81.   The three countries have been given observer status and have all applied to join ASEAN in July next year.

82.   The three Baltic states are among nine countries that have applied to join NATO.

83.   Those four countries have applied to join the Union next January but only Austria has so far ratified the decision in a referendum.

84.   Italy showed its ambitions in the world of rugby union here on Friday, when its national federation announced it had applied to join the Five Nations championship.

85.   Khazakstan, which is applying to join the World Trade Organization, pledged Wednesday to come up with further market liberalization measures, trade sources said here.

86.   Nine countries, including India, Mongolia, Russia and Peru, have applied to join APEC.

87.   Nine countries -- Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Rumania -- have applied to join NATO.

88.   Norway itself has twice thrown out referendums on applying to join the European Union, of which Austria is one of the most recent members.

89.   Nine countries of central and eastern Europe have already signed partnership agreement with the EU and applied to join.

90.   Norway has twice thrown out referendums on applying to join the European Union, of which Austria is one of the newest members.