November 27, 2009 - 20:33 AMT
Foreign Policy ranks Armenia as most stable state in the region
Ranking 109th in the Foreign Policy's 2009 Failed States Index, Armenia appears the most stable state in the region.

Among the other post soviet republics, Uzbekistan ranks 31st, Tajikistan is the 37th, Azerbaijan is the 56th. Russia comes 72nd.

The most vulnerable state in Somalia.

Failed States Index assesses the stability and political risk of 177 countries by focusing on 12 social, economic and political indicators.