Why are some countries called developing countries, and some developed countries? This essay gives facts about developing countries and gives differences between developing and developed countries.

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Why are some countries called developing countries, and some developed countries?

Why are some countries called developing countries, and some developed countries?

In this essay I'm going to talk about this question. Since this is a very wide subject I could talk about only a single country or a single issue, but I will try to discuss about the whole aggregate. Some of the main points are starvation, education, child labor, safety and human rights. These issues are very different in developed and developing countries. I'm also going to tell why these things are happening and how they could be improved.

Probably the most important issue is starvation; the result of a serious, or total, lack of nutrients needed for the maintenance of life. First of all it is one of the few words in the English language with no synonyms.

It is a word that stands alone. It should be fixed first.

"Why?" You might think. "Why starvation, not for example education." This is because, what is the point of building schools if the kids die because of hunger? There is no point. Starvation is the most important issue of all the developing countries. Of course if a country does not have this problem, it will try to fix the next problem. The next problem depends on the seriousness of the issues. Starvation is also a part of a developed country. If a country has starvation it is a developing country. This is one answer to the big question. But, if a country does not suffer from starvation it doesn't mean it cannot be a developing country. There are developing countries without starvation. Their problems are, education, human rights etc.

Some children are not strong enough

to eat by themselves.

The facts about starvation in today's world are shocking;...