Information of the world » Top Ten Genenral http://www.einfopedia.com Right Information At The Right Time Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:15:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Most Widely Spoken Languages Of The World http://www.einfopedia.com/most-widely-spoken-languages-of-the-world.php http://www.einfopedia.com/most-widely-spoken-languages-of-the-world.php#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:11:44 +0000 G Abbas http://www.einfopedia.com/?p=2729 Approximately there are 6900 languages currently spoken around the world, but the majority of which have only a small number of speakers. About 4 billion of the earth’s 6.5 billion people of the earth’s total population speak one of the following 10 languages. Languages are ordered below by number of speakers. List of top ten most widely spoken languages of the world.

  1. Mandarin (Chinese)

    2. Mandarin is spoken by over 1 billion people, making is the most widely spoken language on the Earth. This language is fairly polished language because it can be spoken in China, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South, Africa, Taiwan and in Thailand. The varieties of this language cover a huge area containing nearly a billion people. As a result, there are pronounced regional variation in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.

  2. English

    3. English is the second most widely spoken language in the world. English is also universal language with 600 million speakers worldwide. The language is officially spoken in over 50 countries till 2010. It is spoken in the countries like U.K., U.S.A, Australia, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, South Africa etc. It is the most studied global language as well as the major source of communication among different cultures and civilizations.

  3. Spanish

    4. Spanish is the third most widely spoken language in the world with around 350 to 400 million speakers. The official language is spoken in  just over 20 nations including Mexico, Spain, U.S, Colombia, Cuba, Andorra and Venezuela. Mexico contains the largest population of Spanish speakers. It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations.

  4. Hindi / Urdu

    5. Basically, Hindi and Urdu are two languages with almost same background. In Pakistan, Hindi is modified and written in Arabic script which is known as Urdu, whereas in India, it is written in the Devangari script therefore named as Hindi. There are almost 340 million human beings who speak Hindi. Hindustani is the primary language of India’s crowded population, and it compasses as huge number of dialects. In Pakistan 7.57%  Pakistanis speak Urdu and 160 million people worldwide speak this language.

  5. Russian

    6. Russian’s vast geographic reach and populous nation makes it sit at number 5 with 275 million speakers in the world. Mikhali Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and Yakov Smirnoff are among the millions of Russian speakers out there. But given the low life expectancy among men there and Arabic’s accelerated growth, Russian may slip in ranking over the next decade.

  6. Arabic

    7. The official language in roughly 25 nations, over 260 million people speak Arabic, from Iraq to Morocco. Both Persian and Urdu use the Arabic script but differ from Arabic. Arabic is a Semitic language. It is one of the world’s oldest languages which is mainly spoken in the Middle East. It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Arabic is the language of Quran so it is often associated with Islam.

  7. Bengali

    8. There are over 210 people worldwide who use Bengali as their mode of communication, so it is the seventh most widely spoken language in the world after Arabic. This language is spoken in Bangladesh India and Singapore. In fact, Bangladesh is a country of over 120 million, most of whom speak Bengali. Its history dates back to Aryan era about 2000 years ago.

  8. Portuguese

    9. Portuguese is the 8th most widely spoken language with 175 million speakers in the world. After winning its independence from Spain in the 12th century, Portugal’s influence expanded rapidly. Now, this language is spoken in Angola, Brazil, Cape, Verde, France, Portugal and Guinea-Bissau because these nations were under Portuguese colonial power. It can be spoken in three to four regional tones.

  9. Malay -Indonesian

    10. Malaysia and Indonesia share lots in common, one of the main attributes is language. There are many dialects, but the most popular is Indonesian. It is spoken by over 170 million people, and sit in the ninth number in the world. Indonesia is a fascinating place, a nation made up of over 13000 islands and the sixth most populated country in the world. Malay is spoken is two different accents.

  10. French

    11. Over 130 million human being of this planet speak French, which makes it the 10th most widely spoken language in the world.It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Its speakers mainly found in France, but French’s reach extends to Africa, North America as well as in parts of Asia and South America. Up to the French revolution, France’s imperialistic nature led to the expansion of “la language Francaise” and its presence is worldwide to this day.

]]> http://www.einfopedia.com/most-widely-spoken-languages-of-the-world.php/feed 0 Richest Countries of Europe By GDP (PPP): Wealthiest EU Nations http://www.einfopedia.com/richest-countries-of-europe-by-gdp-ppp-wealthiest-eu-nations.php http://www.einfopedia.com/richest-countries-of-europe-by-gdp-ppp-wealthiest-eu-nations.php#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:48:13 +0000 Mohsin Ali http://www.einfopedia.com/?p=1870 Europe is the 6th largest continent with 35 boundary divisions. Out of these 35 countries, following are the top ten 10 richest countries with respect to GDP PPP(Purchasing Power Parity) per capita.

