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    Terms like less developed country (LDC) or least economically developed country (LEDC) are used to describe countries that are not developed. Criteria for determining if a country is developed or not include factors like life expectancy, education levels, and income - with developed countries having higher levels of each. While the UN has not officially designated countries as developed or developing, these terms are commonly used for statistical purposes and do not make a judgment about a country's development progress.

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    Terms like less developed country (LDC) or least economically developed country (LEDC) are used to describe countries that are not developed. Criteria for determining if a country is developed or not include factors like life expectancy, education levels, and income - with developed countries having higher levels of each. While the UN has not officially designated countries as developed or developing, these terms are commonly used for statistical purposes and do not make a judgment about a country's development progress.

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    Developed Country Less Developed Country Least Developed Country

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    Terms like less developed country (LDC) or least economically developed country (LEDC) are used to describe countries that are not developed. Criteria for determining if a country is developed or not include factors like life expectancy, education levels, and income - with developed countries having higher levels of each. While the UN has not officially designated countries as developed or developing, these terms are commonly used for statistical purposes and do not make a judgment about a country's development progress.

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    Various terms are used for whatever is not a developed country.

    Terms used include less developed


    country (LDC) or less economically developed country (LEDC), and for the more extreme, least
    developed country (LDC) or least economically developed country (LEDC).
    Criteria for what is not a developed country can be obtained by inverting the factors that define a
    developed country:

    people have lower life expectancy

    people have less education

    people have less money (income)

    Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations, defined a developed country as "one
    that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment." [9] But according to
    the United Nations Statistics Division,
    There is no established convention for the designation of "developed" and "developing"
    countries or areas in the United Nations system.[3]
    The designations "developed" and "developing" are intended for statistical convenience and
    do not necessarily express a judgment about the stage reached by a particular country or
    area in the development process.[10]

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