This is true of mountainous countries like Afghanistan. Areas likely to be hit by floods, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes or by drought tend to remain less developed. The map below ...

Compared to a developing population structure, more people are living to older age categories. The population pyramid shows a low birth rate and high life expectancy. This pyramid shows an ageing ...

In the late 1960s, the United Nations began to pay special attention to the least developed countries, recognizing those countries as the most vulnerable among the international community.