What's A Third World Country?

One of my readers noted my confusion about what a third world country is.   He sent the following explanation. 

• 1st World: US/Europe/Japan (prosperous and free industrialized nations)

• 2nd World: Communist

• 3rd World: pre-industrial, mostly post-colonial states

It's now considered more correct to refer to states in the third world as

"less developed countries."

--- Lars Lehtonen

For more info you can check here. 

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