VRA ® GeoMonitor Monthly Update Subscriber John Doe Subscription January 1, 2002-December 31, 2002 Update for December 2002 Country(ies) Monitored Pakistan

PAKISTAN - Country Stability : December 2002 Score

Score: Country stability is slightly down (Z-score between -0.5 and -1.0). Explanation of Chart: Country stability scores (Y axis) represent the overall stability of the country. Country Stability is comprised of three parts: 1) government repression, 2) civilian challenge or civilian opposition and 3) violence.The higher the score, the more hostile the situation. A score of 1 represents complete stability whereas a score of 0 signifies absolute instability. Z-scores are presented on the right-hand side of the graph. Z-scores are represented by colored circles. One red circle represents deviation greater or equal to -0.5 and less than -1.0 over the previous month. Two red circles signify a deviation greater or equal to -1.0 and less than -1.5. Three red circles represent a deviation greater or equal to -1.5. Green circles represent the same range of deviations in the positive direction. The color of the circle conveys the desirability of the change. Red represents negative trends and green signifies positive trends. White circles denote no significant change over the previous month (Z-scores of less that 0.5 in either the positive or negative direction).

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