Vanuatu is world's happiest country: study (AFP)

LONDON (AFP) - The tiny South Pacific Ocean archipelago of Vanuatu is the happiest country on Earth, according to a study published measuring people's wellbeing and their impact on the environment. Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica and Panama complete the top five in the Happy Planet Index, compiled by the British think-tank New Economics Foundation (NEF). The index combines life satisfaction, life expectancy and environmental footprint -- the amount of land required to sustain the population and ...