazzaville) CongoCongo (Kinshasa) ZaireCongo (Leopoldville) ZaireCon Son Islands VietnamCook Strait Pacific OceanCopenhagen [US Embassy] DenmarkCoral Sea Pacific OceanCorn Islands (Islas del Maiz) NicaraguaCorsica FranceCosmoledo Group SeychellesCote d'Ivoire Ivory CoastCotonou [US Embassy] BeninCrete GreeceCrooked Island Passage Atlantic OceanCrozet Islands (Iles Crozet) French Southern and Antarctic LandsCuracao [US Consulate General] Netherlands AntillesCusco [US Consular Agency] Peru
Dahomey BeninDaito Islands JapanDakar [US Embassy] SenegalDaman (Damao) IndiaDamascus [US Embassy] SyriaDanger Atoll Cook IslandsDanish Straits Atlantic OceanDanzig (Gdansk) PolandDao Bach Long Vi VietnamDardanelles Atlantic OceanDar es Salaam [US Embassy] TanzaniaDavis Strait Atlantic OceanDeception Island AntarcticaDenmark Strait Atlantic OceanD'Entrecasteaux Islands Papua New GuineaDevon Island CanadaDhahran [US Consulate General] Saudi ArabiaDhaka [US Embassy] BangladeshDiego Garcia British Indian Ocean TerritoryDiego Ramirez ChileDiomede Islands Russia [Big Diomede]; United States[Little Diomede]Diu IndiaDjibouti [US Embassy] DjiboutiDodecanese GreeceDoha [US Embassy] QatarDouala [US Consulate General] CameroonDover, Strait of Atlantic OceanDrake Passage Atlantic OceanDubai [US Consulate General] United Arab EmiratesDublin [US Embassy] IrelandDurango [US Consular Agency] MexicoDurban [US Consulate General] South AfricaDushanbe TajikistanDusseldorf [US Consulate General] GermanyDutch East Indies IndonesiaDutch Guiana Suriname
East China Sea Pacific OceanEaster Island (Isla de Pascua) ChileEastern Channel (East Korea Pacific OceanStrait or Tsushima Strait)East Germany (German Democratic GermanyRepublic)East Korea Strait (Eastern Pacific OceanChannel or Tsushima Strait)East Pakistan BangladeshEast Siberian Sea Arctic OceanEast Timor (Portuguese Timor) IndonesiaEdinburgh [US Consulate General] United KingdomElba ItalyEllef Ringnes Island CanadaEllesmere Island CanadaEllice Islands TuvaluElobey, Islas de Equatorial GuineaEnderbury Island KiribatiEnewetak Atoll (Eniwetok Atoll) Marshall IslandsEngland United KingdomEnglish Channel Atlantic OceanEniwetok Atoll Marshall IslandsEpirus, Northern Albania; GreeceEritrea EthiopiaEssequibo [claimed by Venezuela] GuyanaEtorofu Russia[de facto]
Farquhar Group SeychellesFernando de Noronha BrazilFernando Po (Bioko) Equatorial GuineaFinland, Gulf of Atlantic OceanFlorence [US Consulate General] ItalyFlorida, Straits of Atlantic OceanFormosa TaiwanFormosa Strait (Taiwan Strait) Pacific OceanFort-de-France Martinique[US Consulate General]Frankfurt am Main Germany[US Consulate General]Franz Josef Land RussiaFreetown [US Embassy] Sierra LeoneFrench Cameroon CameroonFrench Indochina Cambodia; Laos; VietnamFrench Guinea GuineaFrench Sudan MaliFrench Territory of the Afars Djiboutiand Issas (F.T.A.I.)French Togo TogoFriendly Islands TongaFrunze (Bishkek) KyrgyzstanFukuoka [US Consulate] JapanFunchal [US Consular Agency] PortugalFundy, Bay of Atlantic OceanFutuna Islands (Hoorn Islands) Wallis and Futuna
Gaborone [US Embassy] BotswanaGalapagos Islands (Archipielago Ecuadorde Colon)Galleons Passage Atlantic OceanGambier Islands (Iles Gambier) French PolynesiaGaspar Strait Indian OceanGeneva [Branch Office of the US SwitzerlandEmbassy, US Mission to EuropeanOffice of the UN and OtherInternational Organizations]Genoa [US Consulate General] ItalyGeorge Town [US Consular Agency] Cayman IslandsGeorgetown [US Embassy] GuyanaGerman Democratic Republic Germany(East Germany)German Federal Republic of Germany(West Germany)Gibraltar, Strait of Atlantic OceanGilbert Islands KiribatiGoa IndiaGold Coast GhanaGolan Heights SyriaGood Hope, Cape of South AfricaGoteborg [US Consulate General] SwedenGotland SwedenGough Island