| Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2011 |
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 List of abbreviations and acronyms |
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| 2G |
|
Second generation |
| 3G |
|
Third generation |
| 4G |
|
Fourth generation |
| AFTA |
|
ASEAN Free Trade Area |
| aGPI |
|
adjusted Gender Parity Index |
| AIDS |
|
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ANAR |
|
Adjusted Net Attendance Rate |
| ANC |
|
Antenatal Care |
| ANER |
|
Adjusted Net Enrolment Rate |
| ANIR |
|
Adjusted Net Intake Rate |
| APC |
|
adult per capita alcohol consumption |
| APTA |
|
Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement |
| AQUASTAT |
|
FAO’s global information system on water and agriculture, developed by the Land and Water Division |
| ART |
|
antiretroviral therapy |
| ASEAN |
|
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASEAN+3 |
|
Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan and the Republic of Korea |
| BOD |
|
Biochemical oxygen demand |
| CBR |
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Crude Birth Rate |
| CDR |
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Crude Death Rate (Population section) |
| CDR |
|
Case Detection Rate (Malaria and tuberculosis section) |
| CEDAW |
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Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CO2 |
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Carbon dioxide |
| COFOG |
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Classification of the Functions of Government |
| CPR |
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Contraceptive Prevalence Rate |
| CRING |
|
Country Reports on Indicators for the Goals |
| DHS |
|
Demographic and Health Surveys |
| DOTS |
|
Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse |
| DPT3 |
|
Diphtheria, tetanus toxoid and pertussis vaccine third dose |
| DSBB |
|
Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board |
| DSL |
|
Digital Subscriber Line |
| ECLAC |
|
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| ECO |
|
Economic Cooperation Organization |
| EDGAR |
|
Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research |
| EFA |
|
Education For All |
| EM-DAT |
|
Emergency Events Database |
| ESCAP |
|
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| FAO |
|
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FDI |
|
Foreign Direct Investment |
| FIFA |
|
Fédération Internationale de Football Association |
| GDP |
|
Gross Domestic Product |
| GER |
|
Gross Enrolment Ratio |
| GG |
|
General Government |
| GHO |
|
Global Health Observatory |
| GIR |
|
Gross Intake Rate |
| GIZ |
|
Deutsche Gesellschaf für Internationale Zusammenarbeit |
| GMAPS |
|
Global Model of Ambient Particulates |
| GNI |
|
Gross National Income |
| GPI |
|
Gender Parity Index |
| GSM |
|
Global System for Mobile communications |
| GTZ |
|
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit |
| HIV |
|
human immunodeficiency virus |
| ICT |
|
Information and Communications Technology |
| IDI |
|
ICT Development Index |
| IEA |
|
International Energy Agency |
| IFS |
|
International Financial Statistics |
| ILO |
|
International Labour Organization |
| IMF |
|
International Monetary Fund |
| IMR |
|
Infant Mortality Rate |
| IMT |
|
International Mobile Telecommunications |
| IPCC |
|
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| ISCED |
|
International Standard Classification of Education |
| ISDN |
|
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISIC |
|
International Standard Industrial Classification |
| ITU |
|
International Telecommunication Union |
| IUCN |
|
International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| kg |
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kilogram |
| km2 |
|
square kilometre |
| koe |
|
kilograms of oil equivalent |
| kWh |
|
kilowatt-hour |
| LDCs |
|
Least Developed Countries |
| LLDCs |
|
Landlocked Developing Countries |
| m3 |
|
cubic metre |
| MDG |
|
Millennium Development Goal |
| MICS |
|
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey |
| MMR |
|
Maternal Mortality Ratio |
| MoF |
|
Ministry of Finance |
| mtoe |
|
million ton of oil equivalent |
| N2O |
|
Nitrous oxide |
| NAMAD |
|
UNSD, National Accounts Main Aggregates Database |
| NCHS |
|
National Center for Health Statistics |
| NDRC |
|
The National Development and Reform Commission |
| NER |
|
Net Enrolment Rate |
| NGL |
|
Natural Gas Liquid |
| NGOs |
|
Non-Governmental Organizations |
| NHA |
|
National Health Accounts |
| NIR |
|
Net Intake Rate |
| NMCP |
|
National Malaria Control Programme |
| NTP |
|
National tuberculosis control programme |
| ODA |
|
Official Development Assistance |
| ODP |
|
Ozone-Depleting Potential |
| OECD |
|
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OOP |
|
Out-Of-Pocket |
| PER |
|
Public Expenditure Review |
| PM10 |
|
Particulate Matter 10 microns |
| PPP |
|
Purchasing Power Parity |
| PSTN |
|
Public Switched Telephone Network |
| R&D |
|
Research and Development |
| RIVM |
|
Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment |
| SAARC |
|
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SAFTA |
|
South Asian Free Trade Area |
| SDDS |
|
Special Data Dissemination Standard |
| SHP |
|
skilled health personnel |
| SIM |
|
Subscriber Identity Module |
| SLE |
|
School Life Expectancy |
| SNA |
|
System of National Accounts |
| SO2 |
|
Sulphur dioxide |
| TB |
|
Tuberculosis |
| TEU |
|
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit |
| TFC |
|
Total Final Energy Consumption |
| TFR |
|
Total Fertility Rate |
| THE |
|
Total Health Expenditure |
| TPES |
|
Total Primary Energy Supply |
| U5MR |
|
Under-five mortality rate |
| UN |
|
United Nations |
| UN Comtrade |
|
United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database |
| UNAIDS |
|
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNCTAD |
|
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDESA |
|
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
| UNDM |
|
United Nations Department of Management |
| UNDP |
|
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECE |
|
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP |
|
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO |
|
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNGASS |
|
United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS |
| UNICEF |
|
United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UN-NAQ |
|
United Nations – National Account Questionnaire |
| UNSD |
|
United Nations Statistics Division |
| UNWTO |
|
World Tourism Organization |
| USB |
|
Universal Serial Bus |
| VoIP |
|
Voice over Internet Protocol |
| WB |
|
World Bank |
| WCMC |
|
World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| WDI |
|
World Development Indicator |
| WDPA |
|
World Database on Protected Areas |
| WHO |
|
World Health Organization |
| WPP |
|
World Population Prospect |
| YLL |
|
Years of Life Lost |
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