Poorest Countries of 2012

3. Burundi:

Burundi finds the third place in the list of top ten poorest countries of the world in 2012. Burundi got independence from Belgium in 1962. Burundi has a very low GDP. The country has civil wars, poor access to education and high corruption rate. Further, the consequences of HIV/AIDS, lack of economic activity, poor legal system and its landlocked geography are the major reasons for its poor condition.

The population here is 10,216,190 as per 2011 estimations. Bujumbura is the capital of this country and Kirundi and French are official languages here.

4. Liberia:

Liberia holds the fourth position in the list. This is a West African country with the population of 3,786,764. 85 percent of people in this country are living below international poverty line. The country is now on its way to progress from the relentless effects of the civil war and related economic disruption.

Monrovia is the capital of Liberia. The country got independence from the American Colonization Society in 1847.