世界上最穷国家排行榜回目录
这里罗列了世界上最穷的十个国家，统计数据来自国际货币基金组织和CIA Wrold Factbook。也许你觉得世界上最穷的十个国家中有九个都是非洲国家。某个国家的财富按照人均GDP来进行衡量，这个标准反映了某个国家居民的平均生活水平。
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第十名：阿富汗-人均GDP800美元
阿富汗也许是唯一一个不用介绍的世界穷国。这要感谢9,11撞击事件和随后美国对其进行的制裁，这让全世界都知道了这个南亚的内陆国。这个国家世界著名恐怖分子本.拉登的出生地，很多人也许不知道本.拉登称呼这个国家的名字为阿富汗伊斯兰共和国。在历史上阿富汗从来没有在战争中失败是一个公开的秘密。他们也许是世界上最穷的人，但是他们很懂得怎么去打仗。他们常用小股的游击队而非正规军将敌人拖得无可奈何。
大概超过70%的阿富汗人每天的消费不超过2美元。为了赚钱很多人在做着非法的交易。阿富汗是世界上最大的海洛因输出国。毒品问题是这个国家的不能承受之重，一项对阿富汗警方的调查表明大概这个国家17%的警察最近都吸过毒。甚至更糟-仅有30%的警察识字！难怪阿富汗是世界上最穷的国家之一。
第九名：中非共和国-人均GDP754美元
这个非独立命名的国名告诉我们这是一个位于中非的原法国殖民地。作为世界上最穷的国家中的一员这意味着这个国家政府的管理能力是相当弱的。这个国家的福利完全依赖于外国的支援以及其他的非利益性组织的帮助。这些友善的救援者的支援是这个国家收入的主要来源。大概40%的进口收入来源于该国钻石的输出。
和本文中将要提到的其它贫困的非洲国家一样中非共和国基本靠自己来满足粮食需求，但是还是有很多人要忍受营养不良和饥荒的折磨。这是因为那些富有的农场主往往会选择将自己的粮食卖给国外来换取金钱，他们不愿意低价将粮食卖给本国的国民。2006年反政府武装因为对此不满而开始袭击政府，这导致了50000的人死亡或者挨饿。
第八位：塞拉利昂-人均年GDP739美元
塞拉利昂是西非的一个贫穷的国家，官方语言是英语。在经历了数年之后当地人从英语中衍生出了自己的语言，他们称该语言为Krio。这种语言使用英语的词汇但是语法来自于12个不同的非洲语言。作为世界上最穷的国家之一，塞拉利昂也是世界上最大的钻石出口国之一。如果你看过电影《血钻》你一定知道这个电影的背景便是塞拉利昂。
1991到2001这10年间有50000人死于内战，活下来的人生活变得更加穷困。至少有500000人逃到了他们的邻国几内亚和利比亚。所有人都被要求去学校学习，但是塞拉利昂的学校却很有限，法律的规定很难得到落实。大概有66%的人是文盲。国家的卫生系统有充满了问题。塞拉利昂的婴儿死亡率居世界之首，生活水平在世界基本算是最差了。难怪塞拉利昂是世界上最贫穷的国家之一。
第七位：厄立特里亚-人均GDP739美元
厄立特里亚独特的地理位置为其通过苏伊士运河控制航线提供了很大的优势。这就是意大利为什么要1869年苏伊士运河刚刚开通便把其变为殖民地的原因，也是1941年英国抢夺其殖民权的原因。现在美国又称其与恐怖主义分子密切相关。2009年美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿控告厄立特里亚向索马里激进组织（该组织被认为与AL基地相关）提供军火。
在历史上埃及的法老常常把厄立特里亚作为其战象的来源地。渐渐地大象在厄立特里亚的土地上销声匿迹。1955年到2001年间人们再也没有见过大象的踪影。人们认为这些大象都成为了厄立特里亚持续不断的战争的牺牲品。整个国家只有824所学校和2所大学-这里就不用解释为什么会有那么多的文盲了。厄立特里亚成为世界最穷国家之一也毫无疑问。
第六位：尼日尔-人均GDP736美元
尼日尔是非洲最穷的国家之一，该国国土80%以上都被撒哈拉沙漠覆盖。这个国家看上去实在是不适合人类生存，并且更糟的是持续不断的干旱让这个国家的沙漠化更加的严重。终有一天尼日尔整个国家都会被沙漠吞噬。该国的主要地形是沙漠平原和沙丘，还有环绕尼日尔河的一个大草原。大概5000年前这片土地还是富饶的大草原，最近2000年持续不断的沙漠化改变了该国的地貌。
尽管这个国家的大小是法国的两倍，但是它仅仅有不到10000公里的路，而且仅仅800公里是由砖石铺成的。所有用砖石铺成的路都分布在城市当中。城市之间没有砖石铺成的路来连通。尼日尔是世界上最大的铀输出国。和其他10个最穷的国家一样，四个人只有一个人有受教育的机会。尼日尔还号称自己有一只小的军队——只有12000名士兵和4架飞机。
第五位：索马里-人均GDP600美元
和其他非洲国家不同，索马里从未沦为殖民地。大英帝国被成功击退了4词。索马里位于东非，和阿拉伯国家有密切的联系。也许是因为他们的伊斯兰血统索马里的HIV和艾滋传染率很低。索拉里和苏联的密切关系使其能够建立非洲最强大的部队——不幸的是由于对内战的无能为力最终这支部队还是与1991年解散了。
近几年索马里的穷人找到了赚钱的新的办法——他们劫持国际贸易船只并且把船员劫持为人质。海盗行为在索马里已经成为一种见怪不怪的现象，当年轻人长大后他们就渴望成为一名海盗，因为成为海盗可以赚到钱。跨国公司往往要付出1到20百万美元才能把自己的船只赎回。一只装满油的油轮可能要价值好几百万美元。
第四位：布隆迪-人均GDP400美元
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作为世界最穷的国家之一这个闭塞的非洲国家以部落之间领地的战争著称。这个国家贫穷的真正原因是因为连绵不绝的内战。堕落，贫穷向教育蔓延，HIV和艾滋在布隆迪蔓延。大约80%的布隆迪人过着贫穷的生活。据世界粮食计划署称57%5岁以下的布隆迪儿童长期营养不良，布隆迪93%的外貌收入来自于咖啡出口。< span o<>
