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SIPRI cooperates with several international and regional organizations, among them: UN Department for Disarmament Affairs (<strong>DDA</strong>) and the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (<strong>UNIDIR</strong>), Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (<strong>OPCW</strong>) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (<strong>IAEA</strong>), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (<strong>OSCE</strong>), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (<strong>NATO</strong>), the European Union (<strong>EU</strong>) and the African Union (<strong>AU</strong>).</p> <p align="left"><strong>Worldometer adjusts the data when needed to reflect current prices and current estimated yearly expenditure based on global GDP growth and military spending trends. </strong></p> <p align="left" class="mini"><strong>References and useful links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/milex">SIPRI: data on military expenditure</a></li> <li><a href="http://disarmament.un.org/">UN Department for Disarmament Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.unidir.org/">UN Institute for Disarmament Research</a></li><li><a href="http://www.opcw.org/">Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.iaea.org/">International Atomic Energy Agency</a></ul> </div></div></div><div class="col-md-4 adright"><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__300x600" id="worldometers_siderail_right"> <script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "worldometers_siderail_right", slotId: "worldometers_siderail_right" }); </script></div></div></div></div>  <div style="margin-bottom:40px"><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __336x280" id="worldometers_bottom"> <script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "worldometers_bottom", slotId: "worldometers_bottom" }); </script></div></div><footer><div class="footerlinks"><div style="margin-bottom:20px"><a href="/"><img src="/img/worldometers-logo-footer.png" border="0" class="img-footer"></a></div><a href="/about/">about</a> | <a href="/faq/">faq</a> | <a href="/languages/">languages</a> | <a href="/contact/">contact</a></div> <div class="copy">© Copyright Worldometers.info - All rights reserved - <a href="/disclaimer/">Disclaimer & Privacy Policy</a></div></footer> </body></html>