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Universal Postal Union UPU

specialized agency of the United Nations focused on cooperation within the postal sector
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Summary

Universal Postal Union UPU is a specialized agency of the United Nations[1]. It draws 3,727 Wikipedia views per month (specialized agency of the united nations category, ranking #11 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Switzerland[3]
  • Official language: French[4], English[5]
  • Headquarters location: Bern[6], Universal Postal Union UPU Bern[7]
  • Commons category: Universal Postal Union[8]
  • Industry: postal and telecommunications services[9]
  • Foundational text: Q19237763[10]
  • Inception: 1874[11]
  • Official website: https://www.upu.int[12], https://www.upu.int/fr[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Universal Postal Union[14]
  • Web feed URL: https://feed.podbean.com/voicemailupu/feed.xml[15]
  • Number of episodes: 30[16]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17]
  • Short name: UPU[18], ВПС[19], 万国邮联[20], 萬國郵聯[21], ÜPİ[22], ՀՓՄ[23], WPV[24]
  • Partnership with: International Civil Aviation Organization[25]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Postcards[26]

Why It Matters

Universal Postal Union UPU has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Apple Podcasts. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . icao.int. icao.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 16w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → specialized agency of the United Nations
    Partnership with → International Civil Aviation Organization
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+30'}
    Podcast index id → 3759265
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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