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Ar0ge posted...

Isn't the whole 1st, 2nd, 3rd world terms pretty outdated by now?

If you mean by 1st world that it is a developed country, then yes. It is incredibly odd how much control the cartel has despite that.

Obviously the pre-1991 definitions of First World, Second World and Third World no longer apply with the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Since the terms are generally used today in reference to a country's economic and political stability and industrial and technological development, the best way to sort First, Second and Third World countries is using the IMF and UN's lists of Developed (First), Developing (Second), and Undeveloped (Third) Countries, in which Mexico is a Developing Country or Second World.