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UNDERSTANDING THE WTO:
THE ORGANIZATION The WTO recognizes as least-developed countries (LDCs) those countries which have been designated as such by the United Nations. There are currently 50 least-developed countries on the UN list, 32 of which to date have become WTO members. |
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Angola Ten additional least-developed countries are in the process of accession to the WTO. They are: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Laos, Sao Tome & Principe, Samoa, Sudan, Vanuatu and Yemen. Furthermore, Equatorial Guinea is a WTO Observer. There are no WTO definitions of “developed” or “developing” countries. Developing countries in the WTO are designated on the basis of self-selection although this is not necessarily automatically accepted in all WTO bodies. |
 
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