Most Corrupt Countries "a national shame"

Transparency International's annual report, which finds war-torn countries as being the most corrupt in the world,Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by the Berlin-based Transparency International, nearly three quarters of the 178 countries are in the index score below five, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 10 (perceived to have low levels of corruption), indicating a serious corruption problem. Transparency International placed Somalia, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Iraq on the bottom of the list (Top Corrupted Countries). The non-governmental organization that monitors corporate and political corruption worldwide names Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore as the world's least corrupt countries.Chile and Uruguay are rated the least-corrupt Latin American countries. Qatar stands first among the Middle East countries, while Botswana remains the top-rated African nation placed 33rd in overall standing. It noticed improvement made over the last year by countries such as Haiti, Ecuador, Gambia, and Bhutan. Madagascar has made the worst deterioration in corrupt practices, falling 24 positions down from last year's rank of 99. The 2010 list ranks six African nations among the 10 most corrupt countries. They are Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Burundi, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. Pakistan is among the most corrupt countries in the world, moving up from the 42 position to the 34th rank in 2010, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index including 178 most corrupt states.