Iraq was fifth from the bottom of Transparency International's corruption-perceptions index last year.

去年透明国际公布的廉洁指数当中，伊拉克排在倒数第五名。

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In 2012, the city ranked at number 14 in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.

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"Everything rises and falls on leadership, " he said of the country, ranked 150 on Transparency International's corruption perceptions index.

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