ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Least developed countries (LDCs) are low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development.

Detailed explanation-2: -All nations lie somewhere in the range of more developed countries (MDC) to less developed countries (LDC). Human Development Index shows levels of development. The darker the blue, the greater development that exists within that country.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 46 countries currently on the list of LDCs includes: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao People’s Dem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Typically, high birth rates are associated with health problems, low life expectancy, low living standards, low social status for women and low educational levels.