Global South

'''Global South '''

definition          The Global South refers to the countries of the rest of the world (see above), most of which are located in the Southern Hemisphere. It includes both countries with medium human development (88 countries with an HDI less than .8 and greater than .5) and low human development (32 countries with an HDI of less than .5). Some twenty countries do not provide information necessary to develop their HDI. Seven of these probably belong into the high human development category (Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco Montenegro, San Marino, Taiwan, and the Vatican State). Thus defined the Global South is made up of some 133 countries out of a total of 197. Most of the Global South is located in South and Central America, Africa, and Asia.

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