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india,pakistan,most of asia,central and south america,most of africa.

2006-08-24 23:02:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

In the 1970s the term "Third World" became very popular. At the time there was a rather extreme worldwide competition between the two irreconcilable political-economic philosophies of the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States and its industrialized allies, such as Canada, France and Japan (and others) constituted a "First World," if you will. The Soviet Union and it's allied countries (and the sphere of its demostrable influence) constituted a "Second World." This accounted for, quite literally, all the developed nations of the world. Those that were not alligned with the U.S. or U.S.S.R. were, without exception, poor. They were called "Third World." The term has largely fallen into disuse, especially since the dissolution/capitulation of the "second world" in 1991. Now these same countries are called "developing countries," even when they aren't really developing much at all. The most starkly "developing" of all are in Africa. Africa has become almost like another planet (its political and economic problems are so extreme), and, in the age of terrorism political scientists believe this situation poses a serious threat to world peace.

2006-08-25 06:19:29 · answer #2 · answered by voltaire 3 · 0 0

First World countries are the developed world, essentially the OECD countries. The definition has migrated from the political to the economic, neutral countries now being included on that basis.

Second World countries are the communist world, of which China, Cuba and perhaps Vietnam are left

Third World countries are the developing world.

The term "Third world" was first used in 1952 by French demographer Alfred Sauvy to distinguish nations that aligned themselves with neither the West nor with the Soviet Bloc during the Cold War.

2006-08-25 06:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

All countries after the first two

2006-08-28 23:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by Mr.Been there 3 · 0 0

any country that hasn't been through an industrial revolution basically. Or made the move to the modern world.

2006-08-25 06:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by matthew c 2 · 0 0

Countries which are underdeveloped are considered third world, countries with high poverty, high mortality rates.

2006-08-25 06:03:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Every contries in the world. If you judge them by different ways. Some may be 1st world in technology but 3rd world in moral and personality.

2006-08-25 06:07:09 · answer #7 · answered by Grimwick Leo 2 · 0 1

all of the ones on Earth. (we are the third world from the sun)

2006-08-25 06:02:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

The country Ksathy is from :)

2006-08-25 06:06:04 · answer #9 · answered by Petey 3 · 1 3

I agree with kasthy




"USA, UK, Spain...if you judge by the level of intelligence of those citizens. "

2006-08-25 06:20:27 · answer #10 · answered by 3mi 2 · 1 1

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