Those most offended by it are the smallest, weakest countries, which are vulnerable and emit very little.

ECONOMIST: The Copenhagen climate talks

Even Greece, one of the weakest crisis countries by these measures, is coming up to four decades of unbroken democracy.

WSJ: Brussels Beat: Parallels With 1920s Raise Worries Over Extremism

Moody's said the global financial and economic crisis had led to a "deterioration" in French government debt, which was now "among the weakest" of countries with the top AAA rating.

BBC: Moody's warns on France's credit rating