Countries with the most enslaved people: India, China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia

USA Today reports:

While many believe slavery is an issue of the past, it remains a real, yet largely hidden, problem. An estimated 35.8 million people are enslaved worldwide, according to a recent report by the Walk Free Foundation, a human rights organization.

Modern-day slavery differs from traditional slavery. In traditional slavery, which is illegal in each of the 167 countries reviewed in the 2014 Global Slavery Index, people were considered legal property. However, modern slavery, which is defined as possession or control of a person that deprives them of their rights with the intention of exploiting them, exists in each of the 167 nations.

In some countries, the number of enslaved people is especially high. Five countries alone account for 61% of all people believed to be living in modern slavery, and 70% of all enslaved people live in 10 countries. India had the highest number of people living in modern slavery, at over 14 million. Based on figures from the 2014 Global Slavery Index, these are the countries with the most slaves.

Many of the nations on this list are also among the world's most populous, which certainly plays a role in the high numbers of slaves. Seven of the world's 10 most highly populated nations are among the countries with the most people living in slavery. However, size alone does not account for the high levels of slavery in these nations. For instance, the United States is the world's third most populous country, yet it has far fewer people enslaved than any other similarly large country.

You'll want to check out the list . The next time a smelly Marxist student bad mouths Israel or the United States , you can remind them that India has over 14.3 million people living in slavery!