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Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. Germany Germany Germany, a medium-sized <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> in the north of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurope" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>. As with all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a>, this is Germany as a country qua political and historical entity (and also qua geographical entity in "dualist" microtheories). Mx4rvVj4PJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA the Federal Republic of Germany Germany http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-Germany-noun-1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ConceptTypeByDomain" class="cyc_term">ConceptTypeByDomain</a>. Generally speaking, instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/Analyst_PertinentConcept" class="cyc_term">Analyst_PertinentConcept</a> are concepts and relations such as are used by intelligence analysts reasoning about threat situations. Specifically, all core concepts in this domain (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/coreConceptOfDomain" class="cyc_term">coreConceptOfDomain</a>) are either 1) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/BinaryPredicate" class="cyc_term">BinaryPredicate</a>s referenced in AKB Fact Entry Templates, 2) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/TernaryPredicate" class="cyc_term">TernaryPredicate</a>s referenced in AKB Fact Entry Templates, 3:)<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/FirstOrderCollection" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>s that are asserted to be <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/argIsa" class="cyc_term">argIsa</a>s of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/BinaryPredicate" class="cyc_term">BinaryPredicate</a>s referenced in AKB Fact Entry Templates, 4) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/FirstOrderCollection" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>s that are asserted to be <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/argIsa" class="cyc_term">argIsa</a>s of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/TernaryPredicate" class="cyc_term">TernaryPredicate</a>s referenced in AKB Fact Entry Templates, 5) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/FirstOrderCollection" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>s that are asserted to be <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/argGenl" class="cyc_term">argGenl</a>s of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/TernaryPredicate" class="cyc_term">TernaryPredicate</a>s referenced in AKB Fact Entry Templates, or 6) concepts or relations that are instances of instances of #$TKBInterfaceCollection. the intelligence analyst reasoning domain Analyst-PertinentConcept Germany Germany Germany, a medium-sized <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> in the north of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurope" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>. As with all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a>, this is Germany as a country qua political and historical entity (and also qua geographical entity in "dualist" microtheories). Germany Germany Germany, a medium-sized <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> in the north of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurope" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>. As with all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a>, this is Germany as a country qua political and historical entity (and also qua geographical entity in "dualist" microtheories). seeAlsoURI See Also URI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/seeAlsoURI" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> THING URI)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. InternationalCommunity the international community This is an informal group comprised of, at the least, all of the countries in the world (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/Country" class="cyc_term">Country</a>), and also some international organizations such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/OPEC" class="cyc_term">OPEC</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/NATO" class="cyc_term">NATO</a>, and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/WorldTradeOrganization" class="cyc_term">WorldTradeOrganization</a>. (Note that all countries being members of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/InternationalCommunity" class="cyc_term">InternationalCommunity</a> is true only in the modern world, where countries have sufficient communication in order to form a community.) Central African States Development Bank CentralAfricanStatesDevelopmentBank Earth The Planet Earth PlanetEarth AfricanDevelopmentBank An international organization whose aim is to to promote economic and social development in African countries. African Development Bank BankForInternationalSettlements Bank for International Settlements Western European country The collection of nation-states in the Western region of Europe. WesternEuropeanCountry Council of Europe CouncilOfEurope Germany Germany Germany, a medium-sized <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> in the north of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurope" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>. As with all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a>, this is Germany as a country qua political and historical entity (and also qua geographical entity in "dualist" microtheories). NATO NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created in Washington on April 4, 1949 as an alliance for collective defence as defined in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. Thus <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/NATO" class="cyc_term">NATO</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/MilitaryOrganization" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a> of countries meant to collectively protect the member countries against <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/MilitaryAttack" class="cyc_term">MilitaryAttack</a>. The international coalition formed in late 1990 with the purpose of forcing the Iraqi army to abandon territory seized in the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. The efforts of the coalition culminated in Operation Desert Storm. DesertShieldCoalition the Desert Shield coalition