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  2. Universal Postal Union - Wikipedia

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    Treaty effective October 1874. The Universal Postal Union ( UPU, French: Union postale universelle) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform worldwide postal system. It comprises 192 member states and is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

  3. List of members of the Universal Postal Union - Wikipedia

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    special observer status. The 192 members of the Universal Postal Union are listed below in alphabetical order, with the date of membership. [ 1] Members are the Vatican City and the 193 UN members except Andorra, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. The newest member is South Sudan, which joined on 4 October 2011.

  4. International reply coupon - Wikipedia

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    An international reply coupon (IRC) is a coupon that can be exchanged for one or more postage stamps representing the minimum postage for an unregistered priority airmail letter sent to another Universal Postal Union (UPU) member country. IRCs are accepted by all UPU member countries. UPU member postal services are obliged to exchange an IRC ...

  5. S10 (UPU standard) - Wikipedia

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    The UPU S10 standard defines a system for assigning 13-character identifiers to international postal items for the purpose of tracking and tracing them during shipping . With increased liberalization and the possibility of multiple postal services operating in the same country, the use of country codes to designate the postal service is a problem.

  6. List of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta maintain diplomatic relations with the Holy See. The Holy See is a member of three UN specialized agencies (ITU, UPU, and WIPO) and the IAEA, as well as being a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State") [52] and multiple other UN System ...

  7. IPS panel - Wikipedia

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    IPS panel. IPS ( in-plane switching) is a screen technology for liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). In IPS, a layer of liquid crystals is sandwiched between two glass surfaces. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned parallel to those surfaces in predetermined directions ( in-plane ). The molecules are reoriented by an applied electric field ...

  8. Intellectual property - Wikipedia

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    Intellectual property ( IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. [1] [2] There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. [3] [4] [5] The best-known types are patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. The modern concept of intellectual ...

  9. Uganda Pentecostal University - Wikipedia

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    The Uganda Pentecostal University is located in the heart of Kabarole District, Fort Portal City, Uganda. It originated from the Grotius School of Law and Professional Studies, which started in February 2001. The Uganda Pentecostal University is a private Institution licensed by The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).