note - abbreviated as Tropical Timber 94
opened for signature - 26 January 1994
entered into force - 1 January 1997
objective - to ensure that by the year 2000 exports of tropical timber originate from sustainably managed sources; to establish a fund to assist tropical timber producers in obtaining the resources necessary to reach this objective
parties - (58) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma,Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia,Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany,Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy,Japan, South Korea, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands,NZ, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal,Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad andTobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (1) Ireland
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on ClimateChange
note - abbreviated as Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
opened for signature - 16 March 1998
entered into force - 23 February 2005
objective - to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions by enhancing the national programs of developed countries aimed at this goal and by establishing percentage reduction targets for the developed countries
parties - (144) Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia,Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium,Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma,Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, CookIsland, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, EquatorialGuinea, Estonia, EU, Fiji, Finland, France, The Gambia, Georgia,Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras,Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia,Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia,Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea,Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia,Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, SaudiArabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, SouthAfrica, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania,Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela,Vietnam, Yemen
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (6) Australia, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Monaco, US, Zambia
Law of the Sea
see United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)
Marine Dumping
see Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention)
Marine Life Conservation
see Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas
Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
< I>note - abbreviated as Ozone Layer Protection
opened for signature - 16 September 1987
entered into force - 1 January 1989
objective - to protect the ozone layer by controlling emissions of substances that deplete it
parties - (183) Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas,Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria,Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde,Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica,Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,Estonia, Ethiopia, EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana,Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland,Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati,North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon,Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States ofMicronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts andNevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tomeand Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa,Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad andTobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE,UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,Zambia, Zimbabwe
Nuclear Test Ban
see Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water
Ozone Layer Protection
see Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for thePrevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL)
note - abbreviated as Ship Pollution
opened for signature - 17 February 1978
entered into force - 2 October 1983
objective - to preserve the marine environment through the complete elimination of pollution by oil and other harmful substances and the minimization of accidental discharge of such substances
parties - (119) Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Canada,Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, TheGambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras,Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lebanon,Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, MarshallIslands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands,NZ, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru,Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis,Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe,Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden,Switzerland, Syria, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,Tuvalu, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
note - abbreviated as Antarctic-Environmental Protocol
opened for signature - 4 October 1991
entered into force - 14 January 1998
objective - to provide for comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems; applies to the area covered by the Antarctic Treaty
consultative parties - (27) Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil,Bulgaria, Chile, China, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India,Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Peru, Poland,Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, UK, US, Uruguay
non consultative parties - (16) Austria, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary AirPollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides orTheir Transboundary Fluxes
note - abbreviated as Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
opened for signature - 31 October 1988
entered into force - 14 February 1991
objective - to provide for the control or reduction of nitrogen oxides and their transboundary fluxes
parties - (28) Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, CzechRepublic, Denmark, Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands,Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, US
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (1) Poland
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary AirPollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile OrganicCompounds or Their Transboundary Fluxes
note - abbreviated as Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
opened for signature - 18 November 1991
entered into force - 29 September 1997
objective - to provide for the control and reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds in order to reduce their transboundary fluxes so as to protect human health and the environment from adverse effects
parties - (21) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark,Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein,Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,Switzerland, UK
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (6) Canada, EU, Greece, Portugal, Ukraine, US
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary AirPollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
note - abbreviated as Air Pollution-Sulphur 94
opened for signature - 14 June 1994
entered into force - 5 August 1998
objective - to provide for a further reduction in sulfur emissions or transboundary fluxes
parties - (23) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic,Denmark, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (5) Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary AirPollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants
note - abbreviated as Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
opened for signature - 24 June 1998
entered into force - 23 October 2003
