We visited Taiwan for work

We visited Taiwan for work. We passed high mountains and big ocean then we landed in one of the developed countries.

Extreme hot climate, skyscrapers, huge trees seems like welcoming us by swaying. Everything seems to be well organized and people are so calm and everyone smiles to each other. All these things seem like the indicators of human development.

We all realize one thing. Loving each other is the most valuable etiquette of human. Love itself always brings development for a country. Humans don't need to struggle for development as long as we we can just love and respect each other, that means "united as one". So once we are united as one, isn't it easier to develop the country? But there is nothing perfect for humans in the world.

I have noticed several problems in this developed country and I want to share them with you. Taiwan is located on a very small island so there aren't any fresh water except rain water and climate is very hot. People in Taiwan pay 30,000 tugrug for cold air or conditioner. It means they buy cold air. Can you imagine? How can we live without air and water?

As for today the water we drink and air we breathe is free. So protect them, Mongolians!!!

Human Development Index

World map indicating the Human Development Index by Quartiles (based on 2010 data, published on November 4, 2010)^[9]

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Main articles: Human Development Index and List of countries by Human Development Index

The UN HDI is a statistical measure that gauges a country's level of human development. While there is a strong correlation between having a high HDI score and a prosperous economy, the UN points out that the HDI accounts for more than income or productivity. Unlike GDP per capita or per capita income, the HDI takes into account how income is turned "into education and health opportunities and therefore into higher levels of human development."

Since 1980, Norway (2001–2006, 2009 and 2010), Japan (1990–91 and 1993), Canada (1992 and 1994–2000) and Iceland(2007–08) have had the highest HDI score. The top 42 countries have scores ranging from 0.788 in Barbados to 0.938 inNorway.

Many countries listed by IMF or^[10] CIA as "advanced" (as of 2009), possess an HDI over 0.788 (as of 2010). Many countries^[11] possessing an HDI of 0.788 and over (as of 2010), are also listed by IMF or CIA as "advanced" (as of 2009). Thus, many "advanced economies" (as of 2009) are characterized by an HDI score of 0.9 or higher (as of 2007).

The latest index was released on November 4, 2010 and covers the period up to 2008. The following are the 42 countries classified as possessing a "Very high human development" with an HDI at or above 0.788 and are considered as "developed countries".^[12]

Terms similar to developed count

Terms similar to developed country include advanced country, industrialized country, more developed country (MDC), more economically developed country (MEDC), Global North country, first world country, and post-industrial country. The term industrialized country may be somewhat ambiguous, as industrialization is an ongoing process that is hard to define. The term MEDC is one used by modern geographers to specifically describe the status of the countries referred to: more economically developed. The first industrialised country was the United Kingdom, followed by Belgium, Germany, United States, France and other Western European countries. According to some economists such as Jeffrey Sachs, however, the current divide between the developed and developing world is largely a phenomenon of the 20^th century.^[1]

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The term developed country is used to describe countries that have a high level of development according to some criteria. Which criteria, and which countries are classified as being developed, is a contentious issue and is surrounded by fierce debate. Economic criteria have tended to dominate discussions. One such criterion is income per capita; countries with high gross domestic product(GDP) per capita would thus be described as developed countries. Another economic criterion is industrialization; countries in which the tertiary and quaternary sectors of industry dominate would thus be described as developed. More recently another measure, theHuman Development Index (HDI), which combines an economic measure, national income, with other measures, indices for life expectancy and education has become prominent. This criterion would define developed countries as those with a very high (HDI) rating. However, many anomalies exist when determining "developed" status by whichever measure is used.^{[examples needed]}

Countries not fitting such definitions are classified as developing countries.