Least advanced countries

The poorest countries in the world as measured by their per capita GDP, their manufacturing capacity and literacy rates.

This category was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1971.

"UNCTAD´s Least Developed Countries Report provides a comprehensive and authoritative source of socio-economic analysis and data on the world´s most impoverished countries."
(United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Least Developed Countries Report, visited 2010-10-22)