THE HEALTHIEST, HAPPIEST COUNTRIES

nef (the new economics foundation) 3 Jonathan Street, London, SE11 5NH t: 020 7820 6300 Happy Planet Index Top Ten 1. Costa Rica, 2. Dominican Republic, 3. Jamaica, 4. Guetamala, 5. Vietnam, 6. Colombia, 7. Cuba, 8. El Salvador, 9. Brazil, 10. Honduras UK only 74th, but Costa Rica tops ‘Happy Planet Index’ The second global ranking of the ecological efficiency with which the world's nations deliver long and happy lives for the people who live there - the 'Happy Planet Index' - confirms a surprising picture of the relative wealth and progress of nations.

	Costa Rica lidera el "Índice del Planeta Feliz" pero el Reino Unido sólo alcanza la posición 74 Segunda clasificacin global de la eficiencia ecologica con la cual todas las naciones brindan vidas prolongadas y felices a sus ciudadanos, confirma una imagen muy diferente de la riqueza y el progreso relativos de estas.

	Easter Sunday, 12 April: the day Britain goes into ‘ecological debt’ 11.04.09 Britain has blown its yearly environmental budget earlier than ever before: consuming and polluting more than nature can manage.