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There are some countries that have extensive trade relations with other nations and experience huge influx of international tourists and overseas capital, while some nations lag when it comes to global connections.
Let's take a look at some of the most globalised economies in the world.
Source: Depth Index of Globalization 2013
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India
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 10
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 10
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 123
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 123
India, which has a gross domestic product of $4.96 trillion, is ranked 123 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: Women walk past a Burberry shop in Beijing, China.Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters
China
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 11
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 10
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 122
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 122
China, which has a gross domestic product of $13.37 trillion, is ranked 122 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A view of Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan.Photographs: Asjad Jamshed/WikimediaCommons
Pakistan
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 5
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 5
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 133
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 136
Pakistan, which has a gross domestic product of $574.06 billion, is ranked 136 out of 139 in global connections.
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Hong Kong
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 50
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 50
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 1
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 1
Hong Kong, which has a gross domestic product of $381.66 billion, is ranked 1 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: Shoppers walk past a Louis Vuitton store during Christmas Eve at the Ion Orchard mall in central Singapore.Photographs: Kevin Lam/Reuters
Singapore
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 47
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 47
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 2
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 2
Singapore, which has a gross domestic product of $327.55 billion, is ranked 2 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A view of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.Photographs: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Luxembourg
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 46
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 46
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 3
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 3
Luxembourg, which has a gross domestic product of $42.22 billion, is ranked 3 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A woman has her make up applied in the Brown Thomas department store on Grafton Street in central Dublin, Ireland.Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Ireland
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 43
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 43
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 4
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 4
Ireland, which has a gross domestic product of $192.22 billion, is ranked 4 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: People rest in the Parc du Cinquantenaire of Brussels, Belgium.Photographs: Sebastien Pirlet/Reuters
Belgium
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 41
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 43
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 6
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 5
Belgium, which has a gross domestic product of $420.30 billion, is ranked 5 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: Employees of ING group during their lunch break in front of their office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
The Netherlands
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 43
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 42
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 5
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 6
The Netherlands, which has a gross domestic product of $696.30 billion, is ranked 6 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: Tourists wait for a bus in Valletta, Malta.Photographs: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters
Malta
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 40
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 38
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 7
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 7
Malta, which has a gross domestic product of $11.26 billion, is ranked 7 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A view of Kuala Lumpur's city centre under a light haze, Malaysia.Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
Malaysia
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 36
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 37
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 10
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 8
Malaysia, which has a gross domestic product of $521.96 billion, is ranked 8 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A view of Manama, capital of Bahrain.Photographs: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters
Bahrain
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 34
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 37
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 18
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 9
Bahrain, which has a gross domestic product of $31.10 billion, is ranked 9 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: View of Estonia's capital Tallinn.Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Estonia
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 38
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 37
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 8
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 10
Estonia, which has a gross domestic product of $29.94 billion, is ranked 10 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A view of Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Photographs: Ghazal Watfa/Reuters
United Arab Emirates
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 36
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 37
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 11
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 11
United Arab Emirates, which has a gross domestic product of $269.81 billion, is ranked 11 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A view of road and transport hall of the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne.Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Switzerland
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 37
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 36
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 9
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 12
Switzerland, which has a gross domestic product of $370.27 billion, is ranked 12 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: People fight during the International Pillow Fighting Day in Budapest, Hungary.Photographs: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
Hungary
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 35
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 36
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 15
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 12
Hungary, which has a gross domestic product of $195.63 billion, is ranked 12 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: People stand inside a room of a house, which was built upside down by Polish architects Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozhanski, in the western Austrian village of Terfens.Photographs: Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters
Austria
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 35
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 36
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 13
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 14
Austria, which has a gross domestic product of $359.02 billion, is ranked 14 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A girl flies her kite in Panama City, Panama.Photographs: Carlos Jasso/Reuters
Panama
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 36
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 35
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 12
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 15
Panama, which has a gross domestic product of $57.07 billion, is ranked 15 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: People walk past a branch store of H&M in Stockholm, Sweden.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Sweden
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 35
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 35
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 14
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 16
Sweden, which has a gross domestic product of $393.77 billion, is ranked 16 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A view of finance institute Sydbank in Copenhagen, Denmark.Photographs: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters
Denmark
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 33
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 34
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 19
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 17
Denmark, which has a gross domestic product of $210.14 billion, is ranked 17 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A boy jumps over his friends as he skates on roller blades in Corniche Al Manara on the Beirut Riviera, Lebanon.Photographs: Jamal Saidi/Reuters
Lebanon
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 33
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 34
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 21
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 18
Lebanon, which has a gross domestic product of $39.03 billion, is ranked 18 out of 139 in global connections.
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The Czech Republic
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 31
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 33
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 31
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 19
The Czech Republic, which has a gross domestic product of $286.95 billion, is ranked 19 out of 139 in global connections.
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Slovenia
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 33
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 33
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 20
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 20
Slovenia, which has a gross domestic product of $57.95 billion, is ranked 20 out of 139 in global connections.
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Iceland
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 32
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 33
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 24
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 21
Iceland, which has a gross domestic product of $12.83 billion, is ranked 21 out of 139 in global connections.
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Image: A woman lifts a child to look at a painted model of a cow in front of SEB bank branch in Europa business centre in Vilnius, Lithuania.Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Lithuania
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 31
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 33
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 27
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 22
Lithuania, which has a gross domestic product of $67.43 billion, is ranked 22 out of 139 in global connections.
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Guyana
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 32
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 33
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 25
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 23
Guyana, which has a gross domestic product of $6.15 billion, is ranked 23 out of 139 in global connections.
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Mauritius
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 32
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 32
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 23
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 24
Mauritius, which has a gross domestic product of $20.20 billion, is ranked 24 out of 139 in global connections.
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Taiwan
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 35
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 32
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 16
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 25
Taiwan, which has a gross domestic product of $926.44 billion, is ranked 25 out of 139 in global connections.
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Latvia
Global connections score in 2011 (0-50 range): 30
Global connections score in 2012 (0-50 range): 32
Global connections rank in 2011 (out of 139 countries): 37
Global connections rank in 2012 (out of 139 countries): 26
Latvia, which has a gross domestic product of $42.47 billion, is ranked 26 out of 139 in global connections.
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