据一项研究表明，在178个国家的调查中布隆迪人的生活幸福感最低。贫穷决定了这个国家几乎要完全依赖国际援助才能生存。难怪布隆迪能成为世界第四穷国。
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利比里亚是少数几个没有沦为欧洲殖民地的国家之一。但是，利比里亚却被从美国逃出的一些奴隶发现并发展成为了殖民地。这些人掌握了这个国家的大权并且建立了和美国紧密相连的政府。1980年利比里亚的总统被推翻，紧接着是很长一个时期的内战。成千上万的利比里亚人民死于严重的经济危机。统计数据表明大约90%的利比里亚人每天的收入不到1.25美元。< span o<>
作为世界最穷的第三个国家，利比里亚的失业率高达85%。和他的邻居塞拉利昂一样，利比里亚也以血钻著称。因此美国禁止从该国进口钻石。平均每个妇女会生7个孩子-这导致了44年利比里亚的生活发展进步微弱。
第二位：刚果民主共和国-人均GDP334美元
不要把刚果民主共和国和刚果共和国搞混。刚果民主共和国在1997年前成为扎伊尔。刚果是非洲最大的国家，官方语言是法语，刚果的人口比法国人口多100万，（刚果有660万人，法国有650万人）1998年开始的第二次刚果战争让整个国家变得萧条。这次战争有7个其他国家的部队参与并导致二战后很高的死亡率，这次战争导致54万人丧生。在非洲，这次战争被称为非洲世界战争。据估计在2010年刚果每个月将有45000人在战争中死亡。
刚果也是世界上食人部落存在的最大的国家。据某卑格米人称他们有很多人被临近的食人部落像动物一样被抓住并被吃掉。吃人是生存下来得一种方式。刚果也是世界上对妇女来讲最坏的生存地方-每年都有很多妇女被强奸。当地人相信和处女发生性关系也会感染艾滋。
第一位：津巴布韦-人均GDP0.1美元
极度的通货膨胀让津巴布韦沦为世界最穷的国家。之前他还位居世界最穷第十位，但是恐怖的通货膨胀率让这个国家的经济垮掉了。通过膨胀让这个国家从2007年开始印了十个亿美元的货币，但是这些钱仅仅够买几个鸡蛋。2008年8月政府决定让银行从货币的末尾减掉10个零。因为这些零已经不起任何作用。6个月后他们去掉了6个零但是又新加了12个零。百分之87千的七乘方的通货膨胀意味着物价每1.1天就会翻倍。举个例子，如果周一一个苹果卖1美元那么到星期天这个苹果就会卖到64美元。一个月同样的苹果就会卖到1百万美元。
最大的政府银行在2009年发布了面额高达100兆美元的货币。除了经济问题津巴布韦的人均寿命也是世界最低的——男平均寿命为37岁，女平均寿命为34岁。导致过早死亡的原因之一是高达20.1%的人都携带者HIV和艾滋病原体。健康问题的解决看不到希望——2009年四个最大医院其中有三个还有该国唯一的医学院都被迫关闭了。
Here is a list of the top 10 poorest countries in the world according to data gathered by the International Monetary Fund and the CIA Wrold Factbook. As you might have guessed 9 out of 10 poorest countries in the world are situated in Africa. The wealth of a country is measured by GDP per capita and it stands for the average value of goods and services a person produced living his country
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10. Afghanistan – $800 (GDP per capita)
Afghanistan is probably the only poorest county in the world that doesn’t need any introduction. Thanks to the plane crashes of 9/11 and the subsequent American quest for revenge almost everyone knows of this poor landlocked South Asian country. What many people don’t realize however is that the country that gave birth to the world’s foremost terrorist Osama Bin Laden is actually called the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It is a public secret however that history has never seen Afghanistan lose a war. They might be one of the poorest but they know how to fight. Instead of a traditional army they simply resist with small counter attacks that eventually tire out the enemy.
