ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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North America
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Western Europe
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Oceania
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overall, the UN Development Programme applies the “sub-Saharan” classification to 46 of Africa’s 55 countries, excluding Djibouti, SADR, Somalia, and Sudan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Summary. The only African countries that are not in the Sub-Sahara are 5 North African ones (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia).
Detailed explanation-3: -The majority of Sub-Saharan African countries (34 out of 49 countries) are Least Developed Countries (LDCs), where approximately half of the population lives below the poverty line of “$1.25 per day”.
Detailed explanation-4: -The modern term sub-Saharan corresponds with the standard representation of North as above and South as below. Tropical Africa is an alternative modern label, used for the distinctive ecology of the region. However, if strictly applied, this term would exclude South Africa, most of which lies outside the Tropics.
Detailed explanation-5: -Angola. Benin. Botswana. Burkina Faso. Burundi. Cabo Verde. Cameroon. Central African Republic. More items