USA 🇺🇸
The country has the world's third-largest land area, largest maritime exclusive economic zone, and the third-largest population (over 334 million) -- wikipedia.
Countries
Haiti
Was at LoC 55 in 2005's Truth vs. Falsehood. "Despite its tourism industry, Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Americas, with corruption, political instability, poor infrastructure, lack of health care and lack of education cited as the main causes" -- wikipedia.
Somalia
"with ongoing civil unrest, the Somali economy is primarily limited to livestock and remittance/money transfers from Somalis living in more economically advanced countries" -- wikipedia. "Violent crime is common throughout Somalia, including kidnapping and murder" -- travel.state.gov.
Venezuela
Once one of Latin America's most prosperous nations, it has experienced a steep decline due to authoritarian governance, economic mismanagement, and international sanctions, leading to widespread hardship and a major humanitarian crisis -- Brave AI.
Belgium
One of the founding members of the European Union, Belgium strongly supports an open economy and the extension of the powers of EU institutions to integrate member economies -- wikipedia. By request.
Thailand
Thailand exports over US$105 billion worth of goods and services annually. Major exports include cars, computers, electrical appliances, rice, textiles and footwear, fishery products, rubber, and jewellery -- wikipedia.
Finland 🇫🇮
In 1809, Finland was captured from Sweden by the Russian Empire. "Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, Finland declared its independence... During World War II, Finland fought against the Soviet Union... Finland joined NATO in 2023" -- wikipedia.
Philippines
"Despite its fast economic growth, it continues to struggle with inequality, widespread corruption, and vulnerability to natural disasters due to its location within the Pacific Ring of Fire, and to the equator, making it prone to earthquakes, monsoon rains, and typhoons" -- wikipedia.
Brazil
"The largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 213 million people" -- wikipedia.
Romania
Romania has been a member of the United Nations since 1955, NATO since 2004 and the European Union (EU) since 2007. However, it is not party to the Schengen (passport area) agreement -- wikipedia.
Honduras
"In 2022, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Honduras (INE), 73% of the country's population lived in poverty and 53% lived in extreme poverty. The lower class is primarily agriculturally based while wealth is concentrated in the country's urban centers" -- wikipedia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
"in late 1995 the Dayton agreement ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but it also established the country as a fragile, highly decentralized, and ethnically divided state" -- britannica.
Serbia
"Serbia is an upper-middle income economy and provides universal health care and free primary and secondary education to its citizens. It is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, member of the UN, Council of Europe, OSCE, PfP, BSEC, CEFTA, and is acceding to the WTO" -- wikipedia.
Israel
The State of Israel is the only Jewish nation in the modern period, and the region that now falls within its borders has a lengthy and rich history that dates from prebiblical times -- britannica.com
Norway
An intoxicating combination of fjords, rationality, and high taxes. Culturally, Norwegians admire America's positive qualities.