As he UN-OHRLLS points out, all major players in the African telecommunication sector are from other developing countries.11 Box 3.1 below introduces the case of the telecommunication industry in the three LDCs of the Arab region, examining the role of FDI in this development, among other factors. Sudan is the most populated country among the three, with a population of 40.6 million, followed by Yemen and Mauritania at 22.8 million and 3.3 million, respectively. Their economies are mostly based on the agriculture, fishery, livestock and the service sectors, although Sudan has a rapidly developing oil industry as well.