Luxembourg is the richest country in Europe. It possesses the highest GDP of $ 81,730 per capita when measured on purchasing power parity. GDP per capita of Luxembourg is $ 113.004. Luxembourg is the world’s second largest investment fund center (After the USA), the most important private banking center in the Euro-zone and European’s leading center for reinsurance companies.
Norway:- Norwegians enjoy the second highest GDP per capita (PPP) in Europe having $ 55,198 and GDP per capita is $ 95,062. The standard of living in Norway is among the highest in the world. The country is richly endowed with natural resources including petroleum, hydro power, fish, forests and minerals.
Switzerland:- Switzerland is the thirds richest country in Europe having $ 42,840 GDP when measured on purchasing power parity and total estimated GDP per capita is $ 67,385. If adjusted for purchasing power parity, Switzerland ranks 15th in the world for GDP per capita. Switzerland has a flexible job market as compared to  neighboring countries.
Ireland:- Ireland is the fourth richest country of Europe having $42.779 GDP (PPP). According to the Index of Economic Freedom created by Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation, Ireland is currently ranked as the world’s third most economically free economy.
Netherlands:- GDP (purchasing power parity) of Netherlands is $ 40,433 and it is the fifth largest country of GDP (PPP). The Netherlands has the 16th largest economy in the world, and ranks 10th in GDP (nominal) per capita. The country continues to be one of the leading European Nations for attracting foreign direct investment and has one of the five largest investors in the U.S.
Iceland:- Iceland is the most productive and richest country in the world having GDP(PPP) $39,664 per capita while nominal GDP is $ 54,385. Iceland’s economy has been diversifying into manufacturing and service industries in the last decade, including software production, biotechnology, and financial services. Iceland ranked 14th in the index of economic freedom in 2008.
Austria:- Austria is one of the richest countries in the world, with an estimated GDP(PPP) per capita 39,647 while nominal GDP per capita is $43,570. Austria has a well-developed social market economy, and high standard of living. Austria is the seventh richest country in Europe and has a highly developed industry.
Denmark:- Denmark is the eight richest country in Europe with GDP (PPP) $ 38,207 and it ranked 16th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) per capita. Denmark has the most flexible labour market in Europe and has a labour force of about 2.9 million. Denmark has the fourth highest ratio of tertiary degree holders in the world.
Sweden:- Sweden is ninth richest country of Europe having $ 37,525 GDP (Purchasing power parity) while GDP (nominal) per capita is $ 52,790. Sweden is ranked as having the best creativity in Europe for business and is predicted to become a talent magnet for the world’s most purposeful workers. Sweden is also an export-oriented mixed economy, excellent internal and external communication network, and a skilled labour force.
Finland:- Finland is tenth richest nation of Europe having $ 36,843 GDP compared to purchasing power parity while GDP (nominal) per capita of Finland is $ 51,989. Finland has a highly industrialized free-market economy with a per capita output equal to that of other European economies such as France, Germany and the UK.
]]> http://www.einfopedia.com/richest-countries-of-europe-by-gdp-ppp-wealthiest-eu-nations.php/feed 0 Richest People Of Asia, Asian Wealthiest Persons Business Men http://www.einfopedia.com/richest-people-of-asia-asian-wealthiest-persons-business-men.php http://www.einfopedia.com/richest-people-of-asia-asian-wealthiest-persons-business-men.php#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:02:05 +0000 Mohsin Ali http://www.einfopedia.com/?p=1907 Mukesh Ambani:- Mukesh ambani currently sits first on the list of Asia’s richest people with $ 29.00 billion according to Forbes Magazine. Mukesh was born on april 19, 1957 in Aden (City of Yemen). He is the famous an Indian business man. His reliance industries, already India’s