| Summary: | This edition pays special attention to Eastern Europe, the Far East, Australasia, South America and the People's Republic of China. All kinds of organizations are included - international, national, governmental, individual, large or small - only strictly local organizations have been omitted. The subject scope includes activities of all kinds, in the fields of commerce and industry, education, law, politics, public administration, religion, recreation, medicine, science and technology. The country of origin of a national organization is given in brackets, unless it is the home country of the title language or can be deduced readily from the title itself. Acronyms of parent bodies of subsidiary organizations are also added in brackets. Acronyms in different languages for the same organization are linked.
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