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alt="Arabic"></a> <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.photius.com/rankings/freedom_country_ranks_2011.html&sl=en&tl=pt&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" target="_blank"><img border ="0" src="http://www.theodora.com/images/portuguese_translate.gif" alt="Portuguese"></a> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <b>Freedom Country Ranks 2011 for Independent Countries <br> Countries are ranked most free (lowest score) to least free (highest score)</b> <br><br> </center> The score shown on the table is the sum of the Political Liberties score plus the Civil Liberties Score. <a href="#NOTES"><b>See notes below the table for explanation</b></a>. <br><br> </font> <a name="reading"></a> <table border="0"> <tr> <td align="left" width="60"> <b> Rank <br> <hr> </b> </td> <td align="left" width="200"> <b> Country <br> <hr> </b> </td> <td align="right" width="95"> <b> Status <br> <hr> </b> </td> <td align="right" width="65"> <b> Score <br> <hr> </b> </td> </tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/andorra">Andorra</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/australia">Australia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/austria">Austria</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/bahamas_the">Bahamas</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/barbados">Barbados</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/belgium">Belgium</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/canada">Canada</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/cape_verde">Cape Verde</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/chile">Chile</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/costa_rica">Costa Rica</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/cyprus">Cyprus</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/czech_republic">Czech Republic</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/denmark">Denmark</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/dominica">Dominica</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/estonia">Estonia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/finland">Finland</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/france">France</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/germany">Germany</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/hungary">Hungary</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/iceland">Iceland</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/ireland">Ireland</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/kiribati">Kiribati</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/lithuania">Lithuania</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/luxembourg">Luxembourg</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/malta">Malta</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/marshall_islands">Marshall Islands</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/micronesia_federated_states_of/index.html">Micronesia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/nauru">Nauru</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/new_zealand">New Zealand</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/norway">Norway</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/palau">Palau</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/poland">Poland</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/portugal">Portugal</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/saint_kitts_and_nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/saint_lucia">Saint Lucia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/saint_vincent_and_the_grenadines">Saint Vincent & Grenadines</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/san_marino">San Marino</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/slovakia">Slovakia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/slovenia">Slovenia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/spain">Spain</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/sweden">Sweden</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/switzerland">Switzerland</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/tuvalu">Tuvalu</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/united_kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/united_states">United States</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 1 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/uruguay">Uruguay</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 2 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/monaco">Monaco</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/belize">Belize</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/croatia">Croatia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/ghana">Ghana</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/greece">Greece</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/grenada">Grenada</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/israel">Israel</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/italy">Italy</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/japan">Japan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/mauritius">Mauritius</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/panama">Panama</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/korea_south">South Korea</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 2 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/taiwan">Taiwan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 3 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/argentina">Argentina</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/benin">Benin</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/brazil">Brazil</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/dominican_republic">Dominican Republic</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/latvia">Latvia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/mongolia">Mongolia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/namibia">Namibia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/romania">Romania</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/samoa">Samoa</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/sao_tome_and_principe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/serbia">Serbia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/south_africa">South Africa</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/suriname">Suriname</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/trinidad_and_tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 3 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/vanuatu">Vanuatu</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 4 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 4 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/antigua_and_barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 4 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/botswana">Botswana</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 4 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/montenegro">Montenegro</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 4 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/el_salvador">El Salvador</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 4 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/guyana">Guyana</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 4 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/india">India</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 4 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/indonesia">Indonesia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 4 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/jamaica">Jamaica</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 4 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/mali">Mali</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 4 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/peru">Peru</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 5 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/albania">Albania</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/bolivia">Bolivia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/ecuador">Ecuador</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/lesotho">Lesotho</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/macedonia">Macedonia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/mexico">Mexico</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/moldova">Moldova</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/paraguay">Paraguay</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/philippines">Philippines</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/senegal">Senegal</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/seychelles">Seychelles</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/sierra_leone">Sierra Leone</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/tanzania">Tanzania</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/tonga">Tonga</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/turkey">Turkey</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 5 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/ukraine">Ukraine</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 6 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/bosnia_and_herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/georgia">Georgia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/kenya">Kenya</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/mozambique">Mozambique</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/papua_new_guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/solomon_islands">Solomon Islands</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/colombia">Colombia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/comoros">Comoros</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/timorleste">East Timor</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/liberia">Liberia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/malawi">Malawi</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/maldives">Maldives</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 6 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/zambia">Zambia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 7 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 7 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/burkina_faso">Burkina Faso</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 8 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 7 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/lebanon">Lebanon</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 8 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 7 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/guatemala">Guatemala</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 8 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 7 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/guineabissau">Guinea-Bissau</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 8 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 7 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/honduras">Honduras</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 8 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 7 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/malaysia">Malaysia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 8 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 7 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/nepal">Nepal</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 8 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 7 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/nicaragua">Nicaragua</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 8 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 7 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/nigeria">Nigeria</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 8 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/kosovo">Kosovo</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/morocco">Morocco</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/niger">Niger</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/singapore">Singapore</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/sri_lanka">Sri Lanka</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/thailand">Thailand</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/togo">Togo</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/uganda">Uganda</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/bhutan">Bhutan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/haiti">Haiti</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/kuwait">Kuwait</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 