{"id":22284,"date":"2026-02-18T07:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/global-survey-reveals-what-makes-nations-most-proud-of-their-countries\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T07:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:01:46","slug":"global-survey-reveals-what-makes-nations-most-proud-of-their-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/global-survey-reveals-what-makes-nations-most-proud-of-their-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Survey Reveals What Makes Nations Most Proud of Their Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771416104667.png?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771416104667.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771416104667.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771416104667.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771416104667.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771416104667.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A comprehensive international survey conducted by the Pew Research Center explored what citizens value most about their home countries across 25 nations, revealing diverse sources of national pride. The research findings show dramatically different priorities depending on the country.<\/p><p>According to the study, Americans overwhelmingly cite freedom as their primary source of national pride. Meanwhile, Canadians point to diversity and multiculturalism as what they value most about their nation. The survey revealed that Italians take greatest pride in their artistic legacy and cultural traditions, while citizens of India highlight their country&#8217;s economic achievements. Notably, Israel stands alone among the surveyed nations, with its residents identifying religion as their foremost reason for national pride.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new international study by the Pew Research Center examined sources of national pride across 25 countries worldwide. The research found that Americans value freedom most, while other nations prioritize different cultural and economic factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771416104667.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-5Nq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":89715,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-poll-americans-feel-pride-but-worry-about-nations-future\/","url_meta":{"origin":22284,"position":0},"title":"New Poll: Americans Feel Pride But Worry About Nation&#8217;s Future","author":"Admin","date":"July 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A newly released NPR\/PBS News\/Marist poll reveals a mixed picture of how Americans view their country. 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