h Africa have figures well under
$10,000 and three of the excluded OPEC countries have figures of $10,000
or more;

the 34 DCs are--Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda,
Canada, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta,
Monaco, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, South Africa,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, Vatican City
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_#_developing countries--an imprecise term for the less developed
countries with growing economies; see less developed countries (LDCs)
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_#_East African Development Bank (EADB)

established--6 June 1967, effective 1 December 1967;

aim--to promote economic development;

members--(3) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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_#_Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

established--28 March 1947 as Economic Commission for Asia and
the Far East (ECAFE);

aim--to promote economic development as a regional commission for
the UN's ECOSOC;

members--(38) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei,
Burma, Cambodia, China, Fiji, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan,
South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore,
Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, UK, US, USSR,
Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Samoa;

associate members--(9) Cook Islands, Guam, Hong Kong, Kiribati,
Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Niue,
Northern Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau)
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_#_Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

established--9 August 1973 as Economic Commission for Western Asia
(ECWA);

aim--to promote economic development as a regional commission for
the UN's ECOSOC;

members--(12) Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Yemen
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_#_Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

established--26 June 1945, effective 24 October 1945;

aim--to coordinate the economic and social work of the UN; includes
five regional commissions (see Ec