Denmark+(4th)

Denmark Denmark is in Europe just north of Germany. It is a Scandinavian country that was once ruled together with Sweden and Norway. The GDP of Denmark is 295.16 billion US dollars which is the 52 nd richest country in the world by GDP. Per capita, the Danes make an average of about 46,000 US dollars per year, which is the 19 th in the world. Denmark is generally willing to share about 2% of its GDP with the rest of the world. Denmark was politically neutral throughout much on history until World War II and the invasion that came from Hitler. They are an early member of the European Economic Community even though they use their own money and they are one of the founding members of the United Nations. Their largest strength that has helps with their growth has been their ability to help governments work together and help build positive trade relationships. Denmark started out as a largely agricultural society, however, they have built their industry over time to include iron, steel, chemicals, food processing, pharmaceuticals, shipbuilding, and construction. Denmark has made a strong commitment to work on global warming. They have set a goal of holding global warming to 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels. Denmark’s carbon footprint has been held to 94 million tons of carbon per year. They are committed to working towards lowering that as necessary to support global warming as well as helping other countries get control of their carbon footprint. One way that Denmark supports holding the global warming down is by using wind power to generate electricity rather than the large deposits of While Denmark has large deposits of oil and natural gas, they choose to use wind power as much as possible. They are a leader in the use of renewable energy instead of oil and gas generators, which leave a larger carbon footprint. A fun fact about Denmark comes from the UN World Happiness Report. The United Nations rates the Danes as the happiest people on earth two years in a row. This could be due to many things. Denmark has a temperate climate that rarely gets too hot or too cold, but they enjoy all the seasons. They enjoy the benefits of low unemployment and high educational rates. They also love sports of all kinds and are able to enjoy all types of sports since they have all the seasons. On the other hand and similar to Americans, Danes are becoming increasingly overweight and unhealthy due to increased use of alcohol and tobacco and decreased physical activity.