established—9 October 1874, affiliated with the UN 15 November 1947, effective 1 July 1948;
aim—UN specialized agency that promotes international postal cooperation;
members—(168) all UN members except Antigua and Barbuda, Namibia, South Africa; other members are Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Monaco, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, San Marino, Switzerland, Tonga, Tuvalu, UK Overseas Territories, Vatican City ————————————————————————————————————- _#USSR/Eastern Europe (USSR/EE)—the middle group in the comprehensive but mutually exclusive hierarchy of developed countries (DCs), USSR/Eastern Europe (USSR/EE), and less developed countries (LDCs); these countries are in political and economic transition; this group includes Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, USSR, Yugoslavia ————————————————————————————————————- #Warsaw Pact (WP)—was established 14 May 1955 to promote mutual defense; members met 1 July 1991 to dissolve the alliance; member states—Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the USSR—are now in the process of ratifying this agreement ————————————————————————————————————- #_West African Development Bank (WADB), also known as Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD);
established—14 November 1973;
aim—to promote economic development and integration;
members—(7) Benin, Burkina, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo ————————————————————————————————————- _#_West African Economic Community (CEAO)—acronym from Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest;
established—3 June 1972;
aim—to promote regional economic development;
members—(7) Benin, Burkina, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal;
observers—(2) Guinea, Togo ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Western European Union (WEU)