Newark, New Jersey named the world's least friendly city, Florianopolis friendliest List of friendliest cities topped by Florianopolis, Brazil followed by Hobart Airport city of Newark, New Jersey named the least welcoming place Charleston, South Carolina is the friendliest city in the U.S. When we look for the ideal holiday destination, one of the most important factors must surely be what sort of welcome we are likely to receive from the locals. So travellers will be delighted by a new list which ranks the friendliest cities in the world - as well as naming and shaming the least friendly. It turns out that the most welcoming places are in famously chilled-out countries such as Brazil, Australia and the mountain kingdom of Bhutan. By contrast, the U.S. dominated the list of the least friendly cities, along with Africa and the Middle East, with Newark, New Jersey crowned the most hostile destination. Bleak: Newark, New Jersey, is known mostly for its airport and has been named the world's least friendly city Danger: The terror-wracked city of Islamabad is also not thought to be a very friendly place to visit The lists emerged from the annual Readers' Choice survey compiled by Condé Nast Traveler, reflecting the opinions of thousands of jetset readers. In addition to the global rankings of friendly and unfriendly cities, the magazine has put together a list of the friendliest American communities, with the South taking most of the top spots. The 'winner' of the competition for the least friendly global city was Newark, which is known more for its airport than any other attractions. One reader polled said: 'I visited Newark on business and would not recommend this city for anything, except a cheaper/less busy airport to fly into while visiting other cities.' Protests: Oakland, California is a hotbed of radicalism which frequently erupts into violence Slums: Luanda, the capital of Angola, is another city said to be distinctly unfriendly Other American cities in the top 10 included Oakland, California, New Haven, Connecticut and Detroit, Michigan - as well as New Jersey's Atlantic City, which despite being a casino resort was denounced as 'a pale shadow of Las Vegas'. Most of the rest of the list was made up of cities which are not usually thought of as popular tourist destinations, such as Islamabad in Pakistan, Angola's capital Luanda, Kuwait City and Lome, Togo. The friendliest city of all, according to the survey, is Florianopolis, in southern Brazil, a seaside community located on an island and packed with historic colonial architecture. The city is known as the 'Island of Magic', while visitors reported that locals were keen to offer expert advice on how best to make use of their time there. Friendly: Florianopolis in Brazil has been named the most welcoming city in the world Runner-up: Hobart, in the Australian state of Tasmania, is the second friendliest city in the world Next is Hobart, capital of the Australian state of Tasmania, which is one of three cities Down Under to make the top 10 of the list, along with Queenstown in New Zealand and Margaret River, Western Australia. Another country to have multiple entries in the list is Bhutan, a tiny country in the Himalayas between China and India. The nation's king has a policy of boosting 'gross national happiness' rather than economic output - and it appears to have paid off, with the cities of Thimpu and Paro both named among the 10 friendliest in the world. Perhaps more surprisingly, Mandalay in Burma also made the list - even though the country is currently emerging from decades of brutal military dictatorship. The only British city to appear in the top 20 was Edinburgh, at no. 18, although Ireland did rather better as Kilkenny, Dublin and Cork were all named among the world's friendliest. Idyllic: Bhutan, in the Himalayas, has two entries in the top 10 list thanks to its laid-back culture Charm: Charleston, South Carolina, is the friendliest city in the U.S. and the fifth friendliest in the whole world In case Americans are worried that every city in the U.S. has a poor reputation, Condé Nast Traveler has also published its list of the country's friendliest cities. The famed Southern hospitality propels the Deep South to the top of the ranking, with Charleston, South Carolina in at no. It is followed by Galena, Illinois - a rare Midwestern interloper - Savannah, Georgia, Asheville, North Carolina and Austin, Texas. Western states also get recognition for their chilled-out demeanour, with Telluride, Colorado and Sonoma, California sneaking in to the top 10. But not everywhere in California is considered welcoming - Los Angeles, Anaheim and Sacramento have been named among the 10 least friendly cities in the U.S. 1) Florianopolis, Brazil 2) Hobart, Australia 3) Thimpu, Bhutan 4) Queenstown, New Zealand 5) Charleston, South Carolina =6) Paro, Bhutan =6) Margaret River, Australia 8) Mandalay, Burma =9) Kilkenny, Ireland =9) Ubud, Bali 1) Newark, New Jersey 2) Islamabad, Pakistan 3) Oakland, California 4) Luanda, Angola 5) Kuwait City, Kuwait 6) Lome, Togo 7) New Haven, Connecticut 8) Detroit, Michigan 9) Atlantic City, New Jersey 10) Tangier, Morocco Tourist hotspot: Edinburgh, home to the Fringe Festival, is considered the UK's friendliest city