Meanings

Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia)

international maritime signal flags

failed state

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

world state

Congo Free State (1885-1908 name of the Belgian Congo)

least developed country

One China (policy)

non-oil producing countries

national research and development agency

foreign TV or radio personality (in Japan)

national certification

Director of National Intelligence (USA)

National Revolutionary Army (Republic of China; 1925-1947)

British disease (Britain's economic and labour problems in the 1970s)

nationwide instantaneous alert system

departure tax

flag state principle

flag state (of a vessel or aircraft)

international money transfer