Saint HelenaGrand Banks Atlantic OceanGrand Cayman Cayman IslandsGrand Turk [US Consular Agency] Turks and Caicos IslandsGreat Australian Bight Indian OceanGreat Belt (Store Baelt) Atlantic OceanGreat Britain United KingdomGreat Channel Indian OceanGreater Sunda Islands Brunei; Indonesia; MalaysiaGreen Islands Papua New GuineaGreenland Sea Arctic OceanGrenadines, Northern Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesGrenadines, Southern GrenadaGuadalajara Mexico[US Consulate General]Guadalcanal Solomon IslandsGuadalupe, Isla de MexicoGuangzhou [US Consulate General] ChinaGuantanamo [US Naval Base] CubaGuatemala [US Embassy] GuatemalaGubal, Strait of Indian OceanGuinea, Gulf of Atlantic OceanGuayaquil [US Consulate General] Ecuador
Ha'apai Group TongaHabomai Islands Russia[de facto]Hague,The [US Embassy] NetherlandsHaifa [US Consular Agency] IsraelHainan Dao ChinaHalifax [US Consulate General] CanadaHalmahera IndonesiaHamburg [US Consulate General] GermanyHamilton [US Consulate General] BermudaHanoi VietnamHarare [US Embassy] ZimbabweHatay TurkeyHavana [US post not maintained, Cubarepresentation by US InterestsSection (USINT) of the SwissEmbassy]Hawaii United StatesHeard Island Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHelsinki [US Embassy] FinlandHermosillo [US Consulate] MexicoHispaniola Dominican Republic; HaitiHokkaido JapanHoly See, The Vatican CityHong Kong [US Consulate General] Hong KongHoniara [US Consulate] Solomon IslandsHonshu JapanHormuz, Strait of Indian OceanHorn, Cape (Cabo de Hornos) ChileHorne, Iles de Wallis and FutunaHorn of Africa Ethiopia; SomaliaHudson Bay Arctic OceanHudson Strait Arctic Ocean
Inaccessible Island Saint HelenaIndochina Cambodia; Laos; VietnamInner Mongolia (Nei Mongol) ChinaIonian Islands GreeceIonian Sea Atlantic OceanIrian Jaya IndonesiaIrish Sea Atlantic OceanIslamabad [US Embassy] PakistanIslas Malvinas Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Istanbul [US Consulate General] TurkeyItalian Somaliland SomaliaIwo Jima JapanIzmir [US Consulate General] Turkey
Jakarta [US Embassy] IndonesiaJapan, Sea of Pacific OceanJava IndonesiaJava Sea Indian OceanJeddah [US Consulate General] Saudi ArabiaJerusalem [US Consulate General] Israel; West BankJohannesburg South Africa[US Consulate General]Juan de Fuca, Strait of Pacific OceanJuan Fernandez, Isla de ChileJuventud, Isla de la Cuba(Isle of Youth)
Kabul [US Embassy now closed] AfghanistanKaduna [US Consulate General] NigeriaKalimantan IndonesiaKamchatka Peninsula Russia(Poluostrov Kamchatka)Kampala [US Embassy] UgandaKampuchea CambodiaKarachi [US Consulate General] PakistanKara Sea Arctic OceanKarimata Strait Indian OceanKathmandu [US Embassy] NepalKattegat Atlantic OceanKauai Channel Pacific OceanKeeling Islands Cocos (Keeling) IslandsKerguelen, Iles French Southern and Antarctic LandsKermadec Islands New ZealandKhabarovsk RussiaKhartoum [US Embassy] SudanKhmer Republic CambodiaKhuriya Muriya Islands Oman(Kuria Muria Islands)Khyber Pass PakistanKiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee Kanal) Atlantic OceanKiev [Chancery] UkraineKigali [US Embassy] RwandaKingston [US Embassy] JamaicaKinshasa [US Embassy] ZaireKirghiziya KyrgyzstanKiritimati (Christmas Island) KiribatiKishinev (Chicsinau) MoldovaKithira Strait Atlantic OceanKodiak Island United StatesKola Peninsula Russia(Kol'skiy Poluostrov)Kolonia [US Special Office] Micronesia, Federated States ofKorea Bay Pacific OceanKorea, Democratic People's Korea, NorthRepublic ofKorea, Republic of Korea, SouthKorea Strait Pacific OceanKoror [US Special Office] Pacific Islands, Trust Territory ofKosovo YugoslaviaKowloon Hong KongKrakow [US Consulate] PolandKuala Lumpur [US Embassy] MalaysiaKunashiri (Kunashir) Russia [de facto]Kuril Islands Russia [de facto]Kuwait [US Embassy] KuwaitKwajalein Atoll Marshall IslandsKyushu JapanKyyiv (Kiev) Ukraine
