Economics

• Fraser Institute
  Fraser Institute
  The Fraser Institute is a Canadian think tank. It has been described as politically conservative and right-wing libertarian and espouses free market principles...
  
  : Economic Freedom
  Economic freedom
  Economic freedom is a term used in economic and policy debates. As with freedom generally, there are various definitions, but no universally accepted concept of economic freedom...
  
   2011: ranked 84-86 out of 141 countries;
• Heritage Foundation
  Heritage Foundation
  The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...
  
   & Wall Street Journal: Economic Freedom
  Economic freedom
  Economic freedom is a term used in economic and policy debates. As with freedom generally, there are various definitions, but no universally accepted concept of economic freedom...
  
   2011: ranked 92 out of 183 countries;
• International Finance Cooperation: Ease of Doing Business Index
  Ease of Doing Business Index
  The Ease of Doing Business Index is an index created by the World Bank. Higher rankings indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights...
  
   2011, ranked 54 out of 183 countries;
• CIA World Factbook: GDP growth rate 2006, ranked 1 out of 215 countries (32.5% growth rate);
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
  : GDP (nominal) 2006, ranked 84 out of 181 countries;
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
  : GDP (nominal) per capita 2006, ranked 104 out of 182 countries;
• World Economic Forum
  World Economic Forum
  The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
  
  : Global Competitiveness Index 2006-2007, ranked 64 out of 125 countries.

Political

• Economist Intelligence Unit
  Economist Intelligence Unit
  The Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group.It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a U.S. company acquired by the parent organization in 1986...
  
  : Democracy Index
  Democracy Index
  The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that claims to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states...
  
  , 2010: ranked 135 out of 167 countries;
• Freedom House
  Freedom House
  Freedom House is an international non-governmental organization based in Washington, D.C. that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom and human rights...
  
  : Freedom of Press, 2011: ranked 171 out of 196 countries;
• Fund for Peace
  Fund for Peace
  The Fund for Peace is an independent Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit research and educational institution. Founded in 1957, FfP, a non-governmental organization, "works to prevent violent conflict and promote sustainable security.”...
  
  : Failed State Index, 2011: ranked 63 out of 177 countries (the best is 177, the worst is 1);
• Transparency International
  Transparency International
  Transparency International is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. It publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide...
  
  : Corruption Perceptions Index
  Corruption Perceptions Index
  Since 1995, Transparency International publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index annually ranking countries "by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." The CPI generally defines corruption as "the misuse of public power for private...
  
  , ranked 130 out of 163 countries;
• Reporters Without Borders
  Reporters Without Borders
  Reporters Without Borders is a France-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985, by Robert Ménard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud. Jean-François Julliard has served as Secretary General since 2008...
  
  : Worldwide press freedom index, 2010: ranked 152 out of 178 countries.

Environmental

• Yale University
  Yale University
  Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
  
  : Environmental Sustainability Index
  Environmental Sustainability Index
  The Environmental Sustainability Index ' was a composite index published from 1999 to 2005 that tracked 21 elements of environmental sustainability covering natural resource endowments, past and present pollution levels, environmental management efforts, contributions to protection of the global...
  
  , ranked 99 out of 146 countries

Demographics

• Population 2006, ranked 92 out of 221 countries

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