objective - to provide for the control and reduction of emissions of persistent organic pollutants in order to reduce their transboundary fluxes so as to protect human health and the environment from adverse effects
parties - (22) Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic,Denmark, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia,Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Romania,Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (14) Armenia, Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, UK, US
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary AirPollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or Their TransboundaryFluxes by at Least 30%
note - abbreviated as Air Pollution-Sulphur 85
opened for signature - 8 July 1985
entered into force - 2 September 1987
objective - to provide for a 30% reduction in sulfur emissions or transboundary fluxes by 1993
parties - (22) Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, CzechRepublic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovakia,Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
Ship Pollution
see Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL)
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water
note - abbreviated as Nuclear Test Ban
opened for signature - 5 August 1963
entered into force - 10 October 1963
objective - to obtain an agreement on general and complete disarmament under strict international control in accordance with the objectives of the United Nations; to put an end to the armaments race and eliminate incentives for the production and testing of all kinds of weapons, including nuclear weapons
parties - (113) Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia,Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan,Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma,Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, DemocraticRepublic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus,Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, ElSalvador, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea,Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi,Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal,Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua NewGuinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, SanMarino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK, US, Venezuela, Zambia
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (17) Algeria,Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Ethiopia, Haiti, Libya, Mali,Pakistan, Paraguay, Portugal, Somalia, Tanzania, Uruguay, Vietnam,Yemen
Tropical Timber 83
see International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983
Tropical Timber 94
see International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)
note - abbreviated as Law of the Sea
opened for signature - 10 December 1982
entered into force - 16 November 1994
objective - to set up a comprehensive new legal regime for the sea and oceans; to include rules concerning environmental standards as well as enforcement provisions dealing with pollution of the marine environment
parties - (148) Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain,Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia andHerzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma,Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Comoros, DemocraticRepublic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia,Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, SouthKorea, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia,Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco,Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua NewGuinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and theGrenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,Suriname, Sweden, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia,Zimbabwe
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (29) Afghanistan,Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, Central AfricanRepublic, Chad, Colombia, Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, ElSalvador, Ethiopia, Iran, North Korea, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Niger, Niue, Rwanda,Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand, UAE
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those CountriesExperiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly inAfrica
note - abbreviated as Desertification
opened for signature - 14 October 1994
entered into force - 26 December 1996
objective - to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements
parties - (178) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua andBarbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, TheBahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma,Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central AfricanRepublic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic ofthe Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Coted'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, EquatorialGuinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, TheGambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova,Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal,Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman,Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, SaintLucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tomeand Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain,Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,Thailand, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay,Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
note - abbreviated as Climate Change
opened for signature - 9 May 1992
entered into force - 21 March 1994
objective - to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a low enough level to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system
parties - (189) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua andBarbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, TheBahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of theCongo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,Ethiopia, EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States ofMicronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway,Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, SaintKitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia,Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, SolomonIslands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela,Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Wetlands
see Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar)
Whaling
see International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
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Appendix D - Cross-Reference List of Country Data Codes
FIPS 10: Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, andTheir Principal Administrative Divisions (FIPS 10) is maintained bythe Office of Targeting and Transnational Issues, NationalGeospatial-Intelligence Agency, and published by the NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce).FIPS 10 codes are intended for general use throughout the USGovernment, especially in activities associated with the missionof the Department of State and national defense programs.
ISO 3166: Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries (ISO 3166) is prepared by the International Organization for Standardization. ISO 3166 includes two- and three-character alphabetic codes and three-digit numeric codes that may be needed for activities involving exchange of data with international organizations that have adopted that standard. Except for the numeric codes, ISO 3166 codes have been adopted in the US as FIPS 104-1: American National Standard Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries, Dependencies, and Areas of Special Sovereignty for Information Interchange.
