A recent survey of 34 democracies ranked USA as the no. 1 most patriotic country in the world while the Philippines ranked no. 7 and the only Asian country in the top 10.
People rated in the survey how proud they were of their countries in 10 areas such as sports, history, economy, politics, etc. The survey was conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the Univeristy of Chicago.
Other areas in which countries were ranked included social security, the way their democracy works, science and technology, arts and literature, military and fair treatment of all groups in society. Ex-colonies like the Philippines and newer nations were more likely to rank high on the list, while Western European, East Asian and former Socialist countries ranked near the bottom.
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The Top 20:
USA
Venezuela
Ireland
South Africa
Australia
Canada
Philippines
Austria
New Zealand
Chile
England
Israel
Uruguay
Finland
Spain
Denmark
Switzerland
Japan
France
Portugal
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Pride moments compel the Filipinos to celebrate despite political unrest like when Precious Lara Quigaman was crowned Miss International, when Jasmine Trias placed 3rd in American Idol, when Jed Madela captured the overall title for the Philippines in the World Championships of Performing Arts, when our athletes became over-all champion in SEA games, when Manny Pacquiao knocked out Erik Morales in the ring, and last month when Filipinos reached the top of the world for the successful climb of Mt. Everest by Leo Oracion, Erwin Mata, Dale Abenojar and Romy Garduce.
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