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re: What is a country in the world that is assumed to be really poor, but actually isn't?

Posted on 4/7/20 at 7:54 pm to
Posted by Lakeboy7
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 7:54 pm to
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Posted by AbuTheMonkey
Chicago, IL
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 7:57 pm to
Mexico is relatively a lot "richer" than most Americans probably think. Median income is about the same as Russia as is overall GDP.

Some middle income countries that are "wealthier" than some might think:
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Chile
Posted by magildachunks
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 7:57 pm to
Nigeria
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:00 pm to
Chile went from a totalitarian government to basically a capitalist, you can finance anything economic system and it has resulted in massive growth.
Posted by Limitlesstigers
Lafayette
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:07 pm to
Colombia (was Venezuela 15 years ago)
Posted by Chef Free Gold Bloom
Wherever I’m needed
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:10 pm to
Vietnam
Posted by dj30
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:17 pm to
Wakanda

shite nvm...

This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 8:18 pm
Posted by Tigris
Mexican Home
Member since Jul 2005
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:20 pm to
Oman

Surprisingly nice country. Had some work there and really enjoyed it. Including a week that I took off and just drove around and saw the sights. It's night and day better than Saudi.
Posted by Antonio Moss
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:28 pm to
Nigeria has a lot of money. It all gets funneled to corrupt politicians and the people of Nigeria are super poor. But the country itself has money from whoring out of its oil.
Posted by MSUDawg98
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:28 pm to
Nigeria seems to have a ton of money to help out Americans.
Posted by fallguy_1978
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:33 pm to
quote:

Colombia (was Venezuela 15 years ago)

And Venezuela was once a wealthiest country in South America.
Posted by LoneStarRanger
Texas/Europe
Member since Aug 2018
2404 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:39 pm to
Slovakia

Bratislava is super rich, and even the folks in the countryside have it decent enough
Posted by sta4ever
The Pit
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 8:50 pm to
Iraq
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:09 pm to
Ethiopia.

People think it's still the 1980s where the fastest animal in the world was an Ethiopian chicken.

Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 4/8/20 at 7:43 pm to
quote:

Slovakia
I don't think people still consider eastern europe to be dirt poor.
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