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Here Are The 20 Poorest Nations In The World

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#3 Republic of Burundi

Image: US Army Africa via Flickr

Population: 9.8 million

GDP (PPP): $3 billion

GDP per capita: $400

Summary: Having recently emerged from a civil war between the
Hutu and Tutsi factions, Burundi’s economy faces many challenges.
 It is landlocked, lacking in resources, largely uneducated (only one
in two children attend school), and one in every fifteen adults has HIV/Aids.
Although recent political stability has proven beneficial, poverty remains
extremely prominent

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/poorest-countries-in-the-world-2010-8#3-republic-of-burundi-18#ixzz15CFxSYoq