The First World is the developed world - US, Canada, Western Europe, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand. The Second World was the Communist world led by the USSR. With the demise of the USSR and the communist block, there is no longer an official Second World designation, although Russia, China, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have "communist" governments. The Third World is the underdeveloped world - agrarian, rural and poor. Many Third World countries have one or more developed cities, but the rest of the country is poor, rural and agrarian. Eastern Europe should probably be considered Third World. Russia should also be considered a Third World country with nuclear weapons. China, has always been considered part of the Third World, although it is industrializing, has nuclear weapons, and has urban centers of intense development. In general, Latin America, Mexico, Africa, and most of Asia are still considered Third World. The Asian tigers - South Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand, except for their big cities, their maquiladora-type production facilities, a small middle class and a much smaller ruling elite should probably be considered Third World countries as well, since their populations are overwhelmingly rural, agrarian and poor.
Some of the very poorest countries, especially in Africa, that have no industrialization, are almost entirely agrarian (subsistence farming), and have little or no hope of industrializing and competing in the world "marketplace", are sometimes termed the "Fourth World".
The term "Third World" is not universally accepted. Some prefer other terms such as - Global South, the South, non-industrialized countries, developing countries, underdeveloped countries, undeveloped countries, mal-developed countries, emerging nations.The term "Third World" is the one most widely used in the media today, but no one term can describe all less-developed countries accurately.
I do hope you understand that, there is not just one country, there are many.
Nancy
2006-12-17 08:32:07
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answered by Anonymous
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Third world countries mean to me is undeveloped countries like most countries in Africa, and countries whose population of poors exceed more than 10%
2006-12-18 06:13:16
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answered by CXfan 4
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After Katrina..we are not only a third world country we are a fourth world country im sorry to say..Its sad but true..As I sat there watching those people in desperation there I was just so shocked that I have been to many third world countries and never seen that before..even after disaster.. Just my opinion..but don't get me wrong there are many great things about the United States too.. as in other countries..
2006-12-16 15:00:09
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answered by Will T 2
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Indonesia, I'm from there, and you mispelled Indonesia.
2006-12-16 15:06:27
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answered by stanley810 2
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