First World
Countries
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First World Countries
A country that has a highly developed
infrastructure, economy, life expectancy, literacy,
standard of living, education, population
happiness, healthcare and child welfare is
considered to be ranked as a highly developed
country and is included in the list of first world
countries.
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List of First World Countries
Sweden Canada Australia
Japan Israel Luxembourg
Germany New Zealand Norway
Hong Kong France Singapore
Liechtenstein USA Denmark
UK Austria Belgium
Ireland Netherlands Iceland
South Korea Slovenia
Here are some of the
member of first world
countries in no particular
order:
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SWEDENSweden is one of those nations that is just
perfect in every means. Although, Sweden is
as small as the state of US, California, and has
less population of about 9.3 million only but the
people there are known to be some of the
happiest in the world. They have a high mark
in income, a stable maintained GDP, good and
fair education system and a life expectancy of
80.9. Besides that, Sweden has very low
unemployment rates as well as poverty rates.
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GERMANY If we talk about the European Union, Germany
is that country which has the highest economy.
The population is very large too and the people
have very high education standards with 99%
literacy rate and 100% attendance. Germany
is that country which flourishes in
manufacturing and industry and is a major
exporter in various goods like engineering and
electrical products.
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LIECHTENSTEIN What makes Liechtenstein in our first world
countries list is that despite being one of the
smallest ones and having a population of no
more than 35,000, it still manages to keep its
GDP at its highest and has almost no debt,
unemployment rates or poverty. Even though
being a small country, Liechtenstein has very
low tax imposed on its people and is one of the
wealthiest countries in the world due to
investment from countries.
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IRELAND Ireland is also a member of European Union and
is also regarded as first world countries as it has
a highly modem industrialized economy which
focuses mainly on high tech industries and
services. Their economy is mainly dependent on
investment, industry and trade. Ireland also has
a life expectancy of 80.56 which is regarded to
be as best quality of life.
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CANADA Geographically talking, Canada is one of the
largest countries next to Russia which shares
the largest border with the United States.
Canada is known to be wealthiest in terms of
its economy due to the service sector. It also
has a high GDP due to the oil reserves and
exports of minerals, food and energy. Canada
also has an edge as a tourist destination which
makes it a factor of being in our list Other than
that, the life expectancy of people in Canada is
81.67 years.
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NEW ZEALAND This wealthy nation comprises of main and
many other small islands. Their economy
depends upon agriculture but tourism and
manufacturing also play a leading role in
making the GDP of New Zealand at its
highest. Its education, health care and literacy
are all very high as well as its life expectancy
which is 80.2 years. It is one such place that
is a beautiful destination for the travelers with
a serene landscape and biodiversity.
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U.S.A
It would have come as a shock to all the
readers if United States wouldn’t have been
mentioned in first world countries list. World’s
largest only national economy comes from
United States which makes it the world’s
leading economic power. United States GDP
alone is almost a quarter of the total GDP of
the world. The abundance of natural
resources of county, highly advanced
infrastructure, and productivity among the
people is very high Although, it lags a little
behind than the rest of the country in terms of
life expectancy (78.75 years), it is still
considered to be as the most developed
country.
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NETHERLANDS Netherlands is that place whose economy
largely depends on foreign trade. The
shocking part is that Netherlands was one of
those countries whose economy was highly
affected by the global financial crisis in 2008
but the recent GDP shows that it has picked
up itself and made it one of the richest nations
in the world.
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AUSTRALIA Australia, being one of the wealthiest in terms
of economy due to agriculture, mining and
service sector is listed as a first world country.
Beside having a wealthy economy as a factor
of being a first world country, civil rights,
health care and human development also
play a major contribution in making it as a top
highly developed country. The life expectancy
is also very high of a person that is 82.07
years. The citizens are also known to
maintain their highest living standards in the
world.
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NORWAY Since the start of the industrial era, Norway is
one country which has been growing since
then. The main contributions to make it as a
first world country are done by exports by the
nation and abundance of natural resources
like oil and gas. Norway has a strong welfare
system and has a life expectancy of 80.57
years and a very high standard of living
among European countries. Norway is one of
the top nations regarded as a first world
country.
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Types of Tourism Destinations
Coastal Tourism
is based on a unique resource
combination at the boarder of land and
sea environments: sun, water, beaches,
outstanding scenic views, rich biological
diversity, sea food and good
transportation infrastructure.
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Urban Tourism
Towns and cities attract many tourists
by growing interest in cultural activities
for example visits to museums and art
galleries, leisure activities like shopping,
and entertainment to sports.
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Rural Tourism
The final type of tourist destination in
countryside. The combination of lakes
and mountains attract different markets.
Leisure visitors enjoy the scenery, while
more active tourists enjoy climbing in
summer, and do winter sports at other
times.