{"id":1525,"date":"2015-04-15T11:35:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T06:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/jwt2015\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2016-01-27T13:11:55","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T08:11:55","slug":"what-every-country-in-the-european-union-is-best-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/others\/general\/what-every-country-in-the-european-union-is-best-at\/","title":{"rendered":"What Every Country in the European Union is Best At"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The European Union has 28 member countries, and much like snowflakes, they’re all special in their own way. Every country excels at something.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Austria: Lowest Unemployment<\/span><\/strong>
During 2014, Austria had the lowest unemployment rate at an average of 4.9%.<\/p>\n

Belgium: Most Recycling<\/strong><\/span>
Belgians ranked best at recycling packaged waste.<\/p>\n

Bulgaria: Cheapest Electricity<\/span><\/strong>
Bulgaria has the cheapest electricity in Europe. It is the place to be if you never shut off the lights after leaving the room. <\/p>\n

Croatia: Least Noisy Housing<\/span><\/strong>
Croatians get the most peace and quiet, with only 10% reporting they suffer from hearing noise at home.<\/p>\n

Cyprus: Best at Handling Euro Coins and Notes<\/span><\/strong>
A whopping 78% of Cypriots said they have no problem distinguishing and handling euro coins, and 91% said they could distinguish and handle euro notes.<\/p>\n

Czech Republic: Most Boozed Country<\/span><\/strong>
The Czech Republic has the highest per capita beer consumption in the world, at a yearly rate of 148.6 litres.<\/p>\n

Denmark: Most Dancing and Singing<\/strong><\/span>
35% of Danes report having danced in the past 12 months, and 38% report having sung.<\/p>\n

Estonia: Least Wasteful<\/span><\/strong>
Belgians might recycle more than anyone else, but the good people of Estonia are the least wasteful.<\/p>\n

Finland: Most Tourists<\/span><\/strong>
Finland is rightly the tourism capital of Europe. During the past year, 88.5% of Finns have taken an overnight trip for personal tourism.<\/p>\n

France: Lowest Obesity Rate<\/span><\/strong>
It’s hard to believe a country that was founded on soft cheese, baguettes, and surrendering could have the lowest obesity rates in Europe \u2014 but it’s true.<\/p>\n

Germany: Happiest with Employment<\/span><\/strong>
The most highly populated country in the EU, Germany, still manages to have enough jobs to go around.<\/p>\n

Greece: Lowest Rate of Tuberculosis<\/span><\/strong>
Greece has a rate of only 5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.<\/p>\n

Hungary: Least Illegal Spending<\/span><\/strong>
Everybody pays for things that don’t get taxed sometimes but this happens very little in Hungary.<\/p>\n

Ireland: Fewest Divorces<\/span><\/strong>
Ireland has the lowest divorce rate and also the highest fertility rate.<\/p>\n

Italy: Highest Life Expectancy<\/span><\/strong>
The life expectancy for an Italian is 82.03 years.<\/p>\n

Latvia: Giving Gifts to Public Officials <\/span><\/strong>
67% of Latvians figure, \u201cWhy wait for Christmas or a birthday \u2014 public officials deserve recognition year-round!\u201d Here, public officials are given gifts even if they fix only a pot hole.<\/p>\n

Lithuania: Most Secondary School Graduates<\/span><\/strong>
93.4% of Lithuanians complete secondary school.<\/p>\n

Luxembourg: Highest Foreign Language Proficiency<\/span><\/strong>
The average student in Luxembourg learns 2.5 foreign languages in school. By adulthood, 61% of the population can speak three different foreign languages at a conversational level.<\/p>\n

Malta: Most Optimistic About Future<\/span><\/strong>
Maltese are the people who always remain optimistic about future.<\/p>\n

Netherlands: Most People Who’ve Quit Smoking<\/span><\/strong>
Smoking is a gigantic public health problem in Europe, but fortunately, 30% of the Dutch have already quit smoking.<\/p>\n

Poland: Biggest Producer of Apples<\/span><\/strong>
Poland produces more than 3 million tonnes of apples per year.<\/p>\n

Portugal: Highest Cork Production<\/span><\/strong>
Nearly half of the world’s cork supply comes from Portugal (about 49.6%).<\/p>\n

Romania: Lowest Cocaine Use<\/span><\/strong>
Romanians are not very interested in using cocaine.<\/p>\n

Slovakia: Most Work Experience with Robots<\/strong><\/span>
More Slovakians reported having experience of working with a robot either at home or at school.<\/p>\n

Slovenia: Fewest Teen Moms<\/span><\/strong>
Slovenia has the lowest incidence of teen moms.<\/p>\n

Spain: Most Popular Erasmus Destination<\/strong><\/span>
What are most people looking for when they study abroad? Warm weather, nice beaches, and an excellent cuisine. Spain checks all the boxes.<\/p>\n

Sweden: Most Internet Users<\/span><\/strong>
94.8% of Swedes have Internet access.<\/p>\n

UK: Lowest Homicide Rate<\/span><\/strong>
The UK actually has the lowest homicide rate at only 0.3 per 100,000 inhabitants.<\/p>\n

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