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Where are the 25 most failed states located?
Latin America: 1 country
Asia: 2 countries
Central Asia/Middle East: 5 countries
Africa: 17 countries
BY INDICATOR:
Factionalized Elites:
Sudan, Ivory Coast
The post-election violence following Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo's refusal to cede power in 2010 left thousands dead.
Extrenal Intervention:
Afghanistan, Ivory Coast
Foreign troops have been deployed in Afghanistan for 20 of the past 33 years.
Demographic Pressures:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The DRC ranks last on the International Food Policy Research Institute's 2011 Global Hunger Index, with about 70 percent of its population lacking access to adequate food and 25 percent of children suffering from malnourishment.
Brain Drain:
Zimbabwe
Of the 1,200 doctors trained in Zimbabwe between 1990 and 2001, only 360 were still on the country by 2006.
Group Grievance:
Sudan
Until South Sudan became a country in July 2011, Sudan was embroiled in civil war for 39 of the 55 years since it gained independence in 1956.
Inequality:
Angola
Although Angola is Africa's second-biggest oil producer, up to 40 percent of the country's population lives below the poverty line.
Guess which country came out worst on half of the 12 indicators?
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