Most Stable and Prosperous Nations Globally

This analysis of economic, political, and societal factors in 235 of the nations on the planet by the British firm Jane's has results that are not too surprising. The list in exclusively European States in the top ten percent with the exception of #11 New Zealand, #19 Australia, and #23 Canada. Japan is the only Asian nation in the top 38; and Costa Rica comes in at #40 for the first Central American nation. The most unstable nations are all in Africa or in areas that are war torn or rife with civil discord, such as Haiti and Gaza. Iraq ranks at #224; and the United States has slipped all the way to #24 after having been in the top ten in past years in the 2oth century.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3617160.ece

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3613926.ece

http://www.janes.com/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane%27s

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