Explanatory notes

The terms “country”, “more developed regions”, and “less developed regions” are used for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement as to the developmental stage of a particular country or area. More developed regions are comprised of all countries in Europe and Northern America, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The term “developed countries” refers to countries in the more developed regions. Less developed regions are comprised of all countries of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan) and Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The term “developing countries” is used to designate countries in the less developed regions.

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