1- أطلقت الأمم المتحدة، منذ عام 1971، على فئة من البلدان تسمية "أقل البلدان نمواً".
Since 1971, the United Nations has designated as “least developed countries” (LDCs) those States that have been regarded as structurally disadvantaged in their development process, and in need of the highest degree of consideration from the international community in support of their development efforts.