The U.S. ranks 49th in civil liberties

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index 2008, the United States is tied with Romania for forty-ninth in civil liberties. Several countries–Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway–are tied for first.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in carbon monoxide

According to the World Resources Institute, in 2000 the United States ranked third in terms of total carbon monoxide emissions. Brazil ranked first.