kawaraj
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I guess it is all for see who doesn't have common sense ! Do some more research on SK not just on its GDP
South Korea, a 'developing' country, embraces 2020 emissions cap, with important implications for a global deal in Copenhagen | ThinkProgress
South Korea Wants to Cross Over Into the Developed Countries
From wiki,
and it notes that
The designations "developed" and "developing" are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgment about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process.
The UN also notes
In common practice, Japan in Asia, Canada and the United States in northern America, Australia and New Zealand in Oceania, and Western Europe, are considered "developed" regions or areas. In international trade statistics, the Southern African Customs Union is also treated as a developed region and Israel as a developed country; countries emerging from the former Yugoslavia are treated as developing countries; and countries of eastern Europe and of the Commonwealth of Independent States (code 172) in Europe are not included under either developed or developing regions./QUOTE]