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Is south africa a third world country?

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If there is one fact that stands out beyond any possibility of denial it is that South Africa is a Third World country. But all sorts of people deny it. read more

After the first democratic elections in 1994 South Africa became more neutral, but since the Second World (the communist countries) with the possible exceptions of Cuba, North Korea and China, had virtually disappeared the notion of the Third World became almost meaningless. read more

Third World were countries that weren't involved in the Cold War. Saudi Arabia is technically a third World country by that definition. Developed/Emerging/Developing is defined by economic and social factors, rather than what side you're on. read more

Because many Third World countries were economically poor, and non-industrialized, it became a stereotype to refer to poor countries as "third world countries", yet the "Third World" term is also often taken to include newly industrialized countries like Brazil, India and China now more commonly referred to as part of BRIC. read more

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