Word: 139th
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...being a model of participatory democracy. But according to a new study, America lags behind much of the world when it comes to casting ballots. An average of just 44.1% of the voting-age population has turned out for national legislative elections in the 1990s, putting the U.S. in 139th place among 163 countries surveyed by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. The top-ranked nation? Malta, with a turnout of 96.2%. Here's how some other democracies stack...