Iceland, The Happiest Country 30. júní 2006 10:11 Sumar í Reykjavík. fólk. tombóla. sól. fótbolti Iceland is officially the happiest country in the world, as published by Guardian this week. Next on the list was Australia. On the other end of the list are the former Eastern bloc countries Russia, Ukrania, Rumenia and Bulgaria. Interestingly, Mexico and Nigeria show that the Gross Domestic Product measurement was not always a factor in happiness, as these two countries had happier citizens then other better developed countries. This study took certain factors as education, living standards and life expectancy into the equation, which apparently pushed Iceland to the top. When asked why Australia was so high on the list Dr Leigh, economist from Australian National University, told the Guardian that weather could also be a factor, "though that flies in the face of the Iceland experience." -mld News News in English Mest lesið Öryggisráðið ákveður að taka yfir Gasa-borg Erlent Dvalarleyfi langtum dýrara í hinum Norðurlöndunum Innlent Keppa við Kínverja og Rússa um að koma kjarnakljúfi til tunglsins Erlent Nauðsynlegt að fólk fái úrræði til að vernda sig frá djúpfölsunum Innlent Skjálfti fannst á höfuðborgarsvæðinu Innlent Rússar enn að fá „samstöðustyrki“ en Úkraínumenn ekki Erlent Sektaður fyrir að aka á 321 kílómetra hraða Erlent Lögreglurannsókn á banaslysi í Brúará „svo til“ lokið Innlent Enginn handtekinn eftir hópslagsmálin Innlent Íslendingurinn í Grikklandi laus úr haldi Innlent
Iceland is officially the happiest country in the world, as published by Guardian this week. Next on the list was Australia. On the other end of the list are the former Eastern bloc countries Russia, Ukrania, Rumenia and Bulgaria. Interestingly, Mexico and Nigeria show that the Gross Domestic Product measurement was not always a factor in happiness, as these two countries had happier citizens then other better developed countries. This study took certain factors as education, living standards and life expectancy into the equation, which apparently pushed Iceland to the top. When asked why Australia was so high on the list Dr Leigh, economist from Australian National University, told the Guardian that weather could also be a factor, "though that flies in the face of the Iceland experience." -mld
News News in English Mest lesið Öryggisráðið ákveður að taka yfir Gasa-borg Erlent Dvalarleyfi langtum dýrara í hinum Norðurlöndunum Innlent Keppa við Kínverja og Rússa um að koma kjarnakljúfi til tunglsins Erlent Nauðsynlegt að fólk fái úrræði til að vernda sig frá djúpfölsunum Innlent Skjálfti fannst á höfuðborgarsvæðinu Innlent Rússar enn að fá „samstöðustyrki“ en Úkraínumenn ekki Erlent Sektaður fyrir að aka á 321 kílómetra hraða Erlent Lögreglurannsókn á banaslysi í Brúará „svo til“ lokið Innlent Enginn handtekinn eftir hópslagsmálin Innlent Íslendingurinn í Grikklandi laus úr haldi Innlent