Burma is the most corrupt country


	Burma is the most corrupt country

invictus

9-26-2007 6:34 PM

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9-28-2007 8:36 AM

rwatuny

The index is based on perceptions of public sector corruption

These are not the most corrupt countries.
They are countries that are perceived as the most corrupt.
They probably are among the most corrupt for real, but we should always be aware of the difference.

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			</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><B>Burma and Somalia have been jointly ranked by Transparency International as the world's most corrupt countries.</B>
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<FONT size="2">The index is based on perceptions of public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories. 
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<FONT size="2">At the bottom of the table, ahead of Somalia and Burma, were Iraq, Haiti, Uzbekistan and Tonga.
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                            TEN MOST CORRUPT STATES
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<DIV class="mva"><DIV class="bull">Somalia</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">Burma</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">Iraq</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">Haiti</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">Uzbekistan</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">Tonga</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">Sudan</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">Chad</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">Afghanistan</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">Laos</DIV>
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