Economics
- Nominal GDP growth rate: ranked 123 of 215 (4.4% growth rate)
- Nominal GDP: 36 of 181 ($173b USD)
- A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2005, ranked 46 out of 62 countries
- IMD International: World Competitiveness Scoreboard 2006, ranked x out of 60 economies (countries and regions)
- The Wall Street Journal: 2006 Index of Economic Freedom, ranked 71 out of 155 countries
- The Economist: Worldwide Quality-of-life Index, 2005, ranked 42 out of 111 countries
- World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007 Growth Competitiveness Index Ranking, ranked 35 out of 125 countries
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