Berkner and Lend-A-Hand Countries
Berkner and Lend-A-Hand countries are determined by the World Bank designation of 2006 Gross National Income. These countries include low income ($905 or less) and lower middle income ($906–$3,595). Berkner countries, indicated with an asterisk, have Earth and space science programs in development.
Tier I Countries
- Afghanistan *
- Bangladesh *
- Benin *
- Burkina Faso *
- Burundi *
- Cambodia
- Central African Republic *
- Chad *
- Comoros *
- Congo, Dem. Rep. *
- Cote d’Ivoire *
- Eritrea *
- Ethiopia *
- Gambia, The *
- Ghana *
- Guinea *
- Guinea-Bissau *
- Haiti *
- India
- Kenya *
- Korea, Dem. Rep.
- Kyrgyz Republic *
- Lao PDR *
- Liberia *
- Madagascar *
- Malawi *
- Mali *
- Mauritania *
- Mongolia *
- Mozambique *
- Myanmar *
- Nepal *
- Niger *
- Nigeria *
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda *
- Sao Tome and Principe *
- Senegal *
- Sierra Leone *
- Solomon Islands *
- Somalia *
- Sudan *
- Tajikistan *
- Tanzania *
- Timor-Leste
- Togo *
- Uganda *
- Uzbekistan *
- Vietnam *
- Yemen, Rep. *
- Zambia *
- Zimbabwe *
Tier II Countries
- Albania *
- Algeria *
- Angola *
- Armenia *
- Azerbaijan *
- Belarus *
- Bhutan *
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina *
- Cameroon *
- Cape Verde *
- China
- Colombia
- Congo, Rep. *
- Cuba *
- Djibouti *
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt, Arab Rep.
- El Salvador *
- Fiji *
- Georgia
- Guatemala *
- Guyana *
- Honduras *
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Rep.
- Iraq
- Jamaica *
- Jordan
- Kiribati *
- Lesotho *
- Macedonia, FYR *
- Maldives *
- Marshall Islands *
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. *
- Moldova *
- Morocco *
- Namibia *
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay *
- Peru
- Philippines
- Samoa *
- Sri Lanka *
- Suriname *
- Swaziland *
- Syrian Arab Republic *
- Thailand *
- Tonga *
- Tunisia *
- Turkmenistan *
- Ukraine
- Vanuatu *
- West Bank and Gaza *
