Civil-law systems are more widespread than common law systems: the CIA World Factbook puts the numbers at 150 and 80 countries respectively. Common law systems are found only in countries that are former English colonies or have been influenced by the Anglo-Saxon tradition, such as Australia, India, Canada and the United States. Legal minds in civil law jurisdictions like to think that their system is more stable and fairer than common law systems, because laws are stated explicitly and are easier to discern. But English lawyers take pride in the flexibility of their system, because it can quickly adapt to circumstance without the need for Parliament to enact legislation. In reality, many systems are now a mixture of the two traditions, giving them the best of both legal worlds.