Creative Economy: A Feasible Development Option

Distribution of developing economies by geographical regionand economic grouping (continued)2. E C O N O M I C G R O U P I N GLeast developed countries (LDCs) (50)Year ofinclusion inthe groupYear ofinclusion inthe groupYear ofinclusion inthe groupStatistical annex — Distribution of developing economies by geographical region and economic groupingAfrica and HaitiAngola 1994 Gambia 1975 Niger 1971Benin 1971 Guinea 1971 Rwanda 1971Burkina Faso 1971 Guinea-Bissau 1981 Senegal 2001Burundi 1971 Haiti 1971 Sierra Leone 1982Central African Republic 1975 Lesotho 1971 Somalia 1971Chad 1971 Liberia 1990 Sudan 1971Democratic Republic of the Congo 1991 Madagascar 1991 Togo 1982Djibouti 1982 Malawi 1971 Uganda 1971Equatorial Guinea 1982 Mali 1971 United Republic of Tanzania 1971Eritrea 1994 Mauritania 1986 Zambia 1991Ethiopia 1971 Mozambique 1988AsiaIslandsAfghanistan 1971 Cape Verde 1977 Tuvalu 1986Bangladesh 1975 Comoros 1977 Vanuatu 1985Bhutan 1971 Kiribati 1986Cambodia 1991 Maldives 1971Lao People’s Democratic Republic 1971 Samoa 1971Myanmar 1987 Sao Tome and Principe 1982Nepal 1971 Solomon Islands 1991Yemen 1971 Timor-Leste 2003Small island developing States (SIDS) (29)Antigua and Barbuda Maldives SamoaBahamas Marshall Islands Sao Tome and PrincipeBarbados Mauritius SeychellesCape Verde Micronesia (Federated States of) Solomon IslandsComoros Nauru Timor-LesteDominica Palau TongaFiji Papua New Guinea Trinidad and TobagoGrenada Saint Kitts and Nevis TuvaluJamaica Saint Lucia VanuatuKiribatiSaint Vincent and the Grenadines298 CREATIVE ECONOMY REPORT 2010