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Why is Israel one of the world's happiest countries?
An explanation is needed for why Israel is one of only two non-European countries [the other is New Zealand at No. 10] in the top 10 happiest places on earth.
Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King of Bhutan from 1972 to 2006, advocated the use of what he called a Gross National Happiness index to measure the well-being of citizens.
(photo credit:
WIKIPEDIA
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JANE BIRAN
AUGUST 23, 2022 16:26
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