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  • 1Developing countries' debt — is external debt incurred by the governments of Third World countries, generally in quantities beyond the governments political ability to repay. Unpayable debt is a term used to describe external debt when the interest on the debt exceeds what… …

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  • 2Debt of developing countries — The debt of developing countries is external debt incurred by governments of developing countries, generally in quantities beyond the governments political ability to repay. Unpayable debt is a term used to describe external debt when the… …

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  • 3Heavily Indebted Poor Countries — thumb|350px|The 38 states recognized as the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC).Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) are a group of 37 developing countries with high levels of poverty and debt overhang which are eligible for special… …

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  • 4List of fictional countries — is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction (books, films, television series, etc.). Fictional works describe all the countries in the following list as located somewhere on the surface of the Earth as we know it mdash; as… …

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  • 5Aid — For other uses, see Aid (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Ade, Aide, AIDS, or Ayd. Aiding redirects here. It is not to be confused with Ayding. Aid received, per capita, in 2007, in $ of Official Development Assistance per person. Note… …

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  • 6Poverty — Street children sleeping in Mulberry Street – Jacob Riis photo New York, United States (1890) Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money.[1] Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford …

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  • 7Mail-order bride — is a label applied to a woman who publishes her intent to marry someone from another, usually more financially developed, country.[1] This term is considered offensive by some definitions.[2] The mail order bride industry is the economic trade of …

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  • 8Burma — Republic of the Union of Myanmar ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw …

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  • 9Resource extraction in the Democratic Republic of Congo — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo, or DRC) is a nation full of complexity and seeming contradictions. The DRC, previously known as Zaire, is rich in natural resources ($24 trillion of minerals, by one estimate), species diversity,… …

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  • 10Côte d'Ivoire — /koht dee vwannrdd / French name of Ivory Coast. * * * Cote d Ivoire Introduction Cote d Ivoire Background: Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d Ivoire …

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