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Prince Charles takes part in a chapauringe dance in Stone Town Old Fort, Nov. 8, 2011 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are on a four day tour of Tanzania. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Survey says: Canada is second happiest country in the world
Are you happy? According to a new global wellbeing survey from Gallup, 69% of Canadians rated their lives as “thriving” in 2010 — putting the country in a tie with Sweden for second place in the rankings. The top spot belongs to Denmark, where 72% of residents are feeling pretty great about life. Who could be sad in the country where meatballs are plentiful?
Respondents had three options to choose from: “thriving” — where they classified their lives as ” a 7 or higher and their lives in five years an 8 or higher,” “struggling,” or “suffering.
Here are the top 10 countries:
1. Denmark: 72%
2. Canada: 69%
2. Sweden: 69%
4. Australia: 66%
5. Finland: 64%
5. Venezuela: 64%
7. Israel: 63%
7. New Zealand: 63%
9. Netherlands: 62%
9. Ireland: 62%
Here are the bottom 10 countries:
1. Chad: 1%
2. Central African Republic: 2%
3. Haiti: 2%
4. Burkina Faso: 3%
5. Cambodia: 3%
6. Niger: 3%
7. Tajikistan: 3%
8. Tanzania: 4%
9. Mali: 4%
10. Comoros: 4%
Update: Now with a snazzy map!
Proposed highway could devastate Serengeti National Park
A Canadian scientist who probed controversial plans to build a highway through one of Africa’s ecological jewels — Serengeti National Park — is sounding alarms that the project could devastate the area’s signature wildebeest population and threaten other iconic species in the Tanzanian and Kenyan wilderness.
The proposed 53-kilometre highway, backed by Tanzania’s government, would cut across the northern part of the world-famous nature reserve, potentially isolating about one-third of the vast grassland ecosystem that’s a staple of wildlife documentaries, and which inspired the animated film classic and hit musical The Lion King.
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