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Old 07-18-2006, 01:30 PM   #49
gblack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cartagena
There was an international survey about a month ago that asked people about happiness. South American and Central American countries were all on the top of the list. Canada was well below 100.
I have another survey for you Cartagena, this one from the UN Human Development Index of living standards in various countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_Human_Development_Index

But the highlight of it is:
The number one ranked country in each year of the index.

* 2004 – Norway
* 2003 – Norway
* 2002 – Norway
* 2001 – Norway
* 2000 – Canada
* 1999 – Canada
* 1998 – Canada
* 1997 – Canada
* 1996 – Canada
* 1995 – Canada
* 1994 – Canada
* 1993 – Japan
* 1992 – Canada
* 1991 – Japan
* 1990 – Canada
* 1985 – Canada
* 1980 – Switzerland

BTW, Columbia was #69.

Back to the topic at hand!

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