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Fifth was Sierra Leone. Getty Images
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Despite the odd volcanic eruption, Iceland was the happiest country in the global Gallup poll. AFP
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Are spectacular sunsets the secret for Paraguay, in second place? AP
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Playing happily in Denmark, which came third. AFP
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Irish eyes are smiling in Dublin. Ireland was fourth. Getty Images
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The fifth happiest country was ... Cambodia. AFP
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Lebanon, with its struggling economy and fallout from the 2020 Beirut port explosion, was the least happy. AFP
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Afghanistan, taken over by Taliban extremists last year, was ranked the second least happy. AFP
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Turks, such as this man running a shoeshine business in Sanliurfa, were third on the list. AFP
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Egypt was fourth. AFP
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Fifth was Sierra Leone. Getty Images
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Despite the odd volcanic eruption, Iceland was the happiest country in the global Gallup poll. AFP
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Are spectacular sunsets the secret for Paraguay, in second place? AP
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Playing happily in Denmark, which came third. AFP
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Irish eyes are smiling in Dublin. Ireland was fourth. Getty Images
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The fifth happiest country was ... Cambodia. AFP
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Lebanon, with its struggling economy and fallout from the 2020 Beirut port explosion, was the least happy. AFP
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Afghanistan, taken over by Taliban extremists last year, was ranked the second least happy. AFP
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Turks, such as this man running a shoeshine business in Sanliurfa, were third on the list. AFP
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Egypt was fourth. AFP
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Fifth was Sierra Leone. Getty Images
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