aim—to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only;
members—(14) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK;
observers—(3) Poland (scheduled to become a member 1 July 1991), Turkey, Yugoslavia ————————————————————————————————————- _#_European Space Agency (ESA)
established—31 July 1973, effective 1 May 1975;
aim—to promote peaceful cooperation in space research and technology;
members—(13) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK;
associate member—(1) Finland ————————————————————————————————————- _#First World—another term for countries with advanced, industrialized economies; see developed countries (DCs) ————————————————————————————————————- #_Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
established—16 October 1945;
aim—UN specialized agency to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;
members—(157) all UN members except Brunei, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Liechtenstein, Singapore, South Africa, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR; other members are Cook Islands, North Korea, South Korea, Switzerland, Tonga ————————————————————————————————————- _#Four Dragons the four small Asian less developed countries (LDCs) that have experienced unusually rapid economic growth; also known as the Four Tigers; this group includes Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan ————————————————————————————————————- #Four Tigers—another term for the Four Dragons; see Four Dragons ————————————————————————————————————- #_Franc Zone (FZ)