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As defined by the World Bank, all LICUS are characterized by weak policies, institutions, and governance. This map shows how the LICUS composition has changed through the years, since the program was instituted by the Bank. It also shows the countries' severity levels (see explanation below) and conflict/post-conflict status.
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LICUS /Fragile States Map Legend |
 Core LICUS |
 Severe LICUS |
Burundi
Cambodia
Comoros
Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Guinea-Bissau
Kosovo (territory) 
Lao PDR
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Sao Tome and Principe
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Togo
Uzbekistan |
Afghanistan
Angola
Central African Republic
Haiti
Liberia
Myanmar
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Sudan
Zimbabwe |
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Sources:
World Bank. 2005. Low-Income Countries Under Stress (LICUS) Implementation Trust Fund: Request for Replenishment and Special Support for Sudan. OPCS. IDA/R2005-0253. Report No. 34831. Washington, DC.
World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
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The Bank has used two criteria to define core and severe LICUS: per capita income within the threshold of International Development Association (IDA) eligibility, and performance of 3.0 or less on both the overall Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) rating and on the CPIA rating for Public Sector Management and Institutions. Some low-income countries without CPIA data are also included.
Depending on the income level and CPIA rating, a LICUS country is classified in one of three subgroups: severe, core, or marginal. LICUS classified as "severe" have an overall and governance CPIA of 2.5 or less; LICUS classified as "core" have an overall and governance CPIA of 2.6–3.0); and LICUS classified as "marginal" have an overall and governance CPIA of 3.2. Marginal LICUS score on the edge of what is considered LICUS, and hence are identified by the Bank only for monitoring purposes (henceforth LICUS refers to core and severe LICUS, not marginal LICUS).
The Bank has recently replaced the term LICUS with fragile states , while retaining the same criteria to identify these countries.
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The
Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) is an independent unit within the World
Bank; it reports directly to the Bank's Board of Executive
Directors. The goals of IEG 's evaluations are to draw lessons
from Bank experience, and to provide an objective basis for
assessing the results of the Bank's work.
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