established—22 March 1945;

aim—to promote economic, social, political, and military cooperation;

members—(20 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)

established—17 February 1989;

aim—to promote cooperation and integration among the Arab states of northern Africa;

members—(5) Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)

established—27 April 1976, effective 2 February 1977;

aim—to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic affairs;

members—(19 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

established—NA November 1989;