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A 2014\u00a0Gallup global poll called Panama the happiest place on the planet, but does it live up to the title? The Central American nation has experienced unprecedented growth and development in the past several years. The unemployment rate is the lowest it\u2019s ever been thanks to a spike in foreign investment and a boom in construction that has transformed Panama City\u2019s skyline.<\/span><\/p>\n

The expansion of the Panama Canal, the country\u2019s main source of income, is steaming ahead with the potential of doubling the volume of the ships using it\u00a0every year. Some say these indicators paint a very fragmented picture while the country\u2019s poverty, inequality and corruption show the\u00a0complex reality the\u00a0survey\u00a0overlooks.Others point to a cultural component to the Panamanian state of bliss. \u201cIt must be because of our nature,\u201d a local told\u00a0correspondent Gerry Hadden. \u201cWe Panamanians tend to forget our problems very quickly. If we can find a quick fix to our problems we do so, then we party all week-end and go back to worrying about them come Monday.\u201dIn fact, researchers at Gallup point out that all Latin American countries score pretty high on the \u201chappiness scale.\u201d Apparently, it\u2019s an indication of a culture that accentuates the positive.\u00a0 Click on the Video above to follow Americas Now correspondent Gerry Hadden on his journey to discover the meaning of the Panamanian state of bliss.<\/p>\n

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