### Question
Can you define what highly indebted country means?


### Answer
**Highly indebted country** is defined as the following in *12 U.S.C. § 3904a*:

> any country designated as a “Highly Indebted Country” in the annual World Debt Tables most recently published by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development before December 19, 1989

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 3904a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 40-INTERNATIONAL LENDING SUPERVISION**

