The terms 1st and 3rd 3rd world countries are commonly used. What then are 2nd world countries?
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The so-called developed nations (those that we think of as capitalist) are the first world nations. Countries with state planned economies (such as those under communist regimes) are the second world nations.  Third world nations are those we think of as under-developed or just plain poor.  The United States is a first world nation.  The old Soviet Union was a second world nation, as is current Cuba.  Zimbabwe, Chad, Honduras, Bolivia, and many others are third world examples.\nFirst world nations are no longer truly, purely capitalistic.  They are now highly planned economies that cater to coprorate designs (such as a push for a one-world socialistic economy, and therefore dictatorship).  Nationalism is a GOOD thing: it nurtures TRUE FREEDOM!
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It means third... as in Primary, secondary, tertiary.
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A 2nd world nation is one in the process of industrialization.
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Heavily Indebted Poor Countries--is now classified as third world. -check the link for the list http://www.imf.org/external/np/hipc/index.asp\n\nDeveloping and Industrial countries are 33 countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.\n\nGood Luck and Prosper...;*!*;...
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Maybe it is, but third world countries are primitive and backward compared to 1st and 2nd world countries.  They do things like wash their clothes by hand, have dirt floors in their homes, don't have electricity.
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a first world country is a country with at least 3.5 trillion dollars worth of resources or more. A 2nd world country is a country that has between 250 billion to 3.49 trillion worth of resources. Everything else in considered a 3rd world country.
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This is an Out-dated term used for the countries which were not with US or USSR during the Cold War. Now a days it is used variedly.. For Developing Countries or Non - English Speaking ( Latin American or Asian/African ) Countries. Today the term is used differently to according to ones own knowledge of what it means.
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Yeah Japan and S. Korea are it. Other than that, the other countries are 2nd class.
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A third world country is a country ravished by poverty and disease. A 1st world counrty is the opposite.
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When people talk about the poorest countries of the world, they often refer to them with the general term Third World, and they think everybody knows what they are talking about. But when you ask them if there is a Third World, what about a Second or a First World, you almost always get an evasive answer. Other people even try to use the terms as a ranking scheme for the state of development of countries, with the First world on top, followed by the Second world and so on, that's perfect - nonsense. \nAny ways, u have asked for the list so i m trying my best to stop myself from going into the thoughtful mode..... here it goes.. according to World Bank the list of Third world countirs and their GPAs are :- (marked *)\n\n1    Timor-Leste South-East Asia                                    *400 \n2    Malawi Eastern Africa                                                *596 \n3    Somalia Eastern Africa                                              *600 \n4    Democratic Republic of the Congo Middle Africa      *675 \n5    Tanzania Eastern Africa                                             *720 \n6    Yemen Middle East                                                     *745 \n7    Burundi Eastern Africa                                                *753 \n8    Afghanistan Central Asia                                             *800 \n9    Guinea-Bissau Western Africa                                   *856 \n10  Ethiopia Eastern Africa                                               *859 \n11  Niger Western Africa                                                  *896 \n12  Liberia Western Africa                                                *900 \n13  Sierra Leone Western Africa                                      *901 \n14  Madagascar Eastern Africa                                        *911 \n15  Zambia Eastern Africa                                                *911 \n16  Eritrea Eastern Africa                                                 *917
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Countries who trade and do business with each other is the Global Market.  Politics, war, weather, trends, laws and many other things can affect the global marketplace.  Another term is Globalization.  This is the process of transforming a business accross borders.
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Not in the "first world".
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Other countries than what?
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A third world country these days usually refers to a developing country. IOW third world means a poor country with a low standard of living, limited healthcare, limited education and so forth.\n\nThere used to be second world countries, but not any more.\n\nAfter the second world war the world was described as being divided in two. The first world consisted of the westernised capitalist nations headed by the US and England but including Japan, Australia, Canada and so forth. The second world was the communist bloc headed by the USSR and China but including Poland, Cuba, Vietnam, Poland and so forth.\n\nThe term "Third World" was coined to describe all those nations that were not strongly aligned with either camp. Initially this referred to nations such as India and Egypt or Chile that were quite happy to do business with Russia or America based entirely on who gave them the most aid. Eventually the term expanded to refer to all the poor nations.\n\nSo basically "First World" = westernised capitalist nations, "Second World" = communist nations, "Third World" = poor nations not aligned with either first or second world powers.\n\nThese days there aren't really any second world nations. China is the only communist power left, and it is becoming so capitalistic so fast that it hardly deserves the title communist. The remaining handful of communist nations such as Cuba and North Korea are so weak that they don't warrant the term 'second world'. Today we really only refer to first and third world, with Cuba for example considered to be squarely third world.\n\n\nMore commonly we simply refer to developed and developing world.
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I think a lot of westerners dont think about 2nd and 3rd world countries. I think westerners have a lot of other things that press them and dont allow for the prioritization of other countries, or even states within their own country.  I think that's why you have only small handfuls of organizations that are dedicated to the cause, and many other causes. Money makes the world go 'round, so when it comes to donating, no matter where in the world, if you cant see directly where the money goes, you tend to keep it, That seems to be the norm. Hopefully that makes sense. Oh, and I am very in touch with people-their lives and cultures and tribulations. This is something that has been a factor in my family's life since before I was born and even more so today. \nI cannot say which country I would go to, because if I could travel, I'd visit them all.
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3 world countries are countries that are not well off financially, economically etc. I would say that lots of African countries are 3 world.\nIf you adopt a child from one of those countries you woud help them into a better life. Give them another chance. Besides, there are so many 3 world children for adoption because people can't take care of them. Usually you adopt a 3 world child for a good cause. \nGo to http://www.wikipedia.com/ for more info about 3rd world countries. I think it is best if you look things about those kinds of countries that way you can visuallize why it is som much better to adopt there than a modernized country such as in Europe or North America.\nhope this will help and I hope I've sent this in on time\nI hope this will help your project.
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1. List/name all countries refered to as southern countries\n\n1.1 Southern countries - definition problems\nWe are talking about those countries that used to be called the Third World. As with many sensitive areas, the view of what is the appropriate descriptive term changes. So we have seen various expressions used based on:\n(a) economic development (non-industrialized countries, least developed countries, undeveloped countries, mal-developed countries, underdeveloped countries, developing countries, emerging nations);\n(b) geographical location (southern countries, the Global South, the South);\n(c) comparative size (two-thirds world, the Majority World). \n\n1.2 Whatever the term used, we are referring to those nations with the smallest UN Human Development Index (HDI) in the world. Nevertheless, there may not be universal agreement about a simple north/south split.\n(a) exclusions - these are the regions/countries that have to be excluded\n(i) The former First World / the developed world - USA, Canada, western Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, etc.\n(ii) South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore\n(iii) the Gulf oil emirates \n\n(b) inclusions - \n(i) Eastern Europe \n(ii) Russia \n(iii) China\n(iv) Latin America, including Mexico\n(v) Africa\n(vi) most of Asia including Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand\nhttp://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Third_World/TW_definition_description.html\n\n2. What is south-south co-operation? \nSouth-south co-operation is simply the nations of the Global South helping each other. The idea grew in the late 1990s, when it was realised that poor nations might find appropriate, low-cost and sustainable solutions to their problems in other developing countries, rather than in the rich north. For example, India, with its huge pool of specialist expertise in drilling boreholes, could help African farmers access water resources, as a sensible alternative to expensive European water engineers. Chinese and South African enterprises are extensively involved in developing other countries' economies in Africa. Here is one webpage, but the internet has a lot of information on this, if you do a search.\nhttp://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-G8/south_2658.jsp