1.   By either count, this country ranks at the top of the list in the Western hemisphere.

2.   Still, many analysts expect the country to rank among the front-runners in the currency.

3.   The country ranks fifth in natural gas reserves.

4.   Which country ranks first in the Catholic percentage of its population?

5.   But it said that other countries ranked higher when their contributions were measured against the size of their economies.

6.   But it said that other countries ranked higher when their giving was measured against the size of their economies.

7.   The country ranked fourth last year kidnappings after Colombia, Mexico and Russia.

8.   The country now ranks third behind the United States and Britain among nations receiving foreign students, according to the Academic Exchange Service.

9.   Western European countries ranked high in all areas except size of government and labor market regulation.

10.   It added that the country ranks sixth in the world in terms of annual output.