Denmark, with a large welfare state and a free market capitalist economy, ranks according to one appraise, as having the world's highest level of income equality. From 2006 to 2008, surveys positioned Denmark as "the happiest place in the world" based on high standards of health, welfare, and education in Denmark.The 2008 Global Peace Index analysis ranks Denmark as the second most peaceful country in the world after Iceland. Denmark was also ranked as the least corrupt country of the world in the 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index, sharing a top position with Sweden and New Zealand.
In 2008, the capital and largest city of Denmark, Copenhagen, was ranked the most livable city in the globe by Monocle magazine. The national language, Danish, is very close to Swedish and Norwegian, with which they contribute to strong cultural and historical ties. About 9% of the population has foreign citizenship - a large segment of those are from Asian and Scandinavian countries.
