Updated at: 12/19/2012 4:36 PM Gallup Inc. asked roughly 1,000 people in each of 148 countries the following questions: Did you feel well-respected yesterday? Were you treated with respect all day yesterday? Did you laugh or smile a lot yesterday? Did you learn or do something interesting yesterday? Did you experience the following feelings during a lot of the day yesterday? How about enjoyment? Here are the 10 the countries where the highest percentage of people answered "yes" to all five questions, and the nine countries with the lowest percentages: HAPPIEST Panama, 85 percent Paraguay, 85 percent El Salvador, 84 percent Venezuela, 84 percent Trinidad and Tobago, 83 percent Thailand, 83 percent Guatemala, 82 percent Philippines, 82, percent Ecuador, 81 percent Costa Rica, 81 percent SADDEST Singapore, 46 percent Armenia, 49 percent Iraq, 50 percent Georgia, 52 percent Yemen, 52 percent Serbia, 52 percent Belarus, 53 percent Lithuania, 54 percent Madagascar, 54 percent ___ Source: Gallup Inc., http://www.gallup.com/poll/159254/latin-americans-positive-world.aspx
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