During the last half-d ecade, the Fund for Peace has been putting together the Failed States Index,
using a battery of indicators that determine how stable (or unstable) a
country is. As a result, we have taken the top 60, or should we say worst 60 Failed Countries of the World.
But as much as we admire the stats and
numbers there is no better way but as the photos that demonstrate the
degree of failure of a country. The best test is the simplest one,
which is that you’ll only know a failed state when you see it.
And these photographs captured by the all seeing eye of the camera are, as they seem, true postcards from hell. As an example, we’ll make a rough start with country No.1: Somalia.
Hint: Click on image to see the larger version
1. SOMALIA
2. CHAD
Chad’s troubles are often written off as
spillover from the conflict taking place in next-door Darfur, Sudan.
But this central African country has plenty of problems of its own. An
indigenous conflict has displaced approximately 200,000, and life under
the paranoid rule of Chadian President Idriss Déby is increasingly
miserable. Déby has arrested opposition figures and redirected
humanitarian funding to the military in recent years. Matters might
soon get worse as the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country’s east,
where the bulk of the refugees reside, begins to depart on July 15.
Pictured here, local Chadians in the village of Dankouche struggle to
share scarce resources such as firewood with a nearby Sudanese refugee
camp.
3. SUDAN
The next year will prove a decisive one
for Sudan, perhaps more so than any other since the country’s
independence in 1956. In January 2011, the people of South Sudan will
vote in a referendum on whether they would prefer to remain an
autonomous region — or secede as an independent state. All analysts
predict it will be the latter, but they are equally certain that it
won’t be so easy. President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is likely to cling
close to his control of the South, where much of the country’s oil
riches lie. This is to say nothing of Darfur, where peacekeepers
recently reported an uptick in v****nce with hundreds k***ed. In this
scene, children crowd around a U.N. helicopter in the South Sudanese
town of Akobo.
4. ZIMBABWE
5. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
6. AFGHANISTAN
7. IRAQ
8. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
9. GUINEA
10. PAKISTAN
11. HAITI
12. IVORY COAST
13. KENYA
14. NIGERIA
15. YEMEN
16. BURMA
17. ETHIOPIA
18. EAST TIMOR
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You know, you just proved that Americans are stupid. Its very sad becuase I do suppor t you guy and especially what you said in your post.
But, I need to correct you, you confused 2 nations that once was a one and now at war with each other.
You confused the Pakis and the Indians, once upon a time they were a one great Indian nation that was divided based on religion, Pakis the muslims and Indians.
So Holy Cows and Bollywood, some cub drivers and 7/11 are Indians, they not muslims and not violent and generally hate pakis more then anything.
Pakis, also make Bollywood movies just not famous and they do eat Cows but dont eat pork becuase they Muslims, they also work as cub drivers and in 7/11 but they filthy Western Way of life haters but still immigrate to our countries such as USA and European Countries
So please dont confuse the good Indians with F****y Pakis, as one great man said an enemy of my enemy is my mate
Hygiene/disease leaves a bit to be desiredda ,” ….calling a society “filthy animal pork eaters, white .f””” eaters. That shows at least ya got a sense of humour. Because in order to insult someone you should be in a position to do so, hence a society whom enjoy having 50,000 + in a brown filth ridden river to bath, most probably relieve all the body functions while standing waste deep) (water brown who’d know) cleaner than on the side streets I guess. A the kicker worship cows and allow them to wander and s***, hold up traffic etc. that added into the above kinsays the paki’s shouldn’t be using the word filthy.
Before you all invest to much into the nuking of all the white f…., has someone brought up that you can’t have the paki women pull a cart with the nuke in it all the way to North America? Big body of water in between.
It’s not all bad though there has been great achievement in areas by the Pakistanis people that has benefited all humanity (white/black/packy etc) Your gifts are appreciated, without you 1)No BollyWood movies 2) definite lack of cab drivers (without you guys a major blow to transportation) (3) and we have all benefited with the off hour cravings for some ice cream, or smokes where would we et them without packies? (the would be no 7-11′s) or pizza delivery people. Cow thing though is my favourite, oh also immigrants from packiville are not criminals though, first few over tried but its to easy to catch them (unique odour trail)
“sanctity of the cow, in Hinduism, the belief that the cow is representative of divine and natural beneficence and should therefore be protected and venerated”
Thanks for the cab rides, and smokes couldn’t be doing it without you ASH.
Ash says:
February 2, 2011 at 7:03 PM
to the f#@&!*$ cyn,
swear as much as u can.calling pakistanies porkies while u guys eat pork not us.how low can u go u filthy creatures dirty animal pork eaters.ll whites are mother f*****……………..Dont mess with Pakistan……..Pakistan will destroy all white west pus**** & a**es with one nuclear bomb………..
Now come & send ur sisters , daughters & wifes to check oue AK47’s & Rocket Launchers……….
F*** you white mother f******…………….
swear as much as u can.calling pakistanies porkies while u guys eat pork not us.how low can u go u filthy creatures dirty animal pork eaters.