Internet: The Internet country code is the two-letter digraph maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Entity FIPS 10 ISO 3166 Internet Comment
Afghanistan AF AF AFG 004 .afAlbania AL AL ALB 008 .alAlgeria AG DZ DZA 012 .dzAmerican Samoa AQ AS ASM 016 .asAndorra AN AD AND 020 .adAngola AO AO AGO 024 .aoAnguilla AV AI AIA 660 .aiAntarctica AY AQ ATA 010 .aqISO defines as the territory south of 60 degrees south latitude
Antigua and Barbuda AC AG ATG 028 .agArgentina AR AR ARG 032 .arArmenia AM AM ARM 051 .amAruba AA AW ABW 533 .awAshmore andCartier Islands AT - - -ISO includes with Australia
Australia AS AU AUS 036 .auISO includes Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Coral Sea Islands
Austria AU AT AUT 040 .atAzerbaijan AJ AZ AZE 031 .azBahamas, The BF BS BHS 044 .bsBahrain BA BH BHR 048 .bhBaker Island FQ - - -ISO includes with the US Minor Outlying Islands
Bangladesh BG BD BGD 050 .bd Barbados BB BB BRB 052 .bb Bassas da India BS - - - - administered as part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands; no ISO codes assigned
Belarus BO BY BLR 112 .byBelgium BE BE BEL 056 .beBelize BH BZ BLZ 084 .bzBenin BN BJ BEN 204 .bjBermuda BD BM BMU 060 .bmBhutan BT BT BTN 064 .btBolivia BL BO BOL 068 .boBosnia andHerzegovina BK BA BIH 070 .baBotswana BC BW BWA 072 .bwBouvet Island BV BV BVT 074 .bvBrazil BR BR BRA 076 .brBritish IndianOcean Territory IO IO IOT 086 .ioBritish VirginIslands VI VG VGB 092 .vgBrunei BX BN BRN 096 .bnBulgaria BU BG BGR 100 .bgBurkina Faso UV BF BFA 854 .bfBurma BM MM MMR 104 .mmISO uses the name Myanmar
Burundi BY BI BDI 108 .biCambodia CB KH KHM 116 .khCameroon CM CM CMR 120 .cmCanada CA CA CAN 124 .caCape Verde CV CV CPV 132 .cvCayman Islands CJ KY CYM 136 .kyCentral AfricanRepublic CT CF CAF 140 .cfChad CD TD TCD 148 .tdChile CI CL CHL 152 .clChina CH CN CHN 156 .cnsee also Taiwan
Christmas Island KT CX CXR 162 .cxClipperton Island IP - - -ISO includes with French Polynesia
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCK CC CCK 166 .ccColombia CO CO COL 170 .coComoros CN KM COM 174 .kmCongo, DemocraticRepublic of the CG CD COD 180 .cdformerly Zaire
Congo, Republic of theCF CG COG 178 .cgCook Islands CW CK COK 184 .ckCoral Sea Islands CR - - -ISO includes with Australia
Costa Rica CS CR CRI 188 .crCote d'Ivoire IV CI CIV 384 .ciCroatia HR HR HRV 191 .hrCuba CU CU CUB 192 .cuCyprus CY CY CYP 196 .cyCzech Republic EZ CZ CZE 203 .czDenmark DA DK DNK 208 .dkDjibouti DJ DJ DJI 262 .djDominica DO DM DMA 212 .dmDominican Republic DR DO DOM 214 .doEast Timor TT TL TLS 626 .tlEcuador EC EC ECU 218 .ecEgypt EG EG EGY 818 .egEl Salvador ES SV SLV 222 .svEquatorial Guinea EK GQ GNQ 226 .gqEritrea ER ER ERI 232 .erEstonia EN EE EST 233 .eeEthiopia ET ET ETH 231 .etEuropa Island EU - - - -administered as part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands;no ISO codes assigned
