Maldives became the third country to graduate to developing country status on 1 January 2011.

Open access is provided to member countries, developing country status, or Executive Committee decision.

Steady and strong growth in recent years have fuelled Vietnam's ambitions to move up to middle-income country status.

"We have done that so successfully that people wondered if we would go all the way to advanced country status."

Questions of country status aside, I can tell you what we produced this year on those places you list:

I am continually amazed at the efforts made by individuals to establish 'new country' status for remote parts of the world.

The referendum held on Curaçao in 2005 also came out in favour of country status.

In general, frequency of helping behavior is inversely related to the country economic status.

Due to the 'own country' status of Williams' case, British members were not able to campaign on his behalf.

The object of this is to support countries, so that they can graduate from least developed country status.