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Four Tigers
Note - another term for the Four Dragons; see Four Dragons
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Franc Zone (FZ)
established - NA
aim - monetary union among countries whose currencies are linked to the French franc
members - (15) Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo; note - France includes metropolitan France, the four overseas departments of France (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion), the two territorial collectivities of France (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon), and the three overseas territories of France (French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna)
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Front Line States (FLS)