Not always rich and developed, these are 5 poor countries in Europe

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The Blue Continent of Europe is famous as a continent with many rich and developed countries. On average, European countries are known to be prosperous and have very high per capita incomes.

Just look at the UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands, and many other European countries. These countries are dubbed as prosperous countries and their citizens have the highest life expectancy in the world.

However, not all European countries are prosperous countries. In fact, there are several countries that are considered poor in Europe. But don't equate "poor" European countries with "poor" African countries, okay! The poverty rate of the European country is still not as bad as that of the African countries.

These are the five countries that are considered poor and developing on the European continent. Whatever? Come on, take a look!

1. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country located in the south of Europe. There are three main ethnic groups that founded this country, namely Bosnians, Croats and Serbs. The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Sarajevo--which is also the largest city in the country.

The World Bank on its website notes that the country with a population of 3.9 million is a low-middle-income country. Gross National Income per capita only reached US$ 1,270 or around Rp. 19 million per capita.

About 56 percent of total state revenue is generated from the service sector, the rest is obtained from the agricultural and industrial sectors. With this figure, the income per capita of Bosnians is indeed low when compared to the average per capita of Europe in general.

2. Kosovo

Kosovo is also a country that has not been categorized as prosperous on European soil. The country, located in southeastern Europe, declared its independence on February 17, 2008, where this unilateral declaration was fiercely opposed by Serbia.

The country with a population of 1.8 million so far does not have a strong economic foundation. The reason is, until now, Kosovo has become an area of ​​conflict between the Serbian government and Albanian citizens.

Formerly, when there was still Yugoslavia, Kosovo was a province of Serbia. However, since the civil war broke out in Kosovo, the region became a United Nations protectorate, until Kosovo finally broke away into a new state separate from Serbia.

Noted on the Euractiv page, Kosovo is still a poor country until now. Even though the per capita income is slightly higher than that of Bosnia, of course Kosovo's income level is still far below the European average.

3. Ukraine

As written in the Atlantic Council, Ukraine is currently one of the poorest countries in Europe. Its per capita income is only US$2,000, of course, this figure is still far below the average European per capita income of 40,000 to 80,000 US dollars.

The country with a population of around 44 million people only depends on the food and agriculture sectors. In fact, Ukraine is one of the largest importing countries from Russia as much as 30 percent.

In ancient times this country was actually quite prosperous. However, with the war and foreign interference, the Ukrainian economy has worsened.

4. Albanian

Albania is a republic and is located in southeastern Europe. The country which has its capital in Tirana is one of the poorest countries in Europe, as noted in The Borgen Project.

This country with a population of 3 million people does not have as good economic growth as other countries, due to the change or transition from a communist state system to a democratic republic.

According to data obtained from the world bank, the poverty level of Albanians is much higher for rural residents. While in cities, about 15 to 50 percent of the residents are also considered poor and have low incomes.

5. Moldova

The BBC notes that Moldova is a poor country in Europe where most of the people depend solely on agriculture. Moldova is a country that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The country with a population of 2.7 people only has a per capita income in the range of 1,000 to 2,800 US dollars. In general, the basic problem remains the same, namely the transition or transition from the Soviet Union state system to an independent state based on a democratic republic--making their economy run very slowly.

Two-thirds of Moldovans are of Romanian descent. They do have a long history with Romania, Ukraine and Russia.

These are the five countries that are still considered poor and do not yet have sufficient per capita income. Apparently, not all European countries are rich and developed, yes!