Latin American nation tops index ranking countries by ecological footprint and happiness of their citizens
by Ashley Seager guardian.co.uk Saturday 4 July 2009
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Costa Rica is the greenest and happiest country in the world, according to a new list that ranks nations by combining measures of their ecological footprint with the happiness of their citizens.
Britain is only halfway up the Happy Planet Index (HPI), calculated by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), in 74th place of 143 nations surveyed. The United States features in the 114th slot in the table. The top 10 is dominated by countries from Latin America, while African countries bulk out the bottom of the table.
To read the full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/04/costa-rica-happy-planet-index
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