EXTREME POVERTY

SOUTH SUDAN

• Sub-Saharan country
• Peacefully seceded from Sudan after decades long conflict
• Is a resource rich country
• Mainly Christian but has Arabic as an official language
• Very underdeveloped, 18% urban population

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MYANMAR(BURMA)

• Southeast Asia
• Also underdeveloped
• Resource rich
• Poorest country in region
• Mainly Buddhist

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What is Extreme Poverty?

• Living without basic necessities
• 1.2 billion people live with less 1.25 per day

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SOUTH SUDAN

• Lack of good infrastructure
• Inability to use resources
• Inability to unify the nation
• Lack of urbanization

MYANMAR

• High levels of corruption
• Also inability to use resources
• International sanctions
• Prone to natural disasters

SOLUTIONS

• Establish good infrastructure
• Invest in the education
• Use the foreign aid to help the poor
• Take advantage of the natural resources
• Improve the quality of life

FUTURE OUTLOOK

• Stop the political divisions
• Unite the nations population
• Urbanize more of the country
• Stabilize the government

WORK CITED

• "About South Sudan." Home. United Nations in South Sudan, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2013.
• "Data | The World Bank." Data | The World Bank. The World Bank, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
• "Myanmar Progress Inevitable, Biggest Challenge Is Poverty, UN Development Chief Says." United Nations Development Programme. United Nations, 6 June 2013. Web. 22 Nov. 2013.
• Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 09 Jan. 2014.
• "World Map / World Atlas / Atlas of the World including Geography Facts and Flags - Worldatlas.com." World Map / World Atlas / Atlas of the World including Geography Facts and Flags - Worldatlas.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2014.