8 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/pakistan">Pakistan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 9 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 9 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/armenia">Armenia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 10 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 9 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/fiji">Fiji</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 10 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 9 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/madagascar">Madagascar</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 10 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 9 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/burundi">Burundi</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 10 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 9 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/central_african_republic">Central African Republic</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 10 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 9 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/guinea">Guinea</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 10 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 9 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 10 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 9 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/gambia_the">The Gambia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 10 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 9 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/venezuela">Venezuela</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Partly Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 10 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/algeria">Algeria</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/angola">Angola</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/bahrain">Bahrain</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/brunei">Brunei</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/cambodia">Cambodia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/congo_republic_of_the">Congo (Brazzaville)</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/djibouti">Djibouti</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/egypt">Egypt</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/gabon">Gabon</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/jordan">Jordan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/mauritania">Mauritania</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/oman">Oman</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/qatar">Qatar</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/russia">Russia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/rwanda">Rwanda</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/tajikistan">Tajikistan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/united_arab_emirates">United Arab Emirates</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/yemen">Yemen</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 10 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/iraq">Iraq</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 11 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 11 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/swaziland">Swaziland</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 12 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 11 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/tunisia">Tunisia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 12 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 11 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/vietnam">Vietnam</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 12 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 11 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 12 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 11 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/cameroon">Cameroon</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 12 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 11 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/congo_democratic_republic_of_the">Congo (Kinshasa)</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 12 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 11 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 12 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 11 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/iran">Iran</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 12 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 11 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 12 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 12 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/belarus">Belarus</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 13 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 12 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/chad">Chad</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 13 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 12 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/china">China</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 13 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 12 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/cote_divoire">Côte d Ivoire</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 13 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 12 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/cuba">Cuba</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 13 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 12 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/laos">Laos</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 13 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 12 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/saudi_arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 13 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 12 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/syria">Syria</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 13 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 13 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/burma">Burma</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 14 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 13 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/equatorial_guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 14 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 13 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/eritrea">Eritrea</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 14 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 13 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/libya">Libya</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 14 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 13 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/korea_north">North Korea</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 14 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 13 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/somalia">Somalia</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 14 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 13 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/sudan">Sudan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 14 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 13 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 14 </td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" width="60"> 13 </td><td align="lef" width="200"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a> </td><td align="right" width="95"> Not Free </td><td align="right" width="65"> 14 </td></tr> </table> <p> <a name="NOTES"></a> NOTES: <br><br> Freedom in the World, Freedom House s flagship publication, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. Published annually since 1972, the survey ratings and narrative reports on 193 countries and 15 related and disputed territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. <br><br> The Freedom in the World survey provides an annual evaluation of the state of global freedom as experienced by individuals. The survey measures freedom-the opportunity to act spontaneously in a variety of fields outside the control of the government and other centers of potential domination-according to two broad categories: political rights and civil liberties. Political rights enable people to participate freely in the political process, including the right to vote freely for distinct alternatives in legitimate elections, compete for public office, join political parties and organizations, and elect representatives who have a decisive impact on public policies and are accountable to the electorate. Civil liberties allow for the freedoms of expression and belief, associational and organizational rights, rule of law, and personal autonomy without interference from the state. <br><br> The survey does not rate governments or government performance per se, but rather the real-world rights and freedoms enjoyed by individuals. Thus, while Freedom House considers the presence of legal rights, it places a greater emphasis on whether these rights are implemented in practice. Furthermore, freedoms can be affected by government officials, as well as by nonstate actors, including insurgents and other armed groups. <br><br> Freedom House does not maintain a culture-bound view of freedom. The methodology of the survey is grounded in basic standards of political rights and civil liberties, derived in large measure from relevant portions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These standards apply to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development. The survey operates from the assumption that freedom for all peoples is best achieved in liberal democratic societies. <br><br> The survey includes both analytical reports and numerical ratings for 194 countries and 14 select territories. Each country and territory report includes an overview section, which provides historical background and a brief description of the year's major developments, as well as a section summarizing the current state of political rights and civil liberties. In addition, each country and territory is assigned a numerical rating-on a scale of 1 to 7-for political rights and an analogous rating for civil liberties; a rating of 1 indicates the highest degree of freedom and 7 the lowest level of freedom. These ratings, which are calculated based on the methodological process described below, determine whether a country is classified as Free, Partly Free, or Not Free by the survey. <br><br> The survey findings are reached after a multilayered process of analysis and evaluation by a team of regional experts and scholars. Although there is an element of subjectivity inherent in the survey findings, the ratings process emphasizes intellectual rigor and balanced and unbiased judgments. <br><br> <img src="freedom.jpg" alt="Key to Political Rights and Civil Liberties Ratings and Status" border="0"> <br><br> The ratings process is based on a checklist of 10 political rights questions and 15 civil liberties questions. <br><br> The political rights questions are grouped into three subcategories: Electoral Process (3 questions), Political Pluralism and Participation (4), and Functioning of Government (3). <br><br> The civil liberties questions are grouped into four subcategories: Freedom of Expression and Belief (4 questions), Associational and Organizational Rights (3), Rule of Law (4), and Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights (4). <br><br> Scores are awarded to each of these questions on a scale of 0 to 4, where a score of 0 represents the smallest degree and 4 the greatest degree of rights or liberties present. <br><br> The political rights section also contains two additional discretionary questions: question A (For traditional monarchies that have no parties or electoral process, does the system provide for genuine, meaningful consultation with the people, encourage public discussion of policy choices, and allow the right to petition the ruler?) and question B (Is the government or occupying power deliberately changing the ethnic composition of a country or territory so as to destroy a culture or tip the political balance in favor of another group?). <br><br> For additional discretionary question A, a score of 1 to 4 may be added, as applicable, while for discretionary question B, a score of 1 to 4 may be subtracted (the worse the situation, the more that may be subtracted). 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