Over 70% of Afghanis live with less than 2$ a day. To make money a lot of people have gone into drug trafficking. Afghanistan is the worlds largest exporter of heroin. The drug problem in this poor country is so large that a drug test in the Afghanistan police force showed that 17% of the countries police officers had lately used drugs. Even worse – only 30% of the police can read! No wonder Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world.
9. Central African Republic – $754
As the unoriginal name suggest this former French colony is right in the middle of Africa. Being among 1 of the poorest countries in the world means that the governmental control of the country is extremely weak. The well-being of the population is entirely dependent on foreign aid and numerous non profit organizations. The very present of aid workers in the country is the largest source of revenue for Central Africans. An estimated 40% of import revenue comes from selling diamonds mined from the countries rich land.
Like other poor African countries in this list the Central African Republic is actually self-sufficient in food but still a lot of people suffer from malnutrition and famine. This is because farm owners rather sell their crops to foreign countries with money than to give it all away cheaply to the fellow countrymen. In 2006 rebel forces not satisfied with the way things were going attacked government forces, leaving another 50 000 people to die of starvation.
8. Sierra Leone – $747
Sierra Leone is a poor west African country that has English as its official language. Over the years however the locals have used English to derive their own language called Krio. It uses English vocabulary but the grammar comes from 12 different African languages. As is the case with a lot of the top 10 poorest countries, Sierra Leone is also one of the largest diamond manufacturers of the world. If you have seen the movie Blood Diamond you should know that it is based on Sierra Leone.
Between 1991-2001 about 50 000 people were killed in the countries civil war, leaving the people even poorer than they were before. At least 500 000 people fled to neighboring Guinea and Liberia. While everyone is required to go to school, the shortage of schools means that the law requiring to get an education can not be followed. About 66% of adults are illiterate. The health care system also leaves a lot to complain about. Sierra Leone has one of the highest infant mortality rates and lowest life expectancy in the world. No wonder Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries of the world.
7. Eritrea – $739
The location of Eritrea gives it an advantage of controlling the sea route through the Suez Canal. This is why Italy made it its colony just a year after the opening of the canal in 1869 and why the British conquered it in 1941. In the present Eritrea has been accused by the USA of having relations with terrorists. In 2009 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused Eritrea in supplying weapons to Somalian militant group al-Shabab which is believed to have relations with Al Qaeda.
In history it is known that the Egyptian pharaohs used Eritrea as a source of war elephants. Lately however the elephants are almost wiped out from the country. During 1955 and 2001 no elephants were sighted. It is believed that they have fallen victims to the ongoing wars in Eritrea. The whole country only has 824 schools and 2 universities – unnecessary to say illiteracy is a huge problem. No wonder Eritrea is one of the poorest countries in the world.
6. Niger – $736
Niger is one of the poorest countries in Africa – over 80% of its land is covered by the giant desert of Sahara. While it might seem like a hostile place to live it is actually even worse – ongoing droughts are leading to more desertification. One day the whole Republic of Niger might be swallowed by the mighty desert. Currently most of its terrain is made up of desert plains and sand dunes with some savanna around the Niger river. Over 5000 years ago the same land was actually covered with fertile grasslands – the desertification has took place in the last 2000 years.
