http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3613926.ece
If you think itÂ’s bad here, donÂ’t try Switzerland
Michael Evans, Defence Editor
The United Kingdom has been ranked as one of the most stable and
prosperous countries in the world, beating the United States, France
and even Switzerland in a global assessment of every nationÂ’s
achievements and standards.
A one-year investigation and analysis of 235 countries and dependent
territories has put the UK joint seventh in the premier league of
nations. The top ten comprise also the Vatican, Sweden, Luxembourg,
Monaco, Gibraltar, San Marino, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands and the
Irish Republic.
The US lies 22nd and Switzerland, normally associated with wealth and
untouchable stability, is rated 17th, losing points in the assessment
of its social achievements.
The bottom ten, surprisingly, do not include Iraq. They are listed as
Gaza and the West Bank, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Ivory Coast,
Haiti, Zimbabwe, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the
Central African Republic.