The project is a centerpiece of China's plan to develop the country's poorer western provinces.

During the Depression, it was the country's poorest province, close to starvation.

Tobacco plays an important role in the economy of the producing areas, which are comparatively poor provinces.

Yet, it remains one of the poorest provinces in Angola.

Many are farmers from poor provinces who follow demolition projects to make a living.

South Africans in the poor northern provinces tend to view them as dinner.

This is one of the country's poorest provinces, but they are all relatively poor.

However, China's poorer western provinces will receive preferential support, with 65% of the needed funding coming from the central government.

In recent years Indonesia has poured development funds into the territory, which is one of its poorest provinces.

You realize this is only a poor outlying province you've come upon.