5. Index of Economic Freedom Free Mostly Free Mostly Unfree Repressed 1- Hong Kong 3- Ireland 5- United States 20- Belgium 31- Spain 48- France 101- Brazil 126- China 134- Russia 148- Venezuela 156- Cuba 157- North Korea Source: Heritage Foundation ( www.heritagefoundation.com ) and The Wall Street Journal Ranking of 157 countries for 2008 2-