A general view of a canal in the Nyhaven area of Copenhagen in 2009. Denmark is the world's happiest nation, according to the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Funsdsn.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F02%2FWorldHappinessReport2013_online.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank">2013 World Happiness Report</a> from Columbia University's Earth Institute. The report was issued in September.
No. 1 - Denmark —
A general view of a canal in the Nyhaven area of Copenhagen in 2009. Denmark is the world's happiest nation, according to the 2013 World Happiness Report from Columbia University's Earth Institute. The report was issued in September.
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Norway is ranked as the second happiest country in the world, according to the report.
No. 2 - Norway —
Norway is ranked as the second happiest country in the world, according to the report.
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A view of Verbier, Switzerland, in February.
No. 3 - Switzerland —
A view of Verbier, Switzerland, in February.
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Dutch celebrating the investiture of the country's new king in Amsterdam on April 30.
No. 4 - The Netherlands —
Dutch celebrating the investiture of the country's new king in Amsterdam on April 30.
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File photo of people enjoying a fountain in Stockholm, Sweden, during a lunch break.
No. 5 - Sweden —
File photo of people enjoying a fountain in Stockholm, Sweden, during a lunch break.
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Canada is the happiest North American country. Pictured here is the Olympic cauldron in Vancouver.
No. 6 - Canada —
Canada is the happiest North American country. Pictured here is the Olympic cauldron in Vancouver.
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File photo of the St. Thomas Christmas Market in Helsinki, Finland.
No 7 - Finland —
File photo of the St. Thomas Christmas Market in Helsinki, Finland.
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Nadine Hamad snapped this shot of "the view of the reservoir from the Franz-Josephs Hohe, the prime viewpoint for the majestic Grossglockner Mountain" in Austria.
No. 8 - Austria —
Nadine Hamad snapped this shot of "the view of the reservoir from the Franz-Josephs Hohe, the prime viewpoint for the majestic Grossglockner Mountain" in Austria.
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Tourists stand in the Blue Lagoon outside Reykjavik on 26 April, 2009.
No. 9 - Iceland —
Tourists stand in the Blue Lagoon outside Reykjavik on 26 April, 2009.
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File photo of the Sydney Opera House.
No. 10 - Australia —
File photo of the Sydney Opera House.
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