Country groupings included in
World Development Indicators
(2003 edition)


Group code                   Group

EAP                 East Asia & Pacific
ECA               Europe & Central Asia
EMU             European Monetary Union
HIC                         High income
HPC     Heavily indebted poor countries
LAC           Latin America & Caribbean
LDC   Least developed UN classification
LIC                          Low income
LMC                 Lower middle income
LMY                 Low & middle income
MIC                       Middle income
MNA          Middle East & North Africa
NOC                 High income nonOECD
OEC                    High income OECD
SSA                  Sub-Saharan Africa
TMP                         Timor-Leste
UMC                 Upper middle income
WLD                               World