Labrador CanadaLaccadive Islands IndiaLaccadive Sea Indian OceanLa Coruna [US Consular Agency] SpainLagos [US Embassy] NigeriaLahore [US Consulate General] PakistanLakshadweep IndiaLa Paz [US Embassy] BoliviaLa Perouse Strait Pacific OceanLaptev Sea Arctic OceanLas Palmas [US Consular Agency] SpainLau Group FijiLeningrad see Saint Petersburg Russia[US Consulate General]Lesser Sunda Islands IndonesiaLeyte PhilippinesLiancourt Rocks Korea, South[claimed by Japan]Libreville [US Embassy] GabonLigurian Sea Atlantic OceanLilongwe [US Embassy] MalawiLima [US Embassy] PeruLincoln Sea Arctic OceanLine Islands Kiribati; Palmyra AtollLisbon [US Embassy] PortugalLombok Strait Indian OceanLome [US Embassy] TogoLondon [US Embassy] United KingdomLord Howe Island AustraliaLouisiade Archipelago Papua New GuineaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute) New CaledoniaLubumbashi [US Consulate General] ZaireLusaka [US Embassy] ZambiaLuxembourg [US Embassy] LuxembourgLuzon PhilippinesLuzon Strait Pacific OceanLyon [US Consulate General] France
Macao MacauMacedonia BulgariaMacquarie Island AustraliaMadeira Islands PortugalMadras [US Consulate General] IndiaMadrid [US Embassy] SpainMagellan, Strait of Atlantic OceanMaghreb Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco,TunisiaMahe Island SeychellesMaiz, Islas del (Corn Islands) NicaraguaMajorca (Mallorca) SpainMajuro [US Special Office] Marshall IslandsMakassar Strait Pacific OceanMalabo [US Embassy] Equatorial GuineaMalacca, Strait of Indian OceanMalaga [US Consular Agency] SpainMalagasy Republic MadagascarMale [US post not maintained, Maldivesrepresentation from Colombo,Sri Lanka]Mallorca (Majorca) SpainMalpelo, Isla de ColombiaMalta Channel Atlantic OceanMalvinas, Islas Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Managua [US Embassy] NicaraguaManama [US Embassy] BahrainManaus [US Consular Agency] BrazilManchukuo ChinaManchuria ChinaManila [US Embassy] PhilippinesManipa Strait Pacific OceanMannar, Gulf of Indian OceanManua Islands American SamoaMaputo [US Embassy] MozambiqueMaracaibo [US Consulate] VenezuelaMarcus Island (Minami-tori-shima) JapanMariana Islands Guam; Northern Mariana IslandsMarion Island South AfricaMarmara, Sea of Atlantic OceanMarquesas Islands French Polynesia(Iles Marquises)Marseille [US Consulate General] FranceMartin Vaz, Ilhas BrazilMas a Tierra Chile(Robinson Crusoe Island)Mascarene Islands Mauritius; ReunionMaseru [US Embassy] LesothoMatamoros [US Consulate] MexicoMazatlan [US Consulate] MexicoMbabane [US Embassy] SwazilandMcDonald Islands Heard Island and McDonald IslandsMedan [US Consulate] IndonesiaMediterranean Sea Atlantic OceanMelbourne [US Consulate General] AustraliaMelilla SpainMensk (Minsk) BelarusMerida [US Consulate] MexicoMessina, Strait of Atlantic OceanMexico [US Embassy] MexicoMexico, Gulf of Atlantic OceanMilan [US Consulate General] ItalyMinami-tori-shima JapanMindanao PhilippinesMindoro Strait Pacific OceanMinicoy Island IndiaMinsk ByelarusMogadishu [US Embassy] SomaliaMoldovia MoldovaMombasa [US Consulate] KenyaMona Passage Atlantic OceanMonrovia [US Embassy] LiberiaMontego Bay [US Consular Agency] JamaicaMontenegro Serbia and MontenegroMonterrey [US Consulate General] MexicoMontevideo [US Embassy] UruguayMontreal [US Consulate General, CanadaUS Mission to the InternationalCivil Aviation Organization(ICAO)]Moravian Gate CzechoslovakiaMoroni [US Embassy] ComorosMortlock Islands Micronesia, Federated States ofMoscow [US Embassy] RussiaMozambique Channel Indian OceanMulege [US Consular Agency] MexicoMunich [US Consulate General] GermanyMusandam Peninsula Oman; United Arab EmiratesMuscat [US Embassy] OmanMuscat and Oman OmanMyanma, Myanmar Burma
