The world's 25 most fragile states

The Fund for Peace has released its annual ranking of the world's least-stable countries, now known as the Fragile State Index.

The rankings are based on 12 metrics, including access to public services, the prevalence of refugees and internally displaced persons, human rights conditions, and the legitimacy of the state.

Scandinavian countries round out the bottom of the ranking as the least fragile nations. Amazingly, Syria - which has entered its sixth year of civil war - isn't the most fragile state in the world, according to the survey.

Here are the countries Fund for Peace says are the most fragile in the world.