al, and military
cooperation;

members--(20 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,
Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
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_#_Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)

established--17 February 1989;

aim--to promote cooperation and integration among the Arab states
of northern Africa;

members--(5) Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
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_#_Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)

established--27 April 1976, effective 2 February 1977;

aim--to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in
monetary and economic affairs;

members--(19 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania,
Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE,
Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
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_#_Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

established--NA November 1989;

aim--to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin;

members--(12) all ASEAN members (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand) plus Australia, Canada, Japan,
South Korea, NZ, US
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_#_Asian Development Bank (AsDB)

established--19 December 1966;

aim--to promote regional economic cooperation;

regional members--(34) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Burma, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Kiribati, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal,
NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western
Samoa;

nonregional members--(15) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK, US
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_#_Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion (ALADI)--see
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
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_#_Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

establ