Mark Bhen Sumbad CWORLD1

BSN-NBA Assignment

Core, Peripheral, Semi-peripheral Countries

CORE COUNTRIES
- Core countries are defined as wealthy, industrialized countries that other less-developed countries
(periphery and semi-periphery) countries depend on.

Characteristics: Core countries share a few distinct features, including having a wide variety of
resources at their disposal. These nations have strong militaries, powerful alliances throughout the world,
and control the global market. Residents of core countries are also thought to be the wealthiest and more
educated than people in less-developed nations. Core countries have certain powers over other countries
when it comes to the economy, politics, and the military. These countries are known as core countries
because they serve as the core of the world system.

 Core countries of the world: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

PERIPHERY COUNTRIES
- Periphery countries have just a small share of the world’s wealth. These nations are not just
dependent on other nations but are often exploited by more developed countries.

Characteristics: Periphery countries has unstable governments, poor education systems, and poor health
systems.

 Periphery countries of the world: Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras,
India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Papua
New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Togo, Zambia

SEMI-PERIPHERY COUNTRIES
- Semi-periphery countries refer to countries that are considered to neither be periphery or core
countries.
Characteristics: The semi-periphery level plays a significant role when it comes to stabilizing world
systems since it facilitates interactions and connections between the high-income states to the low-income
nations by introducing a different level in the hierarchy of the world systems.

 Semi- periphery countries of the world: Argentina, China, India, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, and
Iran. 

Sources:

http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/periphery-countries/
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/core-countries/
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-semi-periphery.html