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Why are Suriname, Belize, and Guinea-Bissau classified as "Small Island Developing States"?
Well, the catch, quoting from a 2014 UN (and more precisely UNDP) publication, is that it seems it's simply a matter of self-identification
Some 52 countries and ‘associate states’ declare themselves
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Why are Suriname, Belize, and Guinea-Bissau classified as "Small Island Developing States"?
It seems that the name is just somewhat misleading.
There are 3 groups of especially vulnerable countries represented by the "United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least ...
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Why are Suriname, Belize, and Guinea-Bissau classified as "Small Island Developing States"?
Following up on Hulk's answer, these countries' logistics and economics strongly resemble islands:
Their road networks are poorly integrated with the rest of their continent.
They have neither a ...
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