Sunday, July 06, 2008

Denmark happiest country in the in the world

Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is said to be the happiest country in the world, researchers said. Zimbabwe, torn by political and social strife, is the least happy, while the world's richest nation, the United States, ranks 16th.

Overall, the world is getting happier, according to the US government-funded World Values Survey, done regularly by a global network of social scientists. It found increased happiness from 1981 to 2007 in 45 of 52 countries analysed.

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