| Arab League |
Founded in March 22 1945. Head
quarters in Tunis, Tunisia. Promoters co-operation among Arab
nations. |
| Association of South East
Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
Founded in August 9,
1967. Promote economic growth in the region. |
| Common Wealth, |
Founded in April 27,
1949. Secratariat in London. Includes most countries and
dependencies formerly in British empire, plus a number of fully
independent nations. |
| Colombo Plan |
Founded in July 1, 1951 Head
quarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Aids economic development of
Southern Asia. |
| Council for Mutual Economic
Assistance (COMECON) |
Founded in January 25,
1949. Head quarters in Moscow. Economic organisation of
Communist bloc nations. Promotes trade and economic growth. |
| Council of Europe. |
Founded in August 3,
1949. Head quarters in Strasbourg, France. Promotes unity
social and economic progress among members. |
| European Economic Community
(EEC or Common Market) |
Founded in January 1,
1958. Head quarters in Brussels, Belgium. Promotes economic
unity among member states, and has trade agreement throughout the world. |
| European Free Trade
Association (EFTA) |
Founded in May 3, 1960. Head
quarters in Geneva. Promotes free trade among members, none of which
is a member of EEC. |
| North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO) |
Founded in April 4,
1949. Head quarters in Brussels. Guarntees mutual defence
among members, all of which are western bloc nations. |
| Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECO) |
Founded in September 20,
1961. Headquarters in Washington. Promotes co-operation and
defence among its members, nearly 30 nations in North and south America. |
| Organisation of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) |
Founded in November 14, 1980.
Headquarters in Vienna. Aims to control production and pricing of
Crude oil. |
| United Nations (UN) |
Founded in October 24,
1945. Headquarters in New York. In 1984 it had 159
members. It includes international Monetary Fund (IMF) and World
Health Organisation (WHO). Promotes international co-operation,
peace and security. |
| Warsaw Pact |
Founded in June 5, 1955. Head
quarters in Moscow. Military alliance the communist equivalent of
NATO. |
