GEMET
General
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Environmental
Thesaurus
less developed country
Definition

One of the world's poorest nations, typically small in area and population, with low per capita incomes, literacy levels and medical standards, subsistence agriculture and a lack of exploitable minerals and competitive industries.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/11103