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Is there such a thing as a "second world" country?

Asked by breedmitch (12171points) November 19th, 2007

I hear countries described as “third world”. I’m assuming it has something to do with industrialization, infant mortality rate, education, infrastructure etc. What constitutes a “second world country” or, for that matter, a “first world” country? Where did the term originate, and is it even polite to use the terms?

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