Title English:
least developed countries
Acronym English:
LDCs
Definition English:
As agreed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council: The General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Committee for Development Policy, decides on the countries to be included in the list of the least developed countries. List of least developed countries: Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, D. R. of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, U.R. of Tanzania, Zambia; Asia and the Pacific: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao P.D.R., Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen; Latin America and the Caribbean: Haiti.
Title Arabic:
أقل البلدان نمواً
Domain:
Economic Development
Subject:
Economic Statistics
InformationType:
Term
SourceSymbol:
E/ESCWA/27/9/Report