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Article: VOA NEWS: BHUTAN STRIVES TO DEVELOP 'GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS'

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September 4, 2007
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Steve Herman

In landlocked Bhutan, wedged in the Himalayas between India and China, development is measured in terms of Gross National Happiness. It is a part of the kingdom's effort to improve the welfare of Bhutanese while not sacrificing traditional Buddhist values. VOA's Steve Herman traveled to Bhutan to find out more.

For the 600,000 subjects of the "Land of the Thunder Dragon," happiness is roads without traffic signals. In fact, drivers will find not a single red light in Bhutan.

Happiness is spending days competing in one of the numerous tournaments of the national sport: archery. For many boys from the age of six, a happy ...

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