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98APPENDIX J ContinuedCountry 2008 Freedom Index 2012 Freedom Index Freedom Index Lebanon N/A 6.72 N/ALesotho 5.83 6.50 0.67Lithuania 8.04 8.18 0.14Luxembourg 8.49 8.37 -0.11Macedonia 7.51 7.68 0.17Madagascar 6.41 6.96 0.55Malawi 6.55 6.50 -0.05Malaysia 6.33 6.43 0.10Mali 6.32 6.03 -0.29Malta 8.40 8.38 -0.02Mauritania 5.97 6.04 0.08Mauritius 8.22 8.28 0.06Mexico 6.90 6.53 -0.38Moldova 7.10 7.07 -0.03Mongolia 6.98 7.28 0.30Montenegro 7.82 7.84 0.01Morocco 6.10 6.17 0.08Mozambique 5.85 6.27 0.42Myanmar 4.38 4.67 0.29Namibia 6.90 6.77 -0.12Nepal 6.84 6.61 -0.23Netherlands 8.45 8.40 -0.06New Zealand 8.92 8.61 -0.30Nicaragua 7.20 6.86 -0.34Niger 6.20 6.10 -0.10Nigeria 5.95 5.44 -0.51Norway 8.62 8.48 -0.14Oman 6.33 6.35 0.03Pakistan 5.19 5.41 0.22Panama 7.46 7.49 0.03Papua New Guinea 7.03 6.77 -0.26Paraguay 6.83 6.96 0.13Peru 7.35 7.63 0.28Philippines 7.13 7.02 -0.11Poland 7.99 8.17 0.18Portugal 8.16 8.19 0.03Qatar N/A 6.30 N/ARomania 7.56 7.98 0.43Russia 6.46 6.36 -0.11