While the country is over twice the size France, it only has less than 10 000 km of roads of which less than 800 km is paved. All the paved roads are inside the cities. There are no paved roads connecting the cities to each other. Niger is the worlds largest exporter of uranium. Just like other countries in the top 10 poorest countries of the world list, only about 1 in 4 persons have ever attended school. Niger also boasts a small army – it has about 12000 troops and 4 aircrafts 
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5. Somalia – $600
Unlike many African countries Somalia has never been officially colonized by any country. The efforts of the British Empire were successfully driven back at least 4 times. While Somalia is situated in Eastern Africa it has close ties to the Arab world. As a Muslim country it also belongs to the Arab League. Probably because of its Islamic background Somalia has one of the lowest HIV and Aids infection rates. Somalia’s friendship with the Soviet Union enabled it to build the largest military in Africa – unfortunately it proved ineffective to withhold the civil war that broke out in 1991.
In recent years the poor people of Somalia have found a new way to make money – hijacking international boats and taking the crew and the cargo as hostage. Piracy in Somalia has become so common that when young boys grow up they wish to become pirates because that’s where the money is. International companies are known to pay pirates from 1 to 20 million dollars just to get the ships back. An oil tanker filled with oil can be worth a few hundred million dollars.
4. Burundi – $401
In addition to being one of the poorest countries in the world this small landlocked African country is known for its wars between the inhabiting competing tribes. The reason Burundi is so poor is because they have never really had any peaceful time between the everlasting civil wars. Corruption, poor access to education, and a high percentage of HIV and AIDS are all the things that Burundi is known for. Approximately 80% of Burundians live in poverty and according to the World Food Programme 57% of children under 5 years suffer from chronic malnutrition. 93% of Burundi’s exports revenues come from selling coffee.
According to a study done in 178 countries the people of Burundi have the lowest life satisfaction in the world. As a result of poverty it is almost entirely dependent on foreign aid. No wonder Burundi is the 4th poorest country in the world.
3. Liberia – $379
Liberia is one of the few countries in Africa that have not been colonized by Europe. Instead, Liberia was founded and colonized by the slaves who escaped from America. These slaves made up the elite of the country and they established a government that closely resembled that of the United States of America. In 1980 the president of Liberia was overthrown and a period of instability and civil war followed. After the killings of hundreds of thousands Liberia is in a deep economic crisis. Statistics indicate that about 90% of the population lives below $1.25 a day.
As the 3rd poorest country in the world, Liberia has an unemployment rate of 85%. Just as its neighbor Sierra Leone, Liberia was known for its blood diamonds during the civil war. As a results the United Nations banned diamond exports from the country. Compared to the 7 children each women gives birth to on average – the life expectancy of 44 years seems incredibly short. No wonder Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world!
2. Democratic Republic of the Congo – $334
Not to be mixed with the neighboring Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was known as Zaire until 1997. Congo is the largest country in the world that has French as an official language – the population of Congo is about 1 million larger than the population of France (66 million people in Congo vs 65 million in France). The Second Congo War beginning in 1998 has devastated the country. The war that involves at least 7 foreign armies is the deadliest conflict in the world since World War II – it has already killed 5.4 million people. In Africa the war is called African World War. It is estimated that in 2010 at least 45 000 people in Congo are killed monthly.
Congo is also one of the last places on earth with tribes of cannibals. An Mbuti pygmy testified before the UN that their people were hunted down and eaten like animals by neighboring tribes. Eating other people is a way to survive the famines that is affecting about 67% of the population. Congo is also believed to be the worst place in the world for women – it has the most rapes per women in a year. Locals believe that sleeping with a virgin girl will cure AIDS.
1. Zimbabwe – $0.1
Thanks to hyperinflation Zimbabwe has become the poorest country in the world. It used to one of the 10 poorest countries but the 87.9 sextillion percent inflation has left the countries economy into ruins. The inflation worrying the country since 2007 saw the government printing 100 billion dollar bills that were only good enough to buy a few eggs. In August 2008 there was even a time where the government simply decided to take 10 zeroes off of every bank not – simply because they didn’t fit very well. Just 6 months later they removed an additional 12 zeroes. The 87 sextillion percent inflation meant that throughout the year prices kept doubling every 1.1 days. In other words – when an apple would cost 1 dollars on Monday it would already cost 64 dollars on Sunday. In a month the same apple would cost just over 1 billion dollars.
The largest bank note that the government of Zimbabwe released was the 100 trillion dollar bill issued on January 2009. In addition to the economic problems the life expectancy of Zimbabwe is the lowest in the world – 37 years for men and just 34 for women. One of the problems for the early deaths are the 20.1% of the population with HIV and AIDS. The health issues aren’t seeing any improvement – in 2009 3 of the 4 largest hospitals and the countries only medical school was shut down.
