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Global Peace Index 2008
The Global Peace Index 2008
Global Peace Index 2008
Country
Rank
Score
Iceland  Iceland
1
1.176
Denmark  Denmark
2
1.333
Norway  Norway
3
1.343
New Zealand  New Zealand
4
1.350
Japan  Japan
5
1.358
Ireland  Ireland
6
1.410
Portugal  Portugal
7
1.412
Finland  Finland
8
1.432
Luxembourg  Luxembourg
9
1.446
Austria  Austria
10
1.449
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US and Russia ranked among least peaceful nations
An annual study ranking nations in terms of how peaceful they are has given poor marks to the US... more
Financial Times: FT.com - James Blitz - 20/05/2008
The Global Peace Index is a ground-breaking milestone in the study of peace. It is the first time that an Index has been created that ranks the nations of the world by their peacefulness and identifies some of the drivers of that peace. more