d - 11 December 1969
aim - to promote free trade and cooperation in customs matters
members - (5) Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland
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Southern African Development Community (SADC)
note - evolved from the Southern African Development Coordination
Conference (SADCC)
address - Private Bag 0095, Gaborone, Botswana
telephone - [267] (31) 351863, 351864, 351865
FAX - [267] (31) 372848
established - 17 August 1992
aim - to promote regional economic development and integration
members - (14) Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South
Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) or Southern Common Market
note - also known as Mercado Comun del Cono Sur (Mercosur)
address - Rincon 575 Piso 12, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay
telephone - [598] (2) 9164590
FAX - [598] (2) 9164591
established - 26 March 1991
aim - to increase regional economic cooperation
members - (4) Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
associate member - (2) Bolivia, Chile
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Statistical Commission
address - Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social
Affairs, United Nations, DC-2 Building, Room 2963, New York, NY 10017,
US
telephone - [1] (212) 963 1234
FAX - [1] (212) 963 9851
established - 21 June 1946
aim - to deal with development and standardization of national
statistics of interest to the UN, as part of the Economic and Social
Council organization
members - (24) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
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Third World
another term for the less developed countries; the term is
obsolescent; see less developed countries (LDCs)
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underdeveloped countries

refers to those less developed countries with the potential for
above-average economic growth; see less developed countries (LDCs)
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undeveloped countries

refers to those extremely poor less developed countries (LDCs) with
little prospect for economic growth; see least developed countries
(LLDCs)
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