most valuable company. Mukesh Ambani directed and led the creation of the world’s largest grassroots petroleum refinery at Jamnagar (India). Lakshmi Mittal (India):- Lakshmi Mittal is the second richest person in Asia with a net worth of around US $28.7 billion. He is also the fifth richest man in the world. He was born on 15th of June, 1950 in sadulpur (India). He is also the richest person in the Europe with personal wealth. Mittal is an Indian steel magnate and is the CEO and founder of Arcelor Mittal. He is presently the vice chairman of the world steel association. Li ka-Shing:- Li ka-Shing is the third richest person of Asia continent with New worth $ 21.0 billion. He is a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong. He is also the sixteenth richest man in the world. Presently, he is the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holding; he is the world’s largest operator of container terminals and the largest health and beauty retailer of the world. He was born on 29th July, 1928 in Chaozhou, China. Fouth Richest Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud:- He is ranked by forbers as the forth richest person in Asia and the 19th richest man in the world. Forbes put his worth at US $ 19.4 billion in march 2010. he has been micknamed by Time magazine as the Arabian warren Buffett. He is born on March 7, 1955 in Jeddah. He has an estimated a fortune through investments in veal estate and the stock market. Lee Shau Kee:- He is the fifth richest person in Asia with $18.5 billion dollar. He is also the second wealthiest person in Hong Kong and greater China Region, Just after Li Ka Shing. He was bornon 29th January, 1928 in Chin. Since 2006, Lee has accrued extra profits from his holdings of mainland-controlled stocks. This return on investment has earned him nicknames including. Hong Kong’s buffet and “Asia’s Master of stock”. Kwok family:- Kwok family is the sixth richest person in Asia with $ 10.5 dollars. He is also owns interests in telecom smartone-vodafone and city bus operator KMB. He is also the third richest person in Hong Kong Just after Le Shav Kee. Azim Premji:- his net worth in 2010 was estimated at $ 17.0 billion which places his as the seventh richest person in Asia. He was born on July 31, 1945 in Bombay. He is an Indian engineer and businessman. He is the chairman of Wipro, one of the largest to a 2003 BBC report, he is “regarded as an Indian Bill Gates”. Robert Kuok:- Robert Kuok is the eighth richest person in Asia with net worth $ 14.5 billion. Most of his businesses are privately held by him or his family. Apart from a multitude of businesses in Malaysia, his companies have investments in many countries throughout Asia. His business interests range from sugarcane, animal feed, oil mining and hotels. Anil Ambani:- According to forbes Anil Ambani is the ninth richest person in Asia with $ 13.7 billion. He is an Indian business man and a major shareholder in Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Anil’s elder brother, Mukesh Ambani, is also worth more than a billion dollars. He was born on June 4, 1959 in Mumbai (India). He is also the member of the board of Governors of the Indians institute of technology Kanpur. Shashi and Ravi Ruia:- Shashi and Ravi Ruia are the tenth richest person in Asia. These are owner of Essar Group of Companies. as part of a global push, refiner Essar oil bought 50% in Kenya, Petroleum Rfineries. These Brothers raised $ 920 million, using part of their 33% stake in Vodafone Essar, India’s third-largest mobile phone operator. ]]> http://www.einfopedia.com/richest-people-of-asia-asian-wealthiest-persons-business-men.php/feed 0 Richest People: The Wealthiest Persons In The World http://www.einfopedia.com/richest-people-wealthiest-persons-in-the-world.php http://www.einfopedia.com/richest-people-wealthiest-persons-in-the-world.php#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:29:44 +0000 Mohsin Ali http://www.einfopedia.com/?p=1894 Wealth is the yarkstick of counting someone’s success or failure in any business. Here is the list of top ten 10 wealthiest or richest people in the world. These are the most successful business men in the world.

