I think that simply defining a country as racist or not racist is over simplifying an extremely complicated issue. Its very important not to let the actions of a few reflect the whole. There are countries like Russia where much of the country is xenophobic (fear and/or hatred of other races) to specific cultures and nations. Staying with Russia, many of the Eastern, white Russians have an immense hatred for Chechnyans because of their failed revolution in their province and the Beslan Hostage Crisis, among other things. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQElPYZrsZY Its also important to not let the Government speak for the people either. Iran is currently dominated by radical Islamics, where the vast majority of the population are more moderate Muslims, with some Jews and Christians. I don't know a ton about Australia and race, other than that there have been numerous issues with Aboriginals in the past, including attempting to "breed" (which I hate to say but thats what this was) Aborigines with whites so that there wouldn't be race problems anymore, because if there aren't Aborigines, there's no one for white people to hate! It never really crossed their minds that educating people to not think about skin color would be more humane and easier. Note: I read about this awhile ago, I don't remember the scope of the project. The US (where I'm from) was one of the last countries to abolish slavery in 1865, and it took a Civil War based somewhat on States' rights to eliminate it. Blacks and other minorities barely had rights until the 1960s, when Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement finally made tremendous progress. Anyway, while many radical white power groups exist (the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nation) the majority of the population is not as racist. I say as racist because everyone has some inherent bias, racial and otherwise, whether or not you like it or will admit it. Now not all of us hate/judge people based on their race, and I am proud to say I try very hard not to make those snap judgements based on race, the thoughts do pop into my head. Anyway, back to my first point, it is not a good idea to classify an entire country as racist, because you simply cannot judge the whole by the actions of the few.