newly industrializing economies (NIEs) that subgroup of the less developed countries (LDCs) that has experienced particularly rapid industrialization of their economies; formerly known as the newly industrializing countries (NICs); also known as advanced developing countries; usually includes the Four Dragons (Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan) plus Brazil and Mexico
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
established-1-6 September 1961
aim-to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
members-(102 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
CapeVerde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cote
d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia,
Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-
Bissau, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica,
Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru,
Qatar, Rawada, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, UAE,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Palestine Liberation Organization
observers-(19) African National Congress, Afro-Asian Solidarity Organization,
Antigua and Barbuda, Arab League, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Dominica, El
Salvador, Islamic Conference, Kanaka Socialist National Liberation Front (New
Caledonia), Mexico, Mongolia, Organization of African Unity, Pan Africanist
Congress of Azania, Philippines,
Socialist Party of Puerto Rico, UN, Uruguay
guests-(21) Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech
Republic, Dominican Republic, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland
Nordic Council (NC)
established-16 March 1952
effective-12 February 1953
aim-to promote regional economic, cultural, and environmental cooperation
members-(5) Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden; note-Denmark includes Faroe Islands and Greenland