USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union); used for information dated before 25 December 1991
USSR/EE Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Eastern Europe
V
VHF very-high-frequency
VSAT very small aperture terminal
W
WADB West African Development Bank
WAEMU West African Economic and Monetary Union
WCL World Confederation of Labor
WCO World Customs Organization; see Customs Cooperation Council