Denmark's the spot

Some of you may be wondering "Why Denmark?" People my age don't go to Denmark. They go to Italy, France, Spain, and England, but not Scandinavia. Maybe it's because I'm part viking (25% Norwegian!) or because I know I have a place to stay, but honestly I think it may be because it's somewhere different. I know I made the right decision though, as throughout my research I have discovered that Denmark may actually be the greatest country on Earth.

It knows it rocks.

According to Forbes, Denmark is the best country for business in the world. Denmark also has the second highest acceptance of evolution, just behind Iceland. It is the 6th most educated country (Canada is first), and houses one of the governments with the least corruption, according to Newsweek. Actually this whole Newsweek article titled "The Best Countries in the World" is basically an homage to the Nordic countries. Here is an excerpt:

"...it is the smaller nations of northern Europe that can boast the greatest success in solving the problems of balancing competition and cooperation, capitalism and social security. Consider just about any social indicator--income per capita, health, democracy, economic competitiveness, environmental consciousness, honesty--and the Nordic world of Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland is sure to shine...These are also the countries where corruption finds zero tolerance. The global-corruption watchdog Transparency International ranks Finland, Iceland and Denmark right at the top of the list of the world's "cleanest" governments."

Here is why these countries are so successful:

"Broadly speaking, the Nordic region took three basic decisions. First, it prioritized education, study and science. Second, it decided that it would leave no countryman behind. Social insurance--pensions, public health care, public education--became a basic shared commitment in each of these countries. And third, the region built a vigorous private sector."

Basically Denmark is awesome, no way around it. In fact, Copenhagen is going to play host to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in order to discuss possible solutions to the current global warming issue.

I think I can be pretty confident in saying that I am going to have a great time there :)