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Crude oil is the nation’s largest export. It’s regularly criticized for human rights. The government is unstable and the current president came to power after a coup.

Burundi has the lowest GDP per capita of any nation in the world, according to the CIA Factbook. The nation has suffered from decades of tribal warfare.

Chad’s major export is oil. Some say kickbacks are a regular part of the industry. There has been at least one coup attempt recently against the country’s ruling party –the Patriotic Salvation Movement.

One of the world’s poorest nations, Sudan has been ruled by dictators intermittently for decades. One of the nation’s recent presidents was charged with war crimes by The International Criminal Court.

country’s government is considered repressive, and is operated under a de facto single party system.

The nations is considered a presidential republic, but upholds significant limits on individual rights. Uzbekistan is often criticized for its human rights policies.

The current government of Iraq is less than a decade old. The survival of the government is still dependent on the US occupying force.

Since the late 1970s, Afghanistan has been plagued by civil war and foreign occupation. It still struggles against Taliban insurgents.

Previously known as Burma, this southeast Asian has suffered through decades of military rule, civil war, and catastrophic economic management. Most of its citizens are impoverished, but many remain hopeful that a new constitution introduced this year will usher in change.