Universal Postal Union UPU

Summary

Universal Postal Union UPU is a specialized agency of the United Nations^[1]. It draws 326 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #11 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• Universal Postal Union UPU is in the country of Switzerland^[3].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's video is recorded as Director General Bishar Hussein on becoming UPU leader.ogv^[4].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's image is recorded as 20250208 Weltpostverein-3339 05.tif^[5].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's instance of is recorded as specialized agency of the United Nations^[6].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's official language is recorded as French^[7].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's official language is recorded as English^[8].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's flag image is recorded as Flag of UPU.svg^[9].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's logo image is recorded as Universal Postal Union logo.svg^[10].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's headquarters location is recorded as Bern^[11].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's headquarters location is recorded as Universal Postal Union UPU Bern^[12].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121742511^[13].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143546291^[14].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's GND ID is recorded as 1013252-1^[15].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's locator map image is recorded as Universal Postal Union member states.svg^[16].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79053211^[17].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 118656808^[18].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's IdRef ID is recorded as 026402769^[19].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00814379^[20].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's Commons category is recorded as Universal Postal Union^[21].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35868847^[22].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's industry is recorded as postal and telecommunications services^[23].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's foundational text is recorded as Q19237763^[24].
• +1874-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Universal Postal Union UPU^[25].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.93888888888889, 'lon': 7.473333333333334}^[26].
• Universal Postal Union UPU's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07sqw^[27].

Body

Founding

+1874-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Universal Postal Union UPU^[25].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UPU'}^[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'UPU'}^[29], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'UPU'}^[30], {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'UPU'}^[31], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'UPU'}^[32], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'UPU'}^[33].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Bern^[11], a Municipality of Switzerland^[34], in Switzerland^[35], founded in 1191^[36] and Universal Postal Union UPU Bern^[12], a headquarters^[37], in Switzerland^[38], founded in 1970^[39].

Industry

Universal Postal Union UPU's industry is recorded as postal and telecommunications services^[23].

Why It Matters

Universal Postal Union UPU draws 326 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #11 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]