Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Failed States: 2009 Report Released

I was reading one of the blogs I subscribe to - Matt Rosenberg's ABOUT.Geography blog - and saw this article of interest. Foreign Policy Magazine has released its fifth annual Failed States Index.

I'd recommend that all interested parties take the time to read through the report. Some interesting - and perhaps unexpected - information is presented in the report

The number 1 failed state? Somalia. Pakistan is number 10. The United States is rated as 'stable' in a ranking system that goes up to 'most stable' - the latter rank includes countries like New Zealand and Norway.

Be sure to check out the interactive map and the criteria for the rankings.

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