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Third World countries was a term first used in the Cold War for countries that did not choose a side. The following countries were Third World:
Mexico
Guatemala
Belize
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Venezuela
Guyana
Suriname
Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
Bolivia
Argentina
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Bahamas
Jamaica
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ireland
Sweden
Finland
Andorra
Monaco
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Austria
Vatican City
San Marino
Yugoslavia
Malta
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Kuwait
Bahrain
Qatar
North Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Egypt
Libya
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco
Senegal
The Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Ghana
Togo
Benin
Burkina Faso
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Chad
Sudan
Djibouti
Cameroon
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
Republic of the Congo
Cape Verde
São Tomé and Príncipe
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Lesotho
South Africa
Swaziland
Mozambique
Malawi
Rwanda
Burundi
Tanzania
Uganda
Kenya
Seychelles
Comoros
Madagascar
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Laos
Cambodia
Malaysia
Indonesia
Timor-Leste
Brunei
Papa New Guinea
Nauru
Palau
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Samoa
Tonga
Kiribati
Micronesia
Marshall Islands
Solomon Islands
Fiji
Today the term "third world country" refers to any of the developing nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is usually used to describe a very very poor and underdeveloped country with not many good paying jobs. The economy of 3rd world countries are usually not technology based either.
The following countries are considered Third World:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Niger
Burundi
Mozambique
Chad
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Sierra Leone
Central African Republic
Guinea
Eritrea
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Malawi
Côte d'Ivoire
Sudan
The Gambia
Benin
Rwanda
Djibouti
Zambia
Comoros
Togo
Uganda
Lesotho
Mauritania
Haiti
Nepal
Nigeria
Senegal
Yemen
Papua New Guinea
Tanzania
Madagascar
Cameroon
Myanmar
Angola
Timor-Leste
Bangladesh
Pakistan
São Tomé and Príncipe
Kenya
Solomon Islands
Well, china can be considered 3rd world, third world means it is still forming, and many people are without power.
Yes, Haiti is the third poorest country in the world.
Yes. Haiti is classified as a Third World Country.
Russia has the third longest coastline in the world.
The third largest landmass in the world is Antarctica, by area. The third largest country in the world is the United States.
Well, china can be considered 3rd world, third world means it is still forming, and many people are without power.
Well, china can be considered 3rd world, third world means it is still forming, and many people are without power.
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Jordan is a developing country, not third world.
No. Canada is in no way a third world country.
Yes, Haiti is the third poorest country in the world.
Yes. Haiti is classified as a Third World Country.
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A third world country is one in which was colonized. Thailand has never been colonized thus it is not a third world country.
NO not any more it is now consider a Newly industrialized country
Romania is now considered a second world country; but officially and correct definitions for first, second or third world don't exist.