Countries

China 🇨🇳

China was at 385 in 2008, according to Reality, Subjectivity and Modern Man. In Truth vs. Falsehood, 2005, China is listed at 300 and 305.

Singapore

Was calibrated at 405 in 2005's Truth vs. Falsehood (TvF) and at 440 in 2008's Reality, Subjectivity and Modern Man (RSMM).

South Korea

Was calibrated at 400 in 2005 (TvF)

Israel

The State of Israel is the only Jewish nation in the modern period, and the region that now falls within its borders has a lengthy and rich history that dates from prebiblical times -- britannica.com

Egypt

At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world, and the third-most populated in Africa, behind Nigeria and Ethiopia -- wikipedia.

Palestine

The social geography of modern Palestine, especially the area west of the Jordan River, has been greatly affected by the dramatic political changes and wars that have brought this small region to the attention of the world -- britannica.com

Mexico

Mexico produces the most automobiles of any North American nation... General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have been operating in Mexico since the 1930s, while Volkswagen and Nissan built their plants in the 1960s -- wikipedia.

North Korea

constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north... and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone -- wikipedia.

Haiti

Was at LoC 55 in 2005's Truth vs. Falsehood.

Russia

largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones. It shares land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country -- wikipedia.

Ukraine

second-largest European country after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast -- wikipedia.

Canada

"a sparsely inhabited country of 40 million people, the vast majority residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas. Canada's capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver" -- wikipedia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

"in late 1995 the Dayton agreement ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but it also established the country as a fragile, highly decentralized, and ethnically divided state" -- britannica.com

France

Charles de Gaulle famously complained, “Only peril can bring the French together. One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 kinds of cheese” -- britannica.com

Uruguay

developed throughout much of the 20th century as one of Latin America’s more progressive societies, notable for its political stability, advanced social legislation, and a relatively large middle class -- britannica.com. Priority request