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Step-by-step explanation:
I don't think the statement is true, unless it means that it is currently not developed but, because it has natural resources, it can become developed.
Consider Zaire. It has the richest reserve of natural resources of almost any country. However Zaire (currently the Democratic Republic of the Congo) is plagued by internal strife.
It has commercial deposits of gold, diamonds, cobalt, uranium and oil, which should make it one of the richest countries in the world. Yet it is so unstable that people are afraid to invest there. And this at a time when commodities are about to explode in price to the upside.