Tbilisi, Georgia – Transparency International has released the 2008 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in which Georgia ranked 67th of the 180 countries listed. The CPI ranks countries according to the level of perceived political corruption. The score is based on a survey of residents, foreign businesspeople and local analysts. Georgia’s score of 3.9 points out of a maximum of 10 is an improvement over the 2007 score of 3.4. This constitutes a continuation of the positive trend that began in 2004, since which, on average, Georgia’s rating has improved by 0.5 points annually.