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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/09/155477/in-pursuit-of-happiness-costa.html
Last month, Costa Rica beat out the United States and Western European nations for the second time to top a survey of 151 countries on a measure of progress and well-being, one that ignores the usual economic indicator – the gross domestic product, or the total amount of goods and services produced in a country. It ranked first in the Happy Planet Index put out by the New Economics Foundation, a British research center that promotes global well-being and sustainable development.
Some Costa Ricans downplayed or mocked the “happiest country” label even as a tourism campaign called the “Gift of Happiness” unfolded to attract new visitors from abroad. President Laura Chinchilla took the description lightly.
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