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)FKFKFLK 238 .fkFaroe Islands FO FO FRO 234 .foFiji FJ FJ FJI 242 .fjFinland FI FI FIN 246 .fiFrance FR FR FRA 250 .frFrance, Metropolitan- FX FXX 249 .fxISO limits to the European part of France, excluding FrenchGuiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands,Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion, SaintPierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna
French Guiana FG GF GUF 254 .gfFrench Polynesia FP PF PYF 258 .pfISO includes Clipperton Island
French Southern and Antarctic LandsFSTFATF260 .tfFIPS 10-4 does not include the French-claimed portion ofAntarctica (Terre Adelie)
Gabon GB GA GAB 266 .gaGambia, The GA GM GMB 270 .gmGaza Strip GZ PS PSE 275 .psISO identifies as Occupied Palestinian Territory
Georgia GG GE GEO 268 .ge Germany GM DE DEU 276 .de Ghana GH GH GHA 288 .gh Gibraltar GI GI GIB 292 .gi Glorioso Islands GO - - - - administered as part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands; no ISO codes assigned
Greece GR GR GRC 300 .grGreenland GL GL GRL 304 .glGrenada GJ GD GRD 308 .gdGuadeloupe GP GP GLP 312 .gpGuam GQ GU GUM 316 .guGuatemala GT GT GTM 320 .gtGuernsey GK GG GGY 831 .ggGuinea GV GN GIN 324 .gnGuinea-Bissau PU GW GNB 624 .gwGuyana GY GY GUY 328 .gyHaiti HA HT HTI 332 .htHeard Island andMcDonald Islands HM HM HMD 334 .hmHoly See(Vatican City) VT VA VAT 336 .vaHonduras HO HN HND 340 .hnHong Kong HK HK HKG 344 .hkHowland Island HQ - - -ISO includes with the US Minor Outlying Islands
Hungary HU HU HUN 348 .huIceland IC IS ISL 352 .isIndia IN IN IND 356 .inIndonesia ID ID IDN 360 .idIran IR IR IRN 364 .irIraq IZ IQ IRQ 368 .iqIreland EI IE IRL 372 .ieIsle of Man IM IM IMN 833 .imIsrael IS IL ISR 376 .ilItaly IT IT ITA 380 .itJamaica JM JM JAM 388 .jmJan Mayen JN - - -ISO includes with Svalbard
Japan JA JP JPN 392 .jpJarvis Island DQ - - -ISO includes with the US Minor Outlying Islands
Jersey JE JE JEY 832 .jeJohnston Atoll JQ - - -ISO includes with the US Minor Outlying Islands
Jordan JO JO JOR 400 .joJuan de Nova Island JU - - - -administered as part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands;no ISO codes assigned
Kazakhstan KZ KZ KAZ 398 .kzKenya KE KE KEN 404 .keKingman Reef KQ - - -ISO includes with the US Minor Outlying Islands
Kiribati KR KI KIR 296 .kiKorea, North KN KP PRK 408 .kpKorea, South KS KR KOR 410 .krKuwait KU KW KWT 414 .kwKyrgyzstan KG KG KGZ 417 .kgLaos LA LA LAO 418 .laLatvia LG LV LVA 428 .lvLebanon LE LB LBN 422 .lbLesotho LT LS LSO 426 .lsLiberia LI LR LBR 430 .lrLibya LY LY LBY 434 .lyLiechtenstein LS LI LIE 438 .liLithuania LH LT LTU 440 .ltLuxembourg LU LU LUX 442 .luMacau MC MO MAC 446 .moMacedonia MK MK MKD 807 .mkMadagascar MA MG MDG 450 .mgMalawi MI MW MWI 454 .mwMalaysia MY MY MYS 458 .myMaldives MV MV MDV 462 .mvMali ML ML MLI 466 .mlMalta MT MT MLT 470 .mtMarshall Islands RM MH MHL 584 .mhMartinique MB MQ MTQ 474 .mqMauritania MR MR MRT 478 .mrMauritius MP MU MUS 480 .muMayotte MF YT MYT 175 .ytMexico MX MX MEX 484 .mxMicronesia,FederatedStates of FM FM FSM 583 .fmMidway Islands MQ - - -ISO includes with the US Minor Outlying Islands
Moldova MD MD MDA 498 .mdMonaco MN MC MCO 492 .mcMongolia MG MN MNG 496 .mnMontenegro MJ ME MNE 499 .menew ccTLD takes effect in 2007, in the interim .cg.yu remains current
