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Emerging and developing country — OCR GCSE Geography A Definition

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GCSE Geography · key term

Emerging and developing country

Definition

A country experiencing economic development and growing integration into the world economy, but where incomes and living conditions remain uneven.

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OCR GCSE Geography A · J383

Specification 2.2.6 · Paper 2

Nigeria is an emerging and developing country (EDC) in West Africa. Its oil industry is an important part of its economy, but wealth and access to services are uneven.
Revise: City Influence, Migration and Ways of Life

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National migration

Natural increase