Jul 16, 2009 
In Mercer Consultings annual Quality of Living Survey, Europe once again dominates the list of 215 countries around the world. The top three cities are, by rank:
1.Vienna
2.Zurich (last years winner)
3 Geneva.
Commonwealth nations fare pretty well, too, winning 9 of the top 30 spots—even though London comes in only at 38. The U.S. also fares poorly, barely making it into the top 30 with Honolulu and San Francisco in the bottom two places. The top city in Asia is Singapore, at no. 26. No cities from Africa or South America are in the top 30. The bottom? Baghdad once again comes in at 215.
No. 13: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mercer score: 105.7
2008 rank: 13
GDP: $670.2 billion (2008 est.)
Population: 740,000 (total city); 16,715,999 (total country)
Life expectancy: 79.4
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