øC
degrees (Centigrade)
øF
degrees (Fahrenheit)
A.C.T.
Australian Capital Territory
abbrev.
abbreviated
ABM
antiballistic missile(s)
ACP
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
AD
Anno Domini
Afgh.
Afghanistan
Afr.
Afrikaans
Alb.
Albanian
ALCM
air-launched Cruise missile(s)
Amh.
Amharic
ANC
African National Congress
anc.
ancient
APC
armoured personnel carrier(s)
approx.
approximately
Ar.
Arabic
Arm.
Armenian
ASSR
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Aust.
Australian
Az.
Azerbaijani
Azerb.
Azerbaijan
B-H
Bosnia-Herzegovina
b/cd
barrels per calendar day
b/d
barrels per day
Bangl.
Bangladesh
Basq.
Basque
BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation
bbl
barrel/barrels
BC
before Christ
Bel.
Belorussian
Belar.
Belorussia
Ben.
Bengali
Ber.
Berber
bn
billion (one thousand million)
BP
British Petroleum
Bret.
Breton
Brig.
Brigadier
Brit.
British
Bul.
Bulgarian
Bur.
Burmese
C
central
C.
Cape
Cam.
Cambodian
Cant.
Cantonese
Capt.
Captain
CAR
Central African Republic
Cast.
Castilian
Cat.
Catalan
Chin.
Chinese
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
CITES
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild flora and fauna
cm
centimetre(s)
Cmdr.
Commander
Col.
Colonel
Cro.
Croat
Cz.
Czech
Czech Rep.
Czech Republic
Dan.
Danish
dept.
department
dev.
development
Dom. Rep.
Dominican Republic
Dr.
Doctor
Dut.
Dutch
dwt
dead weight tonnage
E
east
EC
see EU
ECU
European Currency Unit
EEC
EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone
EMS
European Monetary System
Eng.
English
est.
estimated
Est.
Estonian
EU
European Union (previously European Community [EC], European Economic Community [EEC])
Faer.
Faeroese
Fij.
Fijian
Fin.
Finnish
Finl.
Finland
Fr
Father
Fr.
French
Fris.
Frisian
ft.
foot/feet
FYRM
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
FZ
Franc Zone
g
gramme(s)
Gael.
Gaelic
Gal.
Galician
GDP
Gross Domestic Product (the total value of goods and services produced by a country excluding income from foreign countries)
GDR
German Democratic Republic
Gen.
General
Geor.
Georgian
Georg.
Georgia
Ger.
German
Gk.
Greek
GNP
Gross National Product (the total value of goods and services produced by a country)
Heb.
Hebrew
HEP
hydro-electric power
HH
His/Her Highness
Hind.
Hindi
hist.
historical
HM
His/Her Majesty
HMS
His/Her Majesty's ship
HRH
His/Her Royal Highness
HSH
His/Her Serene Highness
Hung.
Hungarian
I.
Island
ICBM
intercontinental ballistic missile(s)
Icel.
Icelandic
IMF
International Monetary Fund
in.
inch(es)
In.
Innuit (Eskimo)
Ind.
Indonesian
Intl
International
Ir.
Irish
IRBM
intermediate-range ballistic missile(s)
Is
Islands
It.
Italian
ITTA
International Tropical Timber Agreement
Jap.
Japanese
Kaz.
Kazakh
Kazak.
Kazakhstan
kg
kilogramme(s)
Kir.
Kirghiz
km
kilometre(s)
kmý
square kilometre(s)
Kor.
Korean
Kurd.
Kurdish
kw
kilowatt(s)
kwh
kilowatt hour(s)
Kyrg.
Kyrgyzstan
L.
Lake
Lao.
Laotian
Lapp.
Lappish
Lat.
Latin
Latv.
Latvian
Liech.
Liechtenstein
Lith.
Lithuanian
Lithu.
Lithuania
LNG
liquefied natural gas
Lt.
Lieutenant
Lux.
Luxembourg
m
million/metre(s)
Mac.
Macedonian
Maced.
Macedonia
Maj.
Major
Mal.
Malay
Malg.
Malagasy
Malt.
Maltese
mi.
mile(s)
Mong.
Mongolian
Mt.
Mountain
Mts
Mountains
N
north
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nat.
National
Nep.
Nepali
Neth.
Netherlands
NGO
Non-governmental Organization
NIC
Newly Industrialized Country
Nic.
Nicaraguan
Nor.
Norwegian
NZ
New Zealand
Pakis.
Pakistan
Pash.
Pashtu
PC
personal computer
Per.
Persian
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
PNG
Papua New Guinea
Pol.
Polish
Poly.
Polynesian
Port.
Portuguese
prev.
previously
PWV
Pretoria Witwatersrand Vereeniging
Rep.
Represa (Spanish, Portuguese for reservoir)
Republic
Res.
Reservoir
Rev
Reverend
Rmsch.
Romansch
Rom.
Romanian
Rus.
Russian
Russ. Fed.
Russian Federation
S
south
SALT
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
SCr.
Serbo-Croatian
Serb.
Serbian
Sinh.
Sinhala
SLBM
submarine-launched ballistic missile(s)
Slvk.
Slovak
Slvn.
Slovene
Som.
Somali
Sp.
Spanish
sq.
square
SSBN
nuclear-fuelled ballistic-missile submarine(s)
SSM
surface-to-surface missile(s)
St.
Saint
START
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Strs.
Straits
Swa.
Swahili
Swe.
Swedish
Switz.
Switzerland
Taj.
Tajik
Th.
Thai
Thai.
Thailand
Tib.
Tibetan
Turk.
Turkish
Turkm.
Turkmenistan
TV
television
UAE
United Arab Emirates
Uigh.
Uighur
UK
United Kingdom
Ukr.
Ukrainian
Ukra.
Ukraine
UN
United Nations
UNCLOS
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Urd.
Urdu
US/USA
United States of America
USS
United States Ship
USSR
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Uzb.
Uzbek
Uzbek.
Uzbekistan
var.
variant
VCR
video cassette recorder
Vdkhr.
Vodokhranilishche (Russian for reservoir)
Vdskh.
Vodoskhovyshche (Ukrainian for reservoir)
Vtn.
Vietnamese
W
west
Wel.
Welsh
Yugo.
Yugoslavia