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<p>There is no internationally recognised definition of the "bottom billion"
in the way that there are for other poverty measures, such as the World Bank's International
Poverty Line which considers all people living on under $1.90 a day. The term was
originally coined by Professor Sir Paul Collier who defined it as the countries least
able to escape poverty, but it is also sometimes defined as the world's billion poorest
citizens. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) analysis suggests that
over time, these definitions converge. The FCDO takes into account a wide variety
of factors when considering whom are the most vulnerable countries and individuals.</p>
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