World's happiest countries

POSTED: 12:18 PM PDT Oct 20, 2011    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Oct 07, 2012 

The 2012 World Happiness Report was released recently. Find out which countries are the happiest places in the world.

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3. Colombia. Surprised to see Colombia climbing the index? Don't be — this is a country that's serious about well-being. In 2004, capital city Bogota published the report Planning for Happiness. And a major social project aimed at improving the lives of half a million people is ongoing. Instability and inequality remains an issue, but Colombia is still an up-and-comer on both the happy planet and the tourism fronts.

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