Naha [US Consulate General] JapanNairobi [US Embassy] KenyaNampo-shoto JapanNaples [US Consulate General] ItalyNassau [US Embassy] Bahamas, TheNatuna Besar Islands IndonesiaN'Djamena [US Embassy] ChadNetherlands East Indies IndonesiaNetherlands Guiana SurinameNevis Saint Kitts and NevisNew Delhi [US Embassy] IndiaNewfoundland CanadaNew Guinea Indonesia; Papua New GuineaNew Hebrides VanuatuNew Siberian Islands RussiaNew Territories Hong KongNew York, New York [US Mission United Statesto the United Nations (USUN)]Niamey [US Embassy] NigerNice [US Consular Agency] FranceNicobar Islands IndiaNicosia [US Embassy] CyprusNightingale Island Saint HelenaNorth Atlantic Ocean Atlantic OceanNorth Channel Atlantic OceanNortheast Providence Channel Atlantic OceanNorthern Epirus Albania; GreeceNorthern Grenadines Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorthern Ireland United KingdomNorthern Rhodesia ZambiaNorth Island New ZealandNorth Korea Korea, NorthNorth Pacific Ocean Pacific OceanNorth Sea Atlantic OceanNorth Vietnam VietnamNorthwest Passages Arctic OceanNorth Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic) YemenNorwegian Sea Atlantic OceanNouakchott [US Embassy] MauritaniaNovaya Zemlya RussiaNuevo Laredo [US Consulate] MexicoNyasaland Malawi
Oahu United StatesOaxaca [US Consular Agency] MexicoOcean Island (Banaba) KiribatiOcean Island (Kure Island) United StatesOgaden Ethiopia; SomaliaOil Islands (Chagos Archipelago) British Indian Ocean TerritoryOkhotsk, Sea of Pacific OceanOkinawa JapanOman, Gulf of Indian OceanOmbai Strait Pacific OceanOporto [US Consulate] PortugalOran [US Consulate] AlgeriaOresund (The Sound) Atlantic OceanOrkney Islands United KingdomOsaka-Kobe [US Consulate General] JapanOslo [US Embassy] NorwayOtranto, Strait of Atlantic OceanOttawa [US Embassy] CanadaOuagadougou [US Embassy] BurkinaOuter Mongolia Mongolia
Pagan Northern Mariana IslandsPalau Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of thePalawan PhilippinesPalermo [US Consulate General] ItalyPalk Strait Indian OceanPalma de Mallorca Spain[US Consular Agency]Pamirs China; TajikistanPanama [US Embassy] PanamaPanama Canal PanamaPanama, Gulf of Pacific OceanParamaribo [US Embassy] SurinameParece Vela JapanParis [US Embassy, US Mission to Francethe Organization for EconomicCooperation and Development(OECD), US Observer Mission atthe UN Educational, Scientific,and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)]Pascua, Isla de (Easter Island) ChilePassion, Ile de la Clipperton IslandPashtunistan Afghanistan; PakistanPeking (Beijing) ChinaPemba Island TanzaniaPentland Firth Atlantic OceanPerim YemenPerouse Strait, La Pacific OceanPersian Gulf Indian OceanPerth [US Consulate] AustraliaPescadores TaiwanPeshawar [US Consulate] PakistanPeter I Island AntarcticaPhilip Island Norfolk IslandPhilippine Sea Pacific OceanPhoenix Islands KiribatiPines, Isle of Cuba(Isla de la Juventud)Piura [US Consular Agency] PeruPleasant Island NauruPonape (Pohnpei) MicronesiaPonta Delgada [US Consulate] PortugalPort-au-Prince [US Embassy] HaitiPort Louis [US Embassy] MauritiusPort Moresby [US Embassy] Papua New GuineaPorto Alegre [US Consulate] BrazilPort-of-Spain [US Embassy] Trinidad and TobagoPort Said [US Consular Agency] EgyptPortuguese Guinea Guinea-BissauPortuguese Timor (East Timor) IndonesiaPoznan [US Consulate] PolandPrague [US Embassy] CzechoslovakiaPraia [US Embassy] Cape VerdePretoria [US Embassy] South AfricaPribilof Islands United StatesPrince Edward Island CanadaPrince Edward Islands South AfricaPrince Patrick Island CanadaPrincipe Sao Tome and PrincipePuerto Plata [US Consular Agency] Dominican RepublicPuerto Vallarta Mexico[US Consular Agency]Pusan [US Consulate] South KoreaP'yongyang Korea, North