这里罗列了世界上最穷的十个国家，统计数据来自国际货币基金组织和CIA Wrold Factbook。也许你觉得世界上最穷的十个国家中有九个都是非洲国家。某个国家的财富按照人均GDP来进行衡量，这个标准反映了某个国家居民的平均生活水平。
这篇文章写给那些想要了解世界上最穷国家的人。你们对我的支持是我最大的动力。
第十名：阿富汗-人均GDP800美元
阿富汗也许是唯一一个不用介绍的世界穷国。这要感谢9,11撞击事件和随后美国对其进行的制裁，这让全世界都知道了这个南亚的内陆国。这个国家世界著名恐怖分子本.拉登的出生地，很多人也许不知道本.拉登称呼这个国家的名字为阿富汗伊斯兰共和国。在历史上阿富汗从来没有在战争中失败是一个公开的秘密。他们也许是世界上最穷的人，但是他们很懂得怎么去打仗。他们常用小股的游击队而非正规军将敌人拖得无可奈何。
大概超过70%的阿富汗人每天的消费不超过2美元。为了赚钱很多人在做着非法的交易。阿富汗是世界上最大的海洛因输出国。毒品问题是这个国家的不能承受之重，一项对阿富汗警方的调查表明大概这个国家17%的警察最近都吸过毒。甚至更糟-仅有30%的警察识字！难怪阿富汗是世界上最穷的国家之一。
第九名：中非共和国-人均GDP754美元
这个非独立命名的国名告诉我们这是一个位于中非的原法国殖民地。作为世界上最穷的国家中的一员这意味着这个国家政府的管理能力是相当弱的。这个国家的福利完全依赖于外国的支援以及其他的非利益性组织的帮助。这些友善的救援者的支援是这个国家收入的主要来源。大概40%的进口收入来源于该国钻石的输出。
和本文中将要提到的其它贫困的非洲国家一样中非共和国基本靠自己来满足粮食需求，但是还是有很多人要忍受营养不良和饥荒的折磨。这是因为那些富有的农场主往往会选择将自己的粮食卖给国外来换取金钱，他们不愿意低价将粮食卖给本国的国民。2006年反政府武装因为对此不满而开始袭击政府，这导致了50000的人死亡或者挨饿。第八位：塞拉利昂-人均年GDP739美元
塞拉利昂是西非的一个贫穷的国家，官方语言是英语。在经历了数年之后当地人从英语中衍生出了自己的语言，他们称该语言为Krio。这种语言使用英语的词汇但是语法来自于12个不同的非洲语言。作为世界上最穷的国家之一，塞拉利昂也是世界上最大的钻石出口国之一。如果你看过电影《血钻》你一定知道这个电影的背景便是塞拉利昂。1991到2001这10年间有50000人死于内战，活下来的人生活变得更加穷困。至少有500000人逃到了他们的邻国几内亚和利比亚。所有人都被要求去学校学习，但是塞拉利昂的学校却很有限，法律的规定很难得到落实。大概有66%的人是文盲。国家的卫生系统有充满了问题。塞拉利昂的婴儿死亡率居世界之首，生活水平在世界基本算是最差了。难怪塞拉利昂是世界上最贫穷的国家之一。
第七位：厄立特里亚-人均GDP739美元
厄立特里亚独特的地理位置为其通过苏伊士运河控制航线提供了很大的优势。这就是意大利为什么要1869年苏伊士运河刚刚开通便把其变为殖民地的原因，也是1941年英国抢夺其殖民权的原因。现在美国又称其与恐怖主义分子密切相关。2009年美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿控告厄立特里亚向索马里激进组织（该组织被认为与AL基地相关）提供军火。在历史上埃及的法老常常把厄立特里亚作为其战象的来源地。渐渐地大象在厄立特里亚的土地上销声匿迹。1955年到2001年间人们再也没有见过大象的踪影。人们认为这些大象都成为了厄立特里亚持续不断的战争的牺牲品。整个国家只有824所学校和2所大学-这里就不用解释为什么会有那么多的文盲了。厄立特里亚成为世界最穷国家之一也毫无疑问。
第六位：尼日尔-人均GDP736美元
尼日尔是非洲最穷的国家之一，该国国土80%以上都被撒哈拉沙漠覆盖。这个国家看上去实在是不适合人类生存，并且更糟的是持续不断的干旱让这个国家的沙漠化更加的严重。终有一天尼日尔整个国家都会被沙漠吞噬。该国的主要地形是沙漠平原和沙丘，还有环绕尼日尔河的一个大草原。大概5000年前这片土地还是富饶的大草原，最近2000年持续不断的沙漠化改变了该国的地貌。
尽管这个国家的大小是法国的两倍，但是它仅仅有不到10000公里的路，而且仅仅800公里是由砖石铺成的。所有用砖石铺成的路都分布在城市当中。城市之间没有砖石铺成的路来连通。尼日尔是世界上最大的铀输出国。和其他10个最穷的国家一样，四个人只有一个人有受教育的机会。尼日尔还号称自己有一只小的军队——只有12000名士兵和4架飞机。
第五位：索马里-人均GDP600美元
和其他非洲国家不同，索马里从未沦为殖民地。大英帝国被成功击退了4词。索马里位于东非，和阿拉伯国家有密切的联系。也许是因为他们的伊斯兰血统索马里的HIV和艾滋传染率很低。索拉里和苏联的密切关系使其能够建立非洲最强大的部队——不幸的是由于对内战的无能为力最终这支部队还是与1991年解散了。
近几年索马里的穷人找到了赚钱的新的办法——他们劫持国际贸易船只并且把船员劫持为人质。海盗行为在索马里已经成为一种见怪不怪的现象，当年轻人长大后他们就渴望成为一名海盗，因为成为海盗可以赚到钱。跨国公司往往要付出1到20百万美元才能把自己的船只赎回。一只装满油的油轮可能要价值好几百万美元。
第四位：布隆迪-人均GDP400美元
作为世界最穷的国家之一这个闭塞的非洲国家以部落之间领地的战争著称。这个国家贫穷的真正原因是因为连绵不绝的内战。堕落，贫穷向教育蔓延，HIV和艾滋在布隆迪蔓延。大约80%的布隆迪人过着贫穷的生活。据世界粮食计划署称57%5岁以下的布隆迪儿童长期营养不良，布隆迪93%的外貌收入来自于咖啡出口。< span o<>
