Which of the following describes a developing nation? A. A command economy with a low Human Development Index. B. A mixed economy with a high Human Development Index. C. A market economy with a high per capita income. D. A market economy with trillion-dollar gross domestic product.

The answer is A. A command economy with a low Human Development Index. A developing country, also called a less developed country or an underdeveloped country, is a nation or a sovereign state with a less developed industrial base and a low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.