ContinentOfEurasia Eurasia: a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/Continent" class="cyc_term">Continent</a>. Eurasia prettyString Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/prettyString" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/prettyString" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. the Missile Technology Control Regime The international organization established April 16, 1987 with the goal of arresting the proliferation of unmanned delivery vehicles of mass destruction by controlling the export of key missile technologies and equipment. MissileTechnologyControlRegime The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/Occident" class="cyc_term">Occident</a> includes the territories of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurope" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/WesternContinent" class="cyc_term">WesternContinent</a>. It is distinguished from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfAsia" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> also called the "Orient". Occident the Occident the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons OrganizationForTheProhibitionOfChemicalWeapons An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/InternationalOrganization" class="cyc_term">InternationalOrganization</a>. It is the executive body of the Conventional Weapons Convention that is responsible for achieving the object and purpose of the Convention, ensuring the implementation of its provisions, and providing a forum for consultation and cooperation among States Parties. See their web page at <a href= "http://www.opcw.nl/">http://www.opcw.nl/</a>. InternationalMonetaryFund An international organization whose aim is to promote world monetary stability and economic development. the International Monetary Fund UNIKOM UNIKOM the European Union The international organization founded to integrate the economies, coordinate social developments, and bring about political union of the member countries EuropeanUnion the G-8 G8Organization CouncilOfTheBalticSeaStates Council of the Baltic Sea States An international organization whose goal is to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states in the areas of aid to new democratic institutions, economic development, humanitarian aid, energy and the environment, cultural programs and education, and transportation and communication. the Nuclear Suppliers Group An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/InternationalOrganizationOfCountries" class="cyc_term">InternationalOrganizationOfCountries</a>, established in 1974 and effective in 1975, with headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Also known as the London Suppliers Group and the London Group, the aim of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/NuclearSuppliersGroup" class="cyc_term">NuclearSuppliersGroup</a> is to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability. NuclearSuppliersGroup An international organization whose aim is to promote international cooperation in customs matters. Customs Cooperation Council CustomsCooperationCouncil The Australia Group (AG) -- Formed in 1984 as a result of the use of chemical weapons in the Iran-Iraq war, the AG is an informal forum of states whose goal is to discourage and impede proliferation by harmonizing national export controls on CW precursor chemicals and manufacturing equipment, sharing information on target countries, and seeking other ways to curb the use of chemical weapons. It has since been expanded to include biological weapons. Australia Group AustraliaGroup UnitedNationsOrganization the United Nations An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/InternationalOrganizationOfCountries" class="cyc_term">InternationalOrganizationOfCountries</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/UnitedNationsOrganization" class="cyc_term">UnitedNationsOrganization</a> was founded after World War II, and now has 191 member countries. The stated goals of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/UnitedNationsOrganization" class="cyc_term">UnitedNationsOrganization</a> include maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among its member nations, and promoting human rights. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/UnitedNationsOrganization" class="cyc_term">UnitedNationsOrganization</a> has several suborganizations and specialized agencies, including <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/UNGeneralAssembly" class="cyc_term">UNGeneralAssembly</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/UNSecurityCouncil" class="cyc_term">UNSecurityCouncil</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/InternationalCourtOfJustice" class="cyc_term">InternationalCourtOfJustice</a>. Germany Germany Germany, a medium-sized <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> in the north of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurope" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>. As with all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a>, this is Germany as a country qua political and historical entity (and also qua geographical entity in "dualist" microtheories). The U.N. Security Council is the organ of the United Nations responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Council may decide on enforcement measures, economic sanctions (such as trade embargoes), or collective military action. the Security Council UNSecurityCouncil ZanggerCommittee An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/InternationalOrganizationOfCountries" class="cyc_term">InternationalOrganizationOfCountries</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ZanggerCommittee" class="cyc_term">ZanggerCommittee</a> (aka the Non-Proliferation Treaty Exporters Committee) was formed in 1971 to establish guidelines for the export control provisions of the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty. Zangger Committee European Space Agency EuropeanSpaceAgency BT <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/broaderTerm" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> means that <code>TERM2</code> is broader than <code>TERM1</code>, in an extremely general sense of "broader". For example, <code>TERM2</code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code>TERM1</code> if any of the following hold: <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that subsumes <code>TERM1</code>; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that has <code>TERM1</code> as an