据一项研究表明，在178个国家的调查中布隆迪人的生活幸福感最低。贫穷决定了这个国家几乎要完全依赖国际援助才能生存。难怪布隆迪能成为世界第四穷国。
第三位：利比里亚-人均GDP379美元< span o<>
利比里亚是少数几个没有沦为欧洲殖民地的国家之一。但是，利比里亚却被从美国逃出的一些奴隶发现并发展成为了殖民地。这些人掌握了这个国家的大权并且建立了和美国紧密相连的政府。1980年利比里亚的总统被推翻，紧接着是很长一个时期的内战。成千上万的利比里亚人民死于严重的经济危机。统计数据表明大约90%的利比里亚人每天的收入不到1.25美元。< span o<>
作为世界最穷的第三个国家，利比里亚的失业率高达85%。和他的邻居塞拉利昂一样，利比里亚也以血钻著称。因此美国禁止从该国进口钻石。平均每个妇女会生7个孩子-这导致了44年利比里亚的生活发展进步微弱。
第二位：刚果民主共和国-人均GDP334美元
不要把刚果民主共和国和刚果共和国搞混。刚果民主共和国在1997年前成为扎伊尔。刚果是非洲最大的国家，官方语言是法语，刚果的人口比法国人口多100万，（刚果有660万人，法国有650万人）1998年开始的第二次刚果战争让整个国家变得萧条。这次战争有7个其他国家的部队参与并导致二战后很高的死亡率，这次战争导致54万人丧生。在非洲，这次战争被称为非洲世界战争。据估计在2010年刚果每个月将有45000人在战争中死亡。
刚果也是世界上食人部落存在的最大的国家。据某卑格米人称他们有很多人被临近的食人部落像动物一样被抓住并被吃掉。吃人是生存下来得一种方式。刚果也是世界上对妇女来讲最坏的生存地方-每年都有很多妇女被强奸。当地人相信和处女发生性关系也会感染艾滋。
第一位：津巴布韦-人均GDP0.1美元
极度的通货膨胀让津巴布韦沦为世界最穷的国家。之前他还位居世界最穷第十位，但是恐怖的通货膨胀率让这个国家的经济垮掉了。通过膨胀让这个国家从2007年开始印了十个亿美元的货币，但是这些钱仅仅够买几个鸡蛋。2008年8月政府决定让银行从货币的末尾减掉10个零。因为这些零已经不起任何作用。6个月后他们去掉了6个零但是又新加了12个零。百分之87千的七乘方的通货膨胀意味着物价每1.1天就会翻倍。举个例子，如果周一一个苹果卖1美元那么到星期天这个苹果就会卖到64美元。一个月同样的苹果就会卖到1百万美元。最大的政府银行在2009年发布了面额高达100兆美元的货币。除了经济问题津巴布韦的人均寿命也是世界最低的——男平均寿命为37岁，女平均寿命为34岁。导致过早死亡的原因之一是高达20.1%的人都携带者HIV和艾滋病原体。健康问题的解决看不到希望——2009年四个最大医院其中有三个还有该国唯一的医学院都被迫关闭了。
Here is a list of the top 10 poorest countries in the world according to data gathered by the International Monetary Fund and the CIA Wrold Factbook. As you might have guessed 9 out of 10 poorest countries in the world are situated in Africa. The wealth of a country is measured by GDP per capita and it stands for the average value of goods and services a person produced living his country
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10. Afghanistan – $800 (GDP per capita)
Afghanistan is probably the only poorest county in the world that doesn’t need any introduction. Thanks to the plane crashes of 9/11 and the subsequent American quest for revenge almost everyone knows of this poor landlocked South Asian country. What many people don’t realize however is that the country that gave birth to the world’s foremost terrorist Osama Bin Laden is actually called the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It is a public secret however that history has never seen Afghanistan lose a war. They might be one of the poorest but they know how to fight. Instead of a traditional army they simply resist with small counter attacks that eventually tire out the enemy.
