War-Torn Nations 'Most Corrupt' -- BBC NewsWar-torn nations remain the world's most corrupt, Transparency International (TI) has said.
Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia are the lowest-ranked countries in TI's annual global survey. They were all at the bottom of the list last year as well.
"When essential institutions are weak or non-existent, corruption spirals out of control," TI said.
New Zealand was the least corrupt, with last year's winner Denmark as runner-up and Singapore third.
It said this was a result of "political stability, long established conflict of interest regulations and solid, functioning public institutions".
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Corruption, country by country. The 2009 Transparency International index in full -- The Guardian
Somalia tops list of most corrupt countries -- CNN
Afghanistan, Somalia shamed in corruption table -- AFP
Afghanistan sinks in new corruption ranking -- Reuters
Afghanistan, Iraq among the world's most corrupt -- AP
Corruption watchdog rules Somalia still worst; followed by Afghanistan, Myanmar -- Canadian Press
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Afghanistan corruption 'worsening' -- Al Jazera
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Somalia tops list of most corrupt countries -- CNN
Afghanistan, Somalia shamed in corruption table -- AFP
Afghanistan sinks in new corruption ranking -- Reuters
Afghanistan, Iraq among the world's most corrupt -- AP
Corruption watchdog rules Somalia still worst; followed by Afghanistan, Myanmar -- Canadian Press
U.S., World Leaders Fall Short in Corruption Fight, Group Says -- Bloomberg
Corruption scores -- UPI
Afghanistan corruption 'worsening' -- Al Jazera
Swiss praised in fight against corruption -- Swiss Info
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Corruption watchdog rules Somalia still worst; followed by Afghanistan, Myanmar -- Canadian Press
U.S., World Leaders Fall Short in Corruption Fight, Group Says -- Bloomberg
Corruption scores -- UPI
Afghanistan corruption 'worsening' -- Al Jazera
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