The World's Best Places to Live 2008

* The rankings are based on a point scoring index,with Zurich scoring 108 and Baghdad scoring13.5. Cities are compared to New York as thebase city, with an index score of 100. Thequality-of-living survey covers 215 cities and isconducted to help governments and majorcompanies place employees on internationalassignments. The survey also identifies thosecities with the highest personal safety rankingbased on internal stability, crime, effectivenessof law enforcement, and relationships with othercountries.