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Countries not belonging in this category are sometimes euphemistically called "]", ], or, in extreme cases ]. Other terms sometimes used to describe the dichotomy are ]/] (the ] was once reserved for ] countries), ]/], or industrialized countries/non-industrialized countries. The term "]" has similar, though not identical, connotations. Countries not belonging in this category are sometimes euphemistically called "]", ], or, in extreme cases ]. Other terms sometimes used to describe the dichotomy are ]/] (the ] was once reserved for ] countries), ]/], or industrialized countries/non-industrialized countries. The term "]" has similar, though not identical, connotations.


According to Developed Countries Contact List: UNEP DTIE OzonAction Programee and memeberships of ], the following countries are considered developed nations. According to the sources<sup>1</sup>, the following countries are considered developed nations.
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Other countries that are widely considered as developed include ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].
<sup>1</sup> Developed Countries Contact List: UNEP DTIE OzonAction Programee and memberships of ].

Note that some sources such as the ] ] for ] indicate the presence of developed nations on a statistical basis.

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Developed nations are countries that have achieved (currently or historically) a high degree of industrialization, and which enjoy the higher standards of living which wealth and technology make possible. There is a strong correlation between countries having this type of status and their possessing robust democratic institutions.

Countries not belonging in this category are sometimes euphemistically called "developing nations", underdeveloped nations, or, in extreme cases least developed countries. Other terms sometimes used to describe the dichotomy are first world/third world (the second world was once reserved for Communist countries), North/South, or industrialized countries/non-industrialized countries. The term "Western countries" has similar, though not identical, connotations.

According to the sources, the following countries are considered developed nations.

Reference

Developed Countries Contact List: UNEP DTIE OzonAction Programee and memberships of OECD.