Over 70% of Afghanis live with less than 2$ a day. To make money a lot of people have gone into drug trafficking. Afghanistan is the worlds largest exporter of heroin. The drug problem in this poor country is so large that a drug test in the Afghanistan police force showed that 17% of the countries police officers had lately used drugs. Even worse – only 30% of the police can read! No wonder Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world.
9. Central African Republic – $754
As the unoriginal name suggest this former French colony is right in the middle of Africa. Being among 1 of the poorest countries in the world means that the governmental control of the country is extremely weak. The well-being of the population is entirely dependent on foreign aid and numerous non profit organizations. The very present of aid workers in the country is the largest source of revenue for Central Africans. An estimated 40% of import revenue comes from selling diamonds mined from the countries rich land.
Like other poor African countries in this list the Central African Republic is actually self-sufficient in food but still a lot of people suffer from malnutrition and famine. This is because farm owners rather sell their crops to foreign countries with money than to give it all away cheaply to the fellow countrymen. In 2006 rebel forces not satisfied with the way things were going attacked government forces, leaving another 50 000 people to die of starvation.
8. Sierra Leone – $747
Sierra Leone is a poor west African country that has English as its official language. Over the years however the locals have used English to derive their own language called Krio. It uses English vocabulary but the grammar comes from 12 different African languages. As is the case with a lot of the top 10 poorest countries, Sierra Leone is also one of the largest diamond manufacturers of the world. If you have seen the movie Blood Diamond you should know that it is based on Sierra Leone.Between 1991-2001 about 50 000 people were killed in the countries civil war, leaving the people even poorer than they were before. At least 500 000 people fled to neighboring Guinea and Liberia. While everyone is required to go to school, the shortage of schools means that the law requiring to get an education can not be followed. About 66% of adults are illiterate. The health care system also leaves a lot to complain about. Sierra Leone has one of the highest infant mortality rates and lowest life expectancy in the world. No wonder Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries of the world.
7. Eritrea – $739
The location of Eritrea gives it an advantage of controlling the sea route through the Suez Canal. This is why Italy made it its colony just a year after the opening of the canal in 1869 and why the British conquered it in 1941. In the present Eritrea has been accused by the USA of having relations with terrorists. In 2009 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused Eritrea in supplying weapons to Somalian militant group al-Shabab which is believed to have relations with Al Qaeda.In history it is known that the Egyptian pharaohs used Eritrea as a source of war elephants. Lately however the elephants are almost wiped out from the country. During 1955 and 2001 no elephants were sighted. It is believed that they have fallen victims to the ongoing wars in Eritrea. The whole country only has 824 schools and 2 universities – unnecessary to say illiteracy is a huge problem. No wonder Eritrea is one of the poorest countries in the world.
