, Finland
telephone-[358] (0) 18001
FAX-[358] (0) 1800210
established-4 December 1975
effective-1 June 1976
aim-to promote economic cooperation and development
members-(5) Denmark (including Faroe Islands and Greenland), Finland
(including Aland Islands), Iceland, Norway, Sweden
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North
a popular term for the rich industrialized countries generally located
in the northern portion of the Northern Hemisphere; the counterpart of
the South; see developed countries (DCs)
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North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC)
note-see Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
address-B-1110 Brussels, Belgium
telephone-[32] (2) 707 4111
FAX-[32] (2) 707 4579
established-17 September 1949
aim-to promote mutual defense and cooperation
members-(16) Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Turkey, UK, US
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Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
address-AEN/NEA, Le Seine St. Germain, 12 bd des Iles, F-92130
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
telephone-[33] (1) 45 24 10 10
FAX-[33] (1) 45 24 11 10
established-NA 1958
aim-to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy; associated with
OECD
members-(23) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK,
US
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Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
note-also known as the London Suppliers Group or the London Group
address-c/o Permanent Mission of Japan in Vienna, Prinz-Eugen Strasse
8-10, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
telephone-[43] (1) 505 5467
FAX-[43] (1) 505 6167
established-NA 1974
effective-NA 1975
aim-to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials,
processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information
to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and
instability
members-(34) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
NZ, Nor