As the world gears up for the millennium festivities, Danes have more reason than most to celebrate. Denmark has its problems, but the combination of a fundamentally sound economy and a stable political system ensures this Nordic nation is one of the most peaceful and prosperous places on earth.
Slower growth follows good years Denmark has entered a period of slower growth.
For the last five years, from 1993 to 1998, it enjoyed an annual average GDP growth rate of about 3 per cent. The government forecasts that GDP will increase by about 1.3 per cent this year, slowing to 1.6 per cent in 2000. Continuing to build on competitiveness By anybody's standards, Denmark's humble Lego brick is one of this century's most outstanding successes. During the past five decades more than 203bn examples of the famous plastic interlocking brick have been sold worldwide. This is more than 33 for every person on the planet and as the century draws to a close the accolades for Lego keep building up.