International studies show that the population of Denmark is the happiest of any country in the world and what else would you like to know before thinking about going to place as this is what is on you and your spouse's mind before taking a big decision of this magnitude.
Denmark is a country in Scandinavian region of north Europe. Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. It is also a member of European Union and part of its single market. Denmark is ranked as the least corrupt country in the world in the 2008 corruption perceptions index, sharing a top position with Sweden and New Zealand.
In 2008, the capital city, Copenhagen, was ranked the most livable city in world by Monocle magazine. About 9% of the population has foreign citizenship. A large portion of foreign citizens are Scandinavian ancestry, while the rest are of variety nationalities.
Denmark is ranked 10th for the greenest countries to live in the world. Denmark's market economy features efficient markets, above average European living standards and high amount of free trade.
Denmark ranks 16th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) per capita and rank 5th in nominal GDP per capita. According to World Bank Group, Denmark has the most flexible labor market in Europe; the policy is called flexicurity.
As of June 2009 the unemployment rate is at 6.3 percent, 2.6 percentage points under the EU average at 8.9 percent and the world's highest minimum wage. Denmark has the 9th highest exportper capita in the world. Denmark has ranked as the world's 11th most free economy, of 162 countries, in an index
created by the Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation, the Index of Economic Freedom 2008.About 99% of
students attend elementary school, 86% attend secondary school, and 41% pursue further education. All college education in Denmark is free. |