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Who We Are
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- With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.
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What We Do
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- The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. We provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance, and we help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face.
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Where We Work
Countries and regions
- Countries
  
  Afghanistan
  
  Albania - shqip
  
  Algeria - Français - عربي
  
  Angola - Português
  
  Antigua and Barbuda
  
  Argentina - Español
  
  Armenia
  
  Austria
  
  Azerbaijan
  
  Bahrain
  
  Bangladesh
  
  Belarus - Русский
  
  Belgium - Français
  
  Belize
  
  Benin - Français
  
  Bhutan
  
  Bolivia - Español
  
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  
  Botswana
  
  Brazil - Português
  
  Bulgaria - Български
  
  Burkina Faso - Français
  
  Burundi - Français
  
  Cabo Verde - Português
  
  Cambodia - ភាសាខ្មែរ
  
  Cameroon - Français
  
  Canada - Français
  
  Central African Republic - Français
  
  Chad - Français
  
  Chile - Español
  
  China - 中文
  
  Colombia - Español
  
  Comoros - Français
  
  Democratic Republic of Congo - Français
  
  Republic of Congo - Français
  
  Costa Rica - Español
  
  Cote d'Ivoire - Français
  
  Croatia
  
  Czech Republic
  
  Denmark
  
  Djibouti
  
  Dominica
  
  Dominican Republic - Español
  
  Ecuador - Español
  
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  El Salvador - Español
  
  Equatorial Guinea
  
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  Europe (Western)
  
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  France - Français
  
  Gabon - Français
  
  The Gambia
  
  Georgia
  
  Germany
  
  Ghana
  
  Greece
  
  Grenada
  
  Guatemala - Español
  
  Guinea - Français
  
  Guinea-Bissau - Português
  
  Guyana
  
  Haiti - Français
  
  Honduras - Español
  
  Hungary
  
  Iceland
  
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  Iraq - عربي
  
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  Latvia
  
  Lebanon - عربي
  
  Lesotho
  
  Liberia
  
  Libya - عربي
  
  Lithuania
  
  Luxembourg - Français
  
  FYR of Macedonia - македонски
  
  Madagascar - Français
  
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  Malaysia
  
  Maldives
  
  Mali - Français
  
  Marshall Islands
  
  Mauritania - Français
  
  Mauritius - Français
  
  Mexico - Español
  
  FS Micronesia
  
  Moldova - română
  
  Mongolia - Монгол
  
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  Morocco - عربي - Français
  
  Mozambique - Português
  
  Myanmar
  
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  Nicaragua - Español
  
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  Poland - Polski
  
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  Romania - Română
  
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  Rwanda - Français
  
  Samoa
  
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  Senegal - Français
  
  Serbia
  
  Seychelles - Français
  
  Sierra Leone
  
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  Slovenia
  
  Solomon Islands
  
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  Spain - Español
  
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  Sudan
  
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  Sweden
  
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  Syria - عربي
  
  Tajikistan - Русский
  
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  Thailand - ภาษาไทย
  
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  Tunisia - عربي - Français
  
  Turkey - Türkçe
  
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  Ukraine - Yкраїнський
  
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  Uruguay - Español
  
  Uzbekistan - Русский
  
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  Venezuela - Español
  
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Understanding Poverty
Global data and statistics, research and publications, and topics in poverty and development
- We face big challenges to help the world’s poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. Data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress.
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