Carlos Slim Helu:- Carlos Slim Helu is the first richest person in the world with a net worth of around US $ 53.5 billion according to the Forbes business magazine. He is a businessman involved in various group of companies that include telecommunications, retail, banking and auto parts manufacturing. Slim was born on the 28th of January, 1940 in Mexico City and studied engineering at the Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico. He owns the largest internet service provider in Mexico and had one of the largest in the United States of America with his acquisition of Prodigy (online Service).
Bill Gates:- Bill Gates is consistently ranked second among the world’s wealthiest people with US $ 53 billion. Gates was born in seattle, Washington (USA) on the 28th of October, 1955. He is an American businessman and chairman of Microsoft Company. He is also author or co-author of  several books. Gates is one of the most popular people in the world as he brought a revolution in personal computers.
Warren Buffet:- Warren Buffet currently ranks third in the list of the world’s richest people with $ 47.0 billion. Buffet was born on the 30th of August, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska (USA). He is one of the most successful investor in the world and he is also a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 85% of his fortune to the Gates foundation.
Mukesh Ambani:- His wealth is valued at $ 29.0 Billion by Forbes Magazine, making him the world’s 4th richest person and Asia’s wealthiest person. He was born on April 19, 1957 in Aden (Yemen). New he is an Indian business tycoon and he is the chairman and managing Director of Reliance Industries. Mukesh Ambani directed and led the creation of the world’s largest grassroots petroleum refinery at Jamnagar (India).
Lakshmi Mittal:- Lakshmi Mittal is the fifth richest man in the world with a net worth of around US $ 28.7 billion. He is an Indian steel magnate and is the CEO and founder of Arcelor Miltal. Mittal is presently the vice chairman of the world steel Association. He was born on 15th of June, 1950 in Sadulpur (India).
Lawrence Ellison (USA):- He is the sixth richest man in the world having a net worth of $28 billion. Larry Ellison was born in New York City on 17th August, 1944. Ellison is the second largest financier of BMW oracle Racing. He is also the third richest American by net worth.
Bernard Arnault (France):- Bernard Arnault ranked seventh among the world’s richest person with net worth of $ 27.5 billion. He is a French businessman, born on 5th of March 1949, he is the founder, chairman, and CEO of LVMH, a large luxury goods manufacturing company. Unique among the world’s leading CEO’s Arnault had the ability to relate to both the creative and financial aspects of running a business.
Eike Batista (Brazil):- He lived in Germany from 1969 to 1980, and studied engineering there. Recently, he became the 8th richest person in the world, with an estimated fortune of US $ 27.0 billion. Batista is a Brazilian entrepreneur, considered to be a famous businessman, he has founded companies in different business sectors mainly in mining. He was born on November 3, 1957 in Brazil. He was married to the famous Brazilian actress and carnival queen Luma de oliveira before divorcing in 2004.
Amancio Ortega (Spain):- His wealth is valued at $ 25 billion, making him the world’s ninth most richest or wealthiest person. He was born on March 28, 1936 in Spain. Ortega is also known for being a down-to-earth boss.
Karl Albrecht (Germany):- Karl Albrecht currently sits tenth on the list of the world’s richest people with $ 23.5 billion. He was born on 20 February, 1920 in Germany. He is a Germany entrepreneur who funded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother in 1994, he removed himself from the daily operations of Aldi sud and took the position of chairman of the board.
]]> http://www.einfopedia.com/richest-people-wealthiest-persons-in-the-world.php/feed 0 Tsunami Death: Most Deaths Toll Due To Tsunami In The World http://www.einfopedia.com/tsunami-death-most-deaths-due-to-tsunami-in-world.php http://www.einfopedia.com/tsunami-death-most-deaths-due-to-tsunami-in-world.php#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:40:48 +0000 Mohsin Ali http://www.einfopedia.com/?p=1672 Tsunami is a japanese word which means “Ocean Waves”. Tsunami is a body of larger water waves which accumulate immense amount of water and energy. It can cause devastation on a large scale. When a big mass of water is displaced in the ocean due to some reasons, it creates tsunami. The common occurance of Tsunami is in the island of Japan. The worst tsunami came in 2004 in Indonesia and some of its nearby countries which caused heavy devastation and killed thousands of people. Here is the list of top ten countries with most deaths due to Tsunami.

