发展中国家（也称作開發中國家、欠發達國家，英語： developing country ），指经济、社会方面发展程度较低的国家，與发达国家相對。 发展中国家的工业基础较不发达，人类发展指数较低。 然而，这一定义并未得到普遍认同。对于哪些国家适合这一类别也没有明确共识。

A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity.It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the country of Wales is a component of a multi-part sovereign state, the United Kingdom.A country may be a historically sovereign area (such as …

A country that scores less than .80 is considered developing. Another frequently used method of determining whether a country is developed or developing is to examine that country's nominal gross national income (GNI) per capita, which is a useful at-a-glance tool to estimate a country's overall standard of living. Countries whose nominal GNI ...

Sharia is a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. Traditional theory of Islamic jurisprudence recognizes four sources of sharia: the Quran, sunnah (authentic hadith), qiyas (analogical reasoning), and ijma (juridical consensus). Different legal schools—of which the most prominent are Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali and Jafari ()—developed methodologies for …

Health care systems classification by country ... Since health care delivery is a devolved matter, considerable differences are developing between the systems in each of the countries. Oceania Australia. In Australia the current system, known as Medicare, was instituted in 1984. It coexists with a private health system. All legal permanent residents are entitled to government-paid …

Developing countries tend to have a larger share of small and medium-sized enterprises. SMEs are also responsible for driving innovation and competition in many economic sectors. ... Seventy percent of the country's 24 million businesses have only one or two employees. But less than 0.1 percent – only 784 businesses – employ between 45 and 49 people. [citation needed]

The most common reproductive strategy for fish is known as oviparity, in which the female lays undeveloped eggs that are externally fertilized by a male.Typically large numbers of eggs are laid at one time (an adult female cod can produce 4–6 million eggs in one spawning) and the eggs are then left to develop without parental care. When the larvae hatch from the egg, they often …

Legislation and country examples. Toilet sign for "unisex ambulant toilet" (accessible toilet) at a park in Brisbane, Australia. ... Developing countries. In both developed and developing countries, many of the organizations active in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) provision have asserted that separate toilets for boys and girls at school are very important to make girls …

Ship-breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap.Modern ships have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years before corrosion, metal fatigue and a lack of parts render them …

Flood control is an important issue for the Netherlands, as due to its low elevation, approximately two thirds of its area is vulnerable to flooding, while the country is densely populated.Natural sand dunes and constructed dikes, dams, and floodgates provide defense against storm surges from the sea. River dikes prevent flooding from water flowing into the country by the major …