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Slovenia gets a cross and diamond rating — a "moderate risk."
Each year, the entertainment insurance broker AON measures the risk of filming a movie in different countries on earth. The results for 2005 are out, and Slovenia got labelled a "moderate risk." That puts it in the company of places like Germany, the U.S., Croatia, and South Korea.
Interestingly, though (and bafflingly) AON considers it a "medium risk" for the categories "disease" and "medical care." They actually applied the latter to every Eastern European country; none of them meet "modern standards." It’s worth noting, however, that countries like Paraguay, Algeria and Namibia do meet modern medical standards, despite having an infant mortality rate that is between 7 to 14 times higher than Slovenia’s. Check this graph to see.
The disease category is even more bizarre. It’s defined as "the prevalence of epidemic, communicable or tropical diseases" and Slovenia is a "medium risk." None of its neighbors are. Is something going on here that I should know about? And why does my throat itch?
You can download the map here: 2005 Risks in Global Filmmaking Map. (pdf)
(via BoingBoing)
