Friday, August 19, 2011
Top 10 Corrupt Countries
This list is taken from the Transparency International Corruption Index of 2006. The scoring is from 1 – 10 with the lower score being the most corrupt. The source of the index is polls and surveys from 21 independent institutions. Only verifiable data is accepted for inclusion. The index includes 163 nations.
10. Equatorial Guinea – 2.1 [Wikipedia]
Equatorial Guinea is one of the smallest countries in continental Africa. The current president of Equatorial Guinea is Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The 1982 constitution of Equatorial Guinea gives Obiang extensive powers, including naming and dismissing members of the cabinet, making laws by decree, dissolving the Chamber of Representatives, negotiating and ratifying treaties and calling legislative elections.
Diplomats and even ministers have been caught smuggling drugs, sometimes using diplomatic bags and even the president’s baggage on state trips. The incumbent president has never equalled the bloodthirsty reputation of his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema whom he overthrew. On Christmas of 1975, Macías had 150 alleged coup plotters executed to the sound of a band playing Mary Hopkin’s tune Those Were the Days in a national stadium.
10. Equatorial Guinea – 2.1 [Wikipedia]
Equatorial Guinea is one of the smallest countries in continental Africa. The current president of Equatorial Guinea is Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The 1982 constitution of Equatorial Guinea gives Obiang extensive powers, including naming and dismissing members of the cabinet, making laws by decree, dissolving the Chamber of Representatives, negotiating and ratifying treaties and calling legislative elections.
Diplomats and even ministers have been caught smuggling drugs, sometimes using diplomatic bags and even the president’s baggage on state trips. The incumbent president has never equalled the bloodthirsty reputation of his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema whom he overthrew. On Christmas of 1975, Macías had 150 alleged coup plotters executed to the sound of a band playing Mary Hopkin’s tune Those Were the Days in a national stadium.
10 Ways the World is Going to End
It could happen any moment–the end of all life.
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In recent geological history, Earth has been hit by several large asteroids. Dinosaurs are most likely to have been killed by an asteroid 65 million years ago. If one hit Earth, it is more than linkely that Eall humanity would die. For humanity to be completely destroyed, a meteor would have to be 1 km in diameter–on average, a 1 km meteor hits Earth once every 500,000 years.
1. Meteorite
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In recent geological history, Earth has been hit by several large asteroids. Dinosaurs are most likely to have been killed by an asteroid 65 million years ago. If one hit Earth, it is more than linkely that Eall humanity would die. For humanity to be completely destroyed, a meteor would have to be 1 km in diameter–on average, a 1 km meteor hits Earth once every 500,000 years.
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