Most of the Countries That Are Closed to Global Trade

question 19

Multiple Choice

Most of the countries that are closed to global trade are

• A) social democracies.
• B) among the poorest countries in the world.
• C) oil-rich countries.
• D) among the largest economies and therefore do not need to trade with other countries.
• E) geographically isolated from the rest of the world.

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