World Bank Document

that it is a weighted average; the letter m, that it is the groups in which economies have been placed.
a median value; and the letter t, that it is a total. The maps on the following pages show popula-
Because the coverage of economies is not uniform tion, life expectancy at birth, and the share of agrifor
all indicators and because the variation around culture in gross domestic product (GDP). The Eckcentral
tendencies can be large, readers should ert IV projection has been used for these maps
exercise caution in comparing the summary mea- because it maintains correct areas for all countries,
sures for different indicators, groups, and years or though at the cost of some distortions in shape,
periods.
distance, and direction. The maps have been pre-
The technical notes should be referred to in any pared exclusively for the convenience of the readuse
of the data. These notes outline the methods, ers of this Report; the denominations used, and
concepts, definitions, and data sources. The bibli- the boundaries shown, do not imply on the part of
ography gives details of the data sources, which the World Bank and its affiliates any judgment on
contain comprehensive definitions and descrip- the legal status of any territory or any endorsetions
of concepts used.
ment or acceptance of such boundaries.
This year's edition includes four world maps. The World Development Indicators are prepared
The first map, below, shows country names and under the supervision of Ramesh Chander.
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