We like to think of the United States as a peace-loving nation, but according to the Global Peace Index rankings for 2008, we might have to think again. The list, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, ranks nations by how peaceful they are at home and how they interacted with the outside world. The United States isn’t number one – heck, we’re not even in the top half, instead slinking in in the bottom third of all nations ranked. Peace out. [Global Peace Index List] [Reuters]
#1
The most peaceful nation on the list? Iceland.
#97
United States
#62
Cuba
#69
Egypt
#75
Syria
#76
Rwanda
#85
Serbia
#94
Belarus
#140
And coming in dead last? Iraq.
