Updated Sep.1,2008 06:25 KST

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Korea has been voted best e-government for the third straight year in a report from a U.S.-based think tank.

The Brookings Institution evaluated nearly 1,700 government websites from almost 200 countries for the ranking.

Korea scored well for its online foreign language service, protection of private information and access for users with disabilities.

Following Korea were Taiwan, the U.S., and Singapore. At the other end of the spectrum were Tuvalu, Mauritania, and Guinea.

Overall 50 percent of the websites surveyed allow visitors to perform practical functions, up from 28 percent in 2007.

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