Montserrat MH MS MSR 500 .msMorocco MO MA MAR 504 .maMozambique MZ MZ MOZ 508 .mzMyanmar - - - -see Burma
Namibia WA NA NAM 516 .naNauru NR NR NRU 520 .nrNavassa Island BQ - - - -ISO includes with the US Minor Outlying Islands
Nepal NP NP NPL 524 .npNetherlands NL NL NLD 528 .nlNetherlandsAntilles NT AN ANT 530 .anNew Caledonia NC NC NCL 540 .ncNew Zealand NZ NZ NZL 554 .nzNicaragua NU NI NIC 558 .niNiger NG NE NER 562 .neNigeria NI NG NGA 566 .ngNiue NE NU NIU 570 .nuNorfolk Island NF NF NFK 574 .nfNorthern MarianaIslands CQ MP MNP 580 .mpNorway NO NO NOR 578 .noOman MU OM OMN 512 .omPakistan PK PK PAK 586 .pkPalau PS PW PLW 585 .pwPalmyra Atoll LQ - - -ISO includes with the US Minor Outlying Islands
Panama PM PA PAN 591 .paPapua New Guinea PP PG PNG 598 .pgParacel Islands PF - - -Paraguay PA PY PRY 600 .pyPeru PE PE PER 604 .pePhilippines RP PH PHL 608 .phPitcairn Islands PC PN PCN 612 .pnPoland PL PL POL 616 .plPortugal PO PT PRT 620 .ptPuerto Rico RQ PR PRI 630 .prQatar QA QA QAT 634 .qaReunion RE RE REU 638 .reRomania RO RO ROU 642 .roRussia RS RU RUS 643 .ruRwanda RW RW RWA 646 .rwSaint Helena SH SH SHN 654 .shSaint Kittsand Nevis SC KN KNA 659 .knSaint Lucia ST LC LCA 662 .lcSaint Pierreand Miquelon SB PM SPM 666 .pmSaint Vincent andthe Grenadines VC VC VCT 670 .vcSamoa WS WS WSM 882 .wsSan Marino SM SM SMR 674 .smSao Tome andPrincipe TP ST STP 678 .stSaudi Arabia SA SA SAU 682 .saSenegal SG SN SEN 686 .snSerbia RB RS SRB 688 .rs.yu remains in service until the end of 2006
Seychelles SE SC SYC 690 .scSierra Leone SL SL SLE 694 .slSingapore SN SG SGP 702 .sgSlovakia LO SK SVK 703 .skSlovenia SI SI SVN 705 .siSolomon Islands BP SB SLB 090 .sbSomalia SO SO SOM 706 .soSouth Africa SF ZA ZAF 710 .zaSouth Georgia andthe Islands SX GS SGS 239 .gsSpain SP ES ESP 724 .esSpratly Islands PG - - -Sri Lanka CE LK LKA 144 .lkSudan SU SD SDN 736 .sdSuriname NS SR SUR 740 .srSvalbard SV SJ SJM 744 .sjISO includes Jan Mayen
Swaziland WZ SZ SWZ 748 .szSweden SW SE SWE 752 .seSwitzerland SZ CH CHE 756 .chSyria SY SY SYR 760 .syTaiwan TW TW TWN 158 .twTajikistan TI TJ TJK 762 .tjTanzania TZ TZ TZA 834 .tzThailand TH TH THA 764 .thTogo TO TG TGO 768 .tgTokelau TL TK TKL 772 .tkTonga TN TO TON 776 .toTrinidad and Tobago TD TT TTO 780 .ttTromelin Island TE - - - -administered as part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands;no ISO codes assigned
Tunisia TS TN TUN 788 .tnTurkey TU TR TUR 792 .trTurkmenistan TX TM TKM 795 .tmTurks and Caicos IslandsTK TC TCA 796 .tcTuvalu TV TV TUV 798 .tvUganda UG UG UGA 800 .ugUkraine UP UA UKR 804 .uaUnited Arab EmiratesAE AE ARE 784 .aeUnited Kingdom UK GB GBR 826 .ukUnited States US US USA 840 .usUnited StatesMinor OutlyingIslands - UM UMI 581 .umISO includes Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island,Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island,Palmyra Atoll, Wake Island
Uruguay UY UY URY 858 .uyUzbekistan UZ UZ UZB 860 .uzVanuatu NH VU VUT 548 .vuVenezuela VE VE VEN 862 .veVietnam VM VN VNM 704 .vnVirgin Islands VQ VI VIR 850 .viVirgin Islands (UK) - - - .vgsee British Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands (US) - - - .visee Virgin Islands
