|
Venezuela
among
the
Happiest
Countries
of
Latin
America
The
World
Happiness
Report
2012
presented
by
Columbia
University,
USA,
recognized
Venezuela
as
the
happiest
country
in
South
America
and
placed
it
among
the
first
in
Latin
America.
According
to
that
report,
Venezuelans
also
stand
out
for
being
in
the
place
19
among
the
happiest
nations
worldwide
on a
list
of
156,
up
from
Spain,
Mexico
and
Brazil,
among
others.
A
press
release
from
the
Ministry
for
Communication
and
Information
disclosed
that
the
Latin
America
country
is
only
surpassed
by
Costa
Rica,
which
ranks
12
in
the
list.
The
world's
happiest
countries
are
the
Nordic
countries
Denmark,
Finland,
Norway
and
Holland,
in
contrast
to
the
most
unhappy
countries:
Togo,
Benin,
Central
African
Republic,
Sierra
Leone
and
Burundi
in
Africa. |
