You can argue with some of the politics of this list (the US doesn’t do well), but here’s the World Wide Press Freedom Index for 2005 produced by Reporters Without Borders.

Denmark is first equal (Norway’s the front rank too). Lebanon is 108th. Syria is 144th. Iran is 164th.

’ll have a Tuborg to toast that, if I can find one here in Oslo tonight.

Hat-tip: John Scalzi.