lopment
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socialist countries

in general, countries in which the government owns and plans the use
of the major factors of production; note - the term is sometimes used
incorrectly as a synonym for communist countries
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South
a popular term for the poorer, less industrialized countries generally
located south of the developed countries; the counterpart of the
North; see less developed countries (LDCs)
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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
address - P. O. Box 4222, Kathmandu, Nepal
telephone - [977] (1) 221785, 226350, 221792, 228029
FAX - [977] (1) 227033, 223991
established - 8 December 1985
aim - to promote economic, social, and cultural cooperation
members - (7) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka
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South Pacific Commission (SPC)
see Pacific Community (SPC)
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South Pacific Forum (SPF)
address - c/o Forum Secretariat, Ratu Sukuna Road, Private Mail Bag,
Suva, Fiji
telephone - [679] 312 600, 303 106
FAX - [679] 301 102, 305 573
established - 5 August 1971
aim - to promote regional cooperation in political matters
members - (16) Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, NZ, Niue, Palau, Papua
New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement
(Sparteca)
address - c/o forum Secretariat, Ratu Sukuna Road GPO Box 856, Suva,
Fiji
telephone - [679] 312 600, 303 106
FAX - [679] 302 204
established - NA 1981
aim - to redress unequal trade relationships of Australia and New
Zealand with small island economies in the Pacific region
members - (16) Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, NZ, Niue, Palau, Papua
New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
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Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
address - Director of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance, Private
Bag 13295, Windhoek, Namibia
establishe