Denmark
The Kingdom includes two autonomous constituent countries in the north Atlantic Ocean, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The national language, Danish, is closely related to and mutually intelligible with Swedish and Norwegian. Historically home to the Vikings, the unified kingdom of Denmark emerged in the 8th century as a proficient seafaring nation in the struggle for control of the Baltic Sea. Denmark is frequently ranked as the happiest country in the world in cross-national studies of happiness. Denmark ranks as having the world's highest social mobility, a high level of income equality, has one of the world's highest per capita income, and has one of the world's highest personal income tax rates. For 2013, Denmark is listed 15th on the Human Development Index and 9th on the inequality-adjusted HDI.
Why Business in Denmark?
The Danish workforce is among the most productive in Europe and no restrictions apply regarding overtime work, allowing companies to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. English proficiency is in the world's top three. 4 out of 5 speak English and half the Danes speak German. The Danish ICT Cluster centers on an advanced high-tech society, featuring a world-class ICT infrastructure and the world's most e-ready population. Not only is Denmark praised as the best test market in the world, it also has world-class IT infrastructure with some of the world's highest ICT penetration rates for mobiles, broadband and PCs.
Denmark
