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    ARMENIA 129TH COUNTRY IN TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL'S INDEX

    Tert.am
    01.12.11

    The global civil society organization Transparency International has
    unveiled its 2011 report, ranking Armenia as the 129th country in
    its Corruption Perception Index.|

    With 2.6 scores (out of possible 10), Armenia shares the 129th position
    with Syria, the Philippines and Honduras. Last year, it ranked the
    123rd country, with the same number of scores.

    Out of the 182 countries included in the ranking, New Zealand appears
    to be the least corrupt state (9.5 scores). The other countries
    in the top ten list are Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, the
    Netherlands, Austria, Canada, Singapore and Iceland.

    Armenia's neighbors - Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran, - rank
    as the 64th, 143rd, 61st, and 120th countries, respectively.

    Russia has notched up from the 154th position in 2010 to the 143rd
    position in 2011.

    Somalia and North Korea, each having 1.0 scores, were found the most
    corrupt countries in the list.

    The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries according to their
    perceived levels of public-sector corruption. The 2011 index draws
    on different assessmentsand business opinion surveys carried out by
    independent and reputable institutions.

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