No. Flags Country Size Or Area Independence Day
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Indonesia
 104,754 Asia
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Sri Lanka 49,623 Asia
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India 15,532 Asia
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Thailand 5,225 Asia
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Somalia 177 Africa
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Burma 91 Asia
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Maldives 83 Asia
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Malaysia 68 Asia
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Tanzania 10 Africa
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Seychelles 3 Africa
]]> http://www.einfopedia.com/tsunami-death-most-deaths-due-to-tsunami-in-world.php/feed 0 Pakistan News TV Channels: Pakistani Khabarnama Tv Channel Top Ten 10 http://www.einfopedia.com/pakistan-news-tv-channels-pakistani-khabarnama-tv-channel-top-ten-10.php http://www.einfopedia.com/pakistan-news-tv-channels-pakistani-khabarnama-tv-channel-top-ten-10.php#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:34:52 +0000 Mohsin Ali http://www.einfopedia.com/?p=680 Geo News: is a Pakistani news channel of  Jang group network. Geo TV was started in 2002 and Geo News was started in 2005. Other channels of this network are Geo Super, Aag TV and Geo TV. Geo news is one of the most popular news channel which was surrouded by cotroversies during the regime of General Pervaiz Musharraff. The most popular programmes of Geo News are based upon political discussions and reviews. These programmes are Capital Talk with Hamid Mir, Aaj Kamran Khan k Sath and 50 Minute.Official Website Of Geo News
http://www.geo.tv Express News is the second most famous news channel of Pakistani media. It is owned by Express daily newspaper, third widely circulated newspaper of Pakistan. Express news was launched in January 1, 2008. The channel became very popular within a short span of time and quickly won the hearts of Pakistani people. The political talk shows are very popular of this news channel which are Point Blank With Luqman, Siyasi Log and Kal Tak. Express new started its English news channel Express New 24/7 on February 5, 2009.Official Website Express News
http://www.expressnews.tv ARY News is the third most popular news channel of Pakistan. It is Dubai based Pakistani news channel which was launched on 26 September 2004. The best political experts of Pakistan host different political programmes on ARY news. PJ Mir, Ayaz Amir, Asima Shirazi and Nasrullah Malik are some of the popular anchors of Pakistani level. ARY digital is also the tv channel which belongs to this network.Official Website Of ARY News
http://www.arynews.pk/
 PTV News is the official news channel of Pakistan and it is the sub-channel of PTV network. PTV news presents and explains the government agenda and policies. News Night, Business Update and Current Affairs Time are some of the most popular programs of this state owned news channel. It has millions of viewers worldwide. News are broadcast in different national languages like Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi, Gujrati and Kashmiri.Official Website Of PTV News
http://www.ptvworldnews.com.pk/
 Dunya is a recently launched news channel in Pakistan. News Watch, Jago Dunya, News Hour and Jaiza are some of the popular news programes in Pakistan. It was launched in 2008 and it quickly became one of the best TV channels in Pakistan. Mian Aamir Mehmood, the  former Zila Nazim of Lahore is the owner of Dunya news TV channel.Official Website Of PTV News
http://www.dunyanews.tv/
 AAJ AAJ TV was started in March 23, 2005 by the Business Recorder Group. AAJ Tv is the first Television Network to have an Earth Station, it provides flexibility and control in responding to local and international events. The most famous program of AAJ TV is “The late nigh show” with Begum Nwazish Ali.
Another popular program is “4 man show” these two programs are major achievements in the entertainment programming.
The heart touching slogan of the AAJ TV is “Pakistan ki Awaz”. Dawn The first English daily newspaper in Pakistan is “The Dawn Newspaper”. The Dawn Newspaper was launched by Quaid-e-Azam in 1940s, so it is the oldest newspaper I Pakistan. Dawn news channel was started on May 25, 2007 in Karachi by Pervez Musharraf.
The channel has online stream available on its website for foreign viewers. The famous slogan of Dawn News is “Understand the Difference”. The most popular program of this channel is “Dawn Breakfast”. Waqat News Waqt News is the 8th most popular news channel of Pakistan. It is owned by “Nawa-i-Waqt” which is the famous media group. Waqt News is most vocal media in Pakistan. Famous slogan of the waqt news is “Karo waqt ka samna”. Waqt News is available throughout Pakistan on cable operators and on satellite. Channel-5 Channel 5 is the ninth most popular channel of Pakistan. It is famous for its political as well as entertainment programmes. Samaa News a ]]> http://www.einfopedia.com/pakistan-news-tv-channels-pakistani-khabarnama-tv-channel-top-ten-10.php/feed 0 Most Corrupt Countries Or Nations Rankings 2010 Of The World, Highest Corrupt Governments http://www.einfopedia.com/most-corrupt-countries-or-nations-rankings-2010-of-the-world-highest-corrupt-governments.php http://www.einfopedia.com/most-corrupt-countries-or-nations-rankings-2010-of-the-world-highest-corrupt-governments.php#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:06:22 +0000 Mohsin Ali http://www.einfopedia.com/?p=839 Corruption can be defined as the paying and receiving of bribes for preferential treatment.Corruption indexes are introduced by Transparency International. They have a special criteria to measure the corruption through 13 independent surveys in any country or nation or governments. The rankings of the countries which can be the most corrupt in the world in 2010 are following.

No. Flags Country Score Location
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Somalia
 1.1 Africa
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Afghanistan 1.3 Asia
3.

Myanmar 1.4 Asia
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Sudan 1.5 Africa
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Iraq 1.5 Middle East
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Chad 1.6 Africa
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Uzbekistan 1.7 Central Asia
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Turkmanistan 1.8 Central Asia
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Iran 1.8 Asia
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Haiti 1.8 North America

Factors To Measure Corruption In Public Sector In Any Country

  1. Rank Cause of corruption Index
  2. Lack of sanctions or impunity 0.93
  3. Inertia and inaction 0.86
  4. Desire for personal enrichment 0.84
  5. Lack of transparency 0.81
  6. Lack of motivation due to the drop in purchasing power 0.81
  7. Arbitrary career promotion 0.79
  8. Abuse of power by public offi cials 0.78
  9. Poor functioning of the administration 0.7
  10. Lack of clear rules and standards of conduct 0.66
  11. Pressure from superiors/high-ranking persons 0.57
  12. Excessive patronage and tutelage 0.53
  13. Everyone else does it 0.44
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