What's the world's worst failed state?

Mon, 06/18/2007 - 12:30pm

Today, FP and the Fund for Peace released the third annual Failed States Index, which ranks the most unstable countries in the world. This is not an idle thought exercise—September 11th ought to have shown, if nothing else, that it's the world's weakest states that now pose the greatest danger. Because this topic is so important, we've made the 2007 Failed States Index free to non-subscribers.

Can you guess the top five? Click here to find out what crumbling states threaten us the most.

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