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Afghanistan is on the UN list of least developed countries and heads its list of landlocked developing countries

UN-OHRLLS, the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, publishes both of the lists on which Afghanistan appears.
The List of LDCs opens Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh and runs on through the alphabet.
On the List of LLDCs, Afghanistan is entry 1. Afghanistan and the numbering runs to 32. Zimbabwe. An asterisk stands against its name, and the page's legend reads Also Least Developed Country, so Afghanistan is counted in both groups at once.
The World Trade Organization recognizes as least-developed countries those countries which have been designated as such by the United Nations. Its page records that there are currently 44 least-developed countries on the UN list, 37 of which to date have become WTO members, and its own enumeration begins These are: Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh. Afghanistan is itself a WTO member, so it sits inside that group of LDC members.

Position on the LDC list: First, ahead of Angola and Bangladesh Position on the LLDC list: 1. Afghanistan Entries on the LLDC list: runs to 32. Zimbabwe LDCs on the UN list: 44 least-developed countries on the UN list LDCs that are WTO members: 37 of which to date have become WTO members
Why it matters for exams: Which countries are in the LDC category, which are landlocked developing countries, and which are in both, is standard ground for economy and reports questions.
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In plain words

LDC Least developed country — A UN category for countries with the lowest income and human development indicators, carrying special support measures.

LLDC Landlocked developing country — A developing country with no sea coast, which must move its overseas trade across a neighbour.

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