Wake Island WQ - - - -ISO includes with the US Minor Outlying Islands
Wallis and Futuna WF WF WLF 876 .wfWest Bank WE PS PSE 275 .psISO identifies as Occupied Palestinian Territory
Western Sahara WI EH ESH 732 .eh Western Samoa - - - .ws see Samoa
World - - - -the Factbook uses the W data code from DIAM 65-18 GeopoliticalData Elements and Related Features, Data Standard No. 3,December 1994, published by the Defense Intelligence Agency
Yemen YM YE YEM 887 .ye Zaire - - - - see Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia ZA ZM ZMB 894 .zmZimbabwe ZI ZW ZWE 716 .zw
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Appendix E - Cross-Reference List of Hydrographic Data Codes
IHO 23-4th: Limits of Oceans and Seas, Special Publication 23, Draft 4th Edition 1986, published by the International Hydrographic Bureau of the International Hydrographic Organization
IHO 23-3rd: Limits of Oceans and Seas, Special Publication 23, 3rdEdition 1953, published by the International Hydrographic Organization
ACIC M 49-1: Chart of Limits of Seas and Oceans, revised January 1958,published by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center (ACIC),United States Air Force; note - ACIC is now part of the NationalImagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
DIAM 65-18: Geopolitical Data Elements and Related Features, Data Standard No. 4, Defense Intelligence Agency Manual 65-18, December 1994, published by the Defense Intelligence Agency
The US Government has not yet adopted a standard for hydrographic codes similar to the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 10-4 country codes. The names and limits of the following oceans and seas are not always directly comparable because of differences in the customers, needs, and requirements of the individual organizations. Even the number of principal water bodies varies from organization to organization. Factbook users, for example, find the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean entries useful, but none of the following standards include those oceans in their entirety. Nor is there any provision for combining codes or overcodes to aggregate water bodies. The recently delimited Southern Ocean is not included.
Principal Oceans and Seas of the WorldWith Hydrographic Codes by Institution
IHO 23-4th IHO 23-3rd* ACIC M 49-1 DIAM 65-18
Arctic Ocean 9 17 A 5AAtlantic Ocean - - - -Baltic Sea 2 1 B26 7BEastern Mediterranean 3.1.2 28 B - 8EIndian Ocean 5 45 F 6AMediterranean Sea 3.1 28 B11 -North Atlantic Ocean 1 23 B 1ANorth Pacific Ocean 7 57 D 3APacific Ocean - - - -South Atlantic Ocean 4 32 C 2ASouth China and EasternArchipelagic Seas 6 49, 48 D18 plus 3U plusothers othersSouth Pacific Ocean 8 61 E 4AWestern Mediterranean 3.1.1 28 A - 8W
*The letters after the numbers are subdivisions, not footnotes.
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Appendix F - Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names
Name Entry in The Latitude LongitudeWorld Factbook (deg min) (deg min)