instance; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code>TERM1</code> as parts; <code>TERM2</code> has <code>TERM1</code> as a part; This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/broaderTerm" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/broaderTerm" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. broaderTerm InternationalHydrographicOrganization International Hydrographic Organization An international organization whose goal is to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography SomeCountries-Geography-Topic some countries geography topic InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency the International Atomic Energy Agency The agency of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/UnitedNationsOrganization" class="cyc_term">UnitedNationsOrganization</a> that is concerned with the cooperative scientific and technical development of atomic power and with verifying that nuclear resources are used for peaceful ends. InternationalEnergyAgency the International Energy Agency An autonomous organization within the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/OECD" class="cyc_term">OECD</a>. Its objectives include taking measures to meet any oil supply emergency, and to reduce dependence on oil over the long term. (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/wikipediaArticleName" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/Wikipedia_WebSite" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME wikipediaArticleName Wikipedia Article Name Germany Germany Germany, a medium-sized <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> in the north of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurope" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>. As with all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a>, this is Germany as a country qua political and historical entity (and also qua geographical entity in "dualist" microtheories). CertainDistantCountriesWithInterestsInTheHormuzArea-HormuzArea-Topic certain distant countries with interests in the hormuz area hormuz area topic The aim of The International Criminal Police Organization is to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime. INTERPOL INTERPOL Germany Germany Germany, a medium-sized <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> in the north of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurope" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>. As with all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/IndependentCountry" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a>, this is Germany as a country qua political and historical entity (and also qua geographical entity in "dualist" microtheories). NorthernHemisphere-Region the Northern Hemisphere The northern half of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/PlanetEarth" class="cyc_term">PlanetEarth</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/NorthernHemisphere_Region" class="cyc_term">NorthernHemisphere_Region</a> is the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/GeographicalHemisphere" class="cyc_term">GeographicalHemisphere</a> that includes all of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/Spain" class="cyc_term">Spain</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/Japan" class="cyc_term">Japan</a>, in the area between the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/EarthsEquator" class="cyc_term">EarthsEquator</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/AxialNorthPoleOfEarth" class="cyc_term">AxialNorthPoleOfEarth</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/TrueContinent" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a> (q.v.) in the eastern hemisphere. It includes the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfAfrica" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAfrica</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurasia" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurasia</a> (which is further subdivided into the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfAsia" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurope" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>) as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/geographicalSubRegions" class="cyc_term">geographicalSubRegions</a>. the Old World EasternContinent the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development An international organization of countries founded to promote economic and social welfare and growth in member countries, and to stimulate and harmonize efforts on behalf of developing nations. OECD Europe ContinentOfEurope An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/Continent" class="cyc_term">Continent</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfEurope" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a> is the sixth largest continent. It is separated from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/ContinentOfAsia" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> to the east by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/UralMountains" class="cyc_term">UralMountains</a>. The World Trade Organization, founded 1 January 1995, administers WTO trade agreements, provides a forum for trade negotiations and disputes, monitors national trade policies, and provides assistance for developing countries. WorldTradeOrganization the World Trade Organization G10Organization Group of 10 the Wassenaar Arrangement Countries WassenaarArrangement-Organization An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/InternationalOrganizationOfCountries" class="cyc_term">InternationalOrganizationOfCountries</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/WassenaarArrangement_Organization" class="cyc_term">WassenaarArrangement_Organization</a> is made up of the countries agreeing to the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/WassenaarArrangement_Agreement" class="cyc_term">WassenaarArrangement_Agreement</a>, the first global multilateral arrangement on export controls for conventional weapons and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies. The agreement received final approval by 33 countries in July 1996 and the organization began operations in September 1996. (See <a href= "http://www.wassenaar.org">http://www.wassenaar.org</a> for futher information.) wikipediaArticleURL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/wikipediaArticleURL" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2009/04/07/concept/en/Wikipedia_WebSite" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL Wikipedia Article URL