6. Niger – $736
Niger is one of the poorest countries in Africa – over 80% of its land is covered by the giant desert of Sahara. While it might seem like a hostile place to live it is actually even worse – ongoing droughts are leading to more desertification. One day the whole Republic of Niger might be swallowed by the mighty desert. Currently most of its terrain is made up of desert plains and sand dunes with some savanna around the Niger river. Over 5000 years ago the same land was actually covered with fertile grasslands – the desertification has took place in the last 2000 years.While the country is over twice the size France, it only has less than 10 000 km of roads of which less than 800 km is paved. All the paved roads are inside the cities. There are no paved roads connecting the cities to each other. Niger is the worlds largest exporter of uranium. Just like other countries in the top 10 poorest countries of the world list, only about 1 in 4 persons have ever attended school. Niger also boasts a small army – it has about 12000 troops and 4 aircrafts
.5. Somalia – $600
Unlike many African countries Somalia has never been officially colonized by any country. The efforts of the British Empire were successfully driven back at least 4 times. While Somalia is situated in Eastern Africa it has close ties to the Arab world. As a Muslim country it also belongs to the Arab League. Probably because of its Islamic background Somalia has one of the lowest HIV and Aids infection rates. Somalia’s friendship with the Soviet Union enabled it to build the largest military in Africa – unfortunately it proved ineffective to withhold the civil war that broke out in 1991.In recent years the poor people of Somalia have found a new way to make money – hijacking international boats and taking the crew and the cargo as hostage. Piracy in Somalia has become so common that when young boys grow up they wish to become pirates because that’s where the money is. International companies are known to pay pirates from 1 to 20 million dollars just to get the ships back. An oil tanker filled with oil can be worth a few hundred million dollars.
4. Burundi – $401
In addition to being one of the poorest countries in the world this small landlocked African country is known for its wars between the inhabiting competing tribes. The reason Burundi is so poor is because they have never really had any peaceful time between the everlasting civil wars. Corruption, poor access to education, and a high percentage of HIV and AIDS are all the things that Burundi is known for. Approximately 80% of Burundians live in poverty and according to the World Food Programme 57% of children under 5 years suffer from chronic malnutrition. 93% of Burundi’s exports revenues come from selling coffee.
According to a study done in 178 countries the people of Burundi have the lowest life satisfaction in the world. As a result of poverty it is almost entirely dependent on foreign aid. No wonder Burundi is the 4th poorest country in the world.
3. Liberia – $379
Liberia is one of the few countries in Africa that have not been colonized by Europe. Instead, Liberia was founded and colonized by the slaves who escaped from America. These slaves made up the elite of the country and they established a government that closely resembled that of the United States of America. In 1980 the president of Liberia was overthrown and a period of instability and civil war followed. After the killings of hundreds of thousands Liberia is in a deep economic crisis. Statistics indicate that about 90% of the population lives below $1.25 a day.As the 3rd poorest country in the world, Liberia has an unemployment rate of 85%. Just as its neighbor Sierra Leone, Liberia was known for its blood diamonds during the civil war. As a results the United Nations banned diamond exports from the country. Compared to the 7 children each women gives birth to on average – the life expectancy of 44 years seems incredibly short. No wonder Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world!
2. Democratic Republic of the Congo – $334
Not to be mixed with the neighboring Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was known as Zaire until 1997. Congo is the largest country in the world that has French as an official language – the population of Congo is about 1 million larger than the population of France (66 million people in Congo vs 65 million in France). The Second Congo War beginning in 1998 has devastated the country. The war that involves at least 7 foreign armies is the deadliest conflict in the world since World War II – it has already killed 5.4 million people. In Africa the war is called African World War. It is estimated that in 2010 at least 45 000 people in Congo are killed monthly.Congo is also one of the last places on earth with tribes of cannibals. An Mbuti pygmy testified before the UN that their people were hunted down and eaten like animals by neighboring tribes. Eating other people is a way to survive the famines that is affecting about 67% of the population. Congo is also believed to be the worst place in the world for women – it has the most rapes per women in a year. Locals believe that sleeping with a virgin girl will cure AIDS.
1. Zimbabwe – $0.1
Thanks to hyperinflation Zimbabwe has become the poorest country in the world. It used to one of the 10 poorest countries but the 87.9 sextillion percent inflation has left the countries economy into ruins. The inflation worrying the country since 2007 saw the government printing 100 billion dollar bills that were only good enough to buy a few eggs. In August 2008 there was even a time where the government simply decided to take 10 zeroes off of every bank not – simply because they didn’t fit very well. Just 6 months later they removed an additional 12 zeroes. The 87 sextillion percent inflation meant that throughout the year prices kept doubling every 1.1 days. In other words – when an apple would cost 1 dollars on Monday it would already cost 64 dollars on Sunday. In a month the same apple would cost just over 1 billion dollars.The largest bank note that the government of Zimbabwe released was the 100 trillion dollar bill issued on January 2009. In addition to the economic problems the life expectancy of Zimbabwe is the lowest in the world – 37 years for men and just 34 for women. One of the problems for the early deaths are the 20.1% of the population with HIV and AIDS. The health issues aren’t seeing any improvement – in 2009 3 of the 4 largest hospitals and the countries only medical school was shut down.
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