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Ireland top of humanity survey

IRELAND has been crowned the best country in the world in a new survey which ranks nations according to their contribution to humanity and the planet.

War-torn Iraq, Libya and Vietnam came joint bottom of the pioneering new survey, which has compiled its results for the first time this year.

The Good Country Index is the brainchild of policy adviser Simon Anholt, and combines 35 separate indicators from the United Nations, the World Bank and other international institutions, and ranks countries accordingly.

Mr Anholt said he hopes it will transform the way countries do business by encouraging them to think about the global impact of their actions.