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| The Economist Intelligence Unit ranks countries by electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, functioning of government, political participation, and political culture. Norway is No. 1. North Korea is dead last at No. 167. (Darren Hauck/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| The U.S. has over 61 million dogs who live among Americans as pets. No. 2 Brazil has less than half that number. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| China is No. 1, India No. 2. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| The Press Freedom Index ranked Finland as having the most freedom of the press in 2010. Eritrea had the least, and was ranked at No. 178. (George Doyle/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| The U.S. spends about 4.06 percent of its GDP on defense. No. 1 Oman spends an estimated 11.4 percent. No. 174 Iceland spends zero. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| The average life expectancy for No. 1 Japan from 2005 to 2010 was 82.6 years. In the U.S., it was 78.3, tied with Cuba and Denmark. (Digital Vision/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| The U.S. is about in the center when it comes to unemployment. The No. 1 most employed nation in the world is Monaco, which has an unemployment rate of 0.0 percent. No. 200 Zimbabwe has an unemployment rate of 95 percent. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| The Economist Intelligence Unit ranks countries by electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, functioning of government, political participation, and political culture. Norway is No. 1. North Korea is dead last at No. 167. (Darren Hauck/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| Of the 34 nations that participate in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the U.S. was dead center of the pack when it came to high-school scores in 2010. The leaders were Finland, Japan, and South Korea. (Andreas Feininger/Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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