World's Most Failed Countries

Bangalore: Which are the world’s most failed nations? The Foreign Policy magazine has released its annual 'Failed States Index' in collaboration with Foreign Policy and the Fund for Peace. Inadequate health care, miserable infrastructure, and basic hunger are the most fundamental culprits, but it was noted that sometimes it is a ruthless dictator, ethnic tension, or political corruption that is most to blame in these countries.

Pakistan takes the 13^th position on the list while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are ranked 29. Nepal, which remains one of the poorest countries in Asia, is ranked at number 27, while Bangladesh is ranked 29.

Somalia:

Somalia takes the first position on the list with a Failed States Index (FSI) score of 114.9.  

Somalia has topped the Failed States Index for five years now. Though the internationally recognized Transitional Federal Government has gained control of the capital, Mogadishu, last August after the hard-won withdrawal of the terrorist group al-Shabab, it still requires control of large swaths of the country, including Somaliland and Puntland in the north. Somali also has constant threats of violence, piracy, and kidnappings. Last year, one of the deadliest droughts resulted in a famine that killed and displaced thousands of people in the country. African Union and Kenyan troops are working to help bring security to Somalia, and signs of growth in Mogadishu are offering a ray of hope, though plans to pass a new constitution and elect a new president and prime minister later this summer offer a crucial test.