<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/a58f3f24-d513-4cc2-b40a-608c41302595/8D49B727-FF10-4E9C-A7B8-BD99D12A980C/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/" href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.visionofhumanity.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><SPAN class="Header">Global Peace Index Rankings</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV>The table below provides the GPI rankings for the 140 countries analysed in 2008 and the 121 countries analysed in 2007, as well as year-on-year comparison. Countries most at peace are ranked first. <SPAN>A lower score indicates a more peaceful country. </SPAN>You can click on a country to see the detail of its peace indicators and drivers.<SPAN></SPAN></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><UL class="rankings"> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/compare/">Compare</A></LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2007/">2007</A></LI> <LI class="h"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/">2008</A></LI> </UL></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV valign="absmiddle" class="gpi_column_country"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/iceland/2008"><IMG width="22" border="0" align="absmiddle" title="Iceland" alt="Iceland" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/images/gpi/countries/141/small/iceland.gif" /></A>  <A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/iceland/2008">Iceland</A></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV class="gpi_column_rank">1</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV valign="absmiddle" class="gpi_column_country"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/japan/2008"><IMG width="22" border="0" align="absmiddle" title="Japan" alt="Japan" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/images/gpi/countries/79/small/japan.gif" /></A>  <A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/japan/2008">Japan</A></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV class="gpi_column_rank">5</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV valign="absmiddle" class="gpi_column_country"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/portugal/2008"><IMG width="22" border="0" align="absmiddle" title="Portugal" alt="Portugal" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/images/gpi/countries/6/small/portugal.gif" /></A>  <A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/portugal/2008">Portugal</A></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV class="gpi_column_rank">7</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV valign="absmiddle" class="gpi_column_country"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/united-kingdom/2008"><IMG width="22" border="0" align="absmiddle" title="United Kingdom" alt="United Kingdom" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/images/gpi/countries/16/small/united-kingdom.gif" /></A>  <A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/united-kingdom/2008">United Kingdom</A></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV class="gpi_column_rank">49</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV valign="absmiddle" class="gpi_column_country"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/brazil/2008"><IMG width="22" border="0" align="absmiddle" title="Brazil" alt="Brazil" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/images/gpi/countries/112/small/brazil.gif" /></A>  <A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/brazil/2008">Brazil</A></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV class="gpi_column_rank">90</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV valign="absmiddle" class="gpi_column_country"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/united-states-of-america/2008"><IMG width="22" border="0" align="absmiddle" title="United States of America" alt="United States of America" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/images/gpi/countries/121/small/united-states-of-america.gif" /></A>  <A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/united-states-of-america/2008">United States of America</A></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV class="gpi_column_rank">97</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV valign="absmiddle" class="gpi_column_country"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/iraq/2008"><IMG width="22" border="0" align="absmiddle" title="Iraq" alt="Iraq" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/images/gpi/countries/56/small/iraq.gif" /></A>  <A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/iraq/2008">Iraq</A></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV class="gpi_column_rank">140</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/rankings/2008/"><DIV valign="absmiddle" class="gpi_column_country"><A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/israel/2008"><IMG width="22" border="0" align="absmiddle" title="Israel" alt="Israel" valign="absmiddle" src="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/images/gpi/countries/55/small/israel.gif" /></A>  <A href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/results/israel/2008">Israel</A></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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