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Greece only SEE country listed as "full democracy" in Economist index
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akritas
Jun 17, 2007, 2:00:21 PM6/17/07
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Greece is the only Southeast European (SEE) country included in the
group of the most democratic nations in the world, according to a new
survey released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) this week.
group of the most democratic nations in the world, according to a new
survey released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) this week.
Ranking 22nd among the surveyed 165 countries and two territories,
Greece is classified as a "full democracy," along with 27 other
nations. The rest of the countries fall into one of other three groups
listed in the EIU democracy index -- "flawed democracies," "hybrid
regimes" and "authoritarian regimes".
The index is based on the scores the countries are given for 60
indicators across five broad categories: electoral process and
pluralism, the functioning of government, political participation,
political culture and civil liberties.
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