Acronyms APHUG

LDC

Less Developed Country

NIC

Newly Industrialized Country

MDC

More Developed Country

HDI

Human Development Index

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GNP

Gross National Product

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

EPZ

Export Processing Zone

BRICS

Brazil

CBD

Central Business District

CDR

Crude Death Rate

SINKs

Single Income, NO Kids

DINKs

Double Income, No Kids

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

MNC

Multinational Corporation

CBR

Crude Birth Rate

DTM

Demographic Transition Model

ETM

Epidemiologic Transition Model

GDI

Gross Domestic Income

GMO

Genetically Modified Organism

GIS

Geographic Information System

GPS

Global Positioning System

GNI

Gross National Income

IMR

Infant Mortality Rate

MSA

Metropolitan Statistical Area

NIR

Natural Increase Rate

RP

Received Pronunciation

TFR

Total Fertility Rate

UNCLOS

United Nations Convention on the Law Of the Sea

EU

European Union

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Nations

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries