If you don't have a passport, make it a New Year's resolution. http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2010/08/15/best-countries-in-the-world.html
Best Upper Middle Income Nation is Poland. I have a friend who is 100% Polish and her Dad actually moved back to Poland because he could live better there with his money than here. :smt023 I was surprised to see Cuba on the list.