Poorest Countries in the World

Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Information

Congo, Democratic Republic of the information  Summary Location: Central Africa, northeast of Angola Population: 71,712,867 (July 2011 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected Capital: name: Kinshasa geographic coordinates: 4 19 S, 15 18 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $300 (2010 est.) $300 (2009 est.) $300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Burundi - Information

Burundi information  Summary Location: Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo Population: 10,216,190 (July 2011 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected Capital: name: Bujumbura geographic coordinates: 3 22 S, 29 21 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $300 (2010 est.) $300 (2009 est.) $300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Somalia - Information

Somalia information  Summary Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia Population: 9,925,640 (July 2011 est.) note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare Capital: name: Mogadishu geographic coordinates: 2 04 N, 45 22 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $600 (2010 est.) $600 (2009 est.) $600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Zimbabwe - Information

Zimbabwe information  Summary Location: Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia Population: 12,084,304 (July 2011 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected Capital: name: Harare geographic coordinates: 17 50 S, 31 03 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $500 (2010 est.) $400 (2009 est.) $400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Liberia - Information

Liberia information  Summary Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone Population: 3,786,764 (July 2011 est.) Capital: name: Monrovia geographic coordinates: 6 18 N, 10 48 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $500 (2010 est.) $400 (2009 est.) $400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Central African Republic - Information

Central African Republic information  Summary Location: Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo Population: 4,950,027 (July 2011 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected Capital: name: Bangui geographic coordinates: 4 22 N, 18 35 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $700 (2010 est.) $700 (2009 est.) $700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Eritrea - Information

Eritrea information  Summary Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan Population: 5,939,484 (July 2011 est.) Capital: name: Asmara (Asmera) geographic coordinates: 15 20 N, 38 56 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $600 (2010 est.) $600 (2009 est.) $600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Niger - Information

Niger information  Summary Location: Western Africa, southeast of Algeria Population: 16,468,886 (July 2011 est.) Capital: name: Niamey geographic coordinates: 13 31 N, 2 07 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $700 (2010 est.) $700 (2009 est.) $700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Malawi - Information

Malawi information  Summary Location: Southern Africa, east of Zambia, west and north of Mozambique Population: 15,879,252 (July 2011 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected Capital: name: Lilongwe geographic coordinates: 13 59 S, 33 47 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $800 (2010 est.) $800 (2009 est.) $800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Madagascar - Information

Madagascar information  Summary Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique Population: 21,926,221 (July 2011 est.) Capital: name: Antananarivo geographic coordinates: 18 55 S, 47 31 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $900 (2010 est.) $1,000 (2009 est.) $1,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars