Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_12000368_1 ( countries_sampled VARCHAR, year_of_publication VARCHAR, ranking_la__2_ VARCHAR )

### Question ###
how many countries sampled with year of publication being 2007 and ranking l.a. (2) being 7th

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT COUNT(countries_sampled) FROM table_12000368_1 WHERE year_of_publication = "2007" AND ranking_la__2_ = "7th"