istance to over 150 countries.
The terms country/economy as used in this survey also refer, as
appropriate, to territories or areas; the designations employed and the
presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion
whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning
the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities,
or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. In addition,
the designations of country groups are intended solely for statistical
or analytical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement
about the stage of development reached by a particular country or area
in the development process. The major country groupings used in this
survey follow the classification of the United Nations Statistical Office.