What is First World?
[[Image:Cold_War_alliances_mid-1975.svg|260px|thumb|The three worlds as they were separated during the [[Cold War]] era, each with its respective allies as of the period between 30 April 1975 (the capture of [[Saigon]]) and 23 August 1975 (the communist takeover in [[Laos]]). Colors do not represent current economic development. {{legend|#3465A4|{{resize|110%|First World: the United States and its allies.}}}} {{legend|#CC0000|{{resize|110%|Second World: the Soviet Union, China, and their allies.}}}} {{legend|#73D216|{{resize|110%|[[Third World]]: [[Neutrality (international relations)|neutral]] and [[Non-Aligned Movement|non-aligned]] countries.}}}}]] '''First World''' or '''Developed World''' is a term used in [[geopolitics]] and [[economics]] to refer to the richer and more [[developed nation]]s. In these countries, the majority of the people are in the [[middle class]] and enjoy a good [[standard of living]]. This term is being used less, as terms like ''global North'' and ''developed world'' become more common. ==List of First World nations== *[[Andorra]] *[[Australia]] *[[Austria]] *[[Belgium]] *[[Canada]] *[[Denmark]] *[[Finland]] *[[France]] *[[Germany]] *[[Greece]] *[[Iceland]] *[[Ireland]] *[[Italy]] *[[Japan]] *[[Liechtenstein]] *[[Luxembourg]] *[[Monaco]] *[[Netherlands]] *[[New Zealand]] *[[Norway]] *[[Portugal]] *[[San Marino]] *[[Spain]] *[[Sweden]] *[[Switzerland]] *[[United Kingdom]] *[[United States]] *[[Vatican City]] [[Category:Political geography]] [[Category:Economic geography]] [[Category:Country classifications]]