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July 28, 2006
A. Hólmavík, Iceland
Q. What is the happiest city in the happiest country in the world?
Those are the results of a recent study reported in the British daily The Guardian and a survey by news radio station NFS, according to a June 29 article in the Iceland Review.
"Hólmavík (above), which has a population 'close to four hundred' according to its website, is a fishing town in the north-western part of Iceland and boasts of a 'shrimp factory' and 'a good harbour,'" stated the Review.
The Guardian noted that the study, by economists Andrew Leigh of the Australian National University and Justin Wolfers, of the Wharton School, "ranked Russians, Ukrainians, Romanians and Bulgarians as the most miserable."
FunFact: Hólmavík is the home of the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft (below).
[via icelandreview.com]
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Nice, but how is 400 people a city?
Posted by: Skipweasel | Jul 29, 2006 4:42:51 PM
See also Martin Seligman's work on resilency and happiness: www.authentichappiness.com
Posted by: Mb | Jul 28, 2006 7:18:02 PM
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