in Denmark. Literacy is high, work training is outstanding, and a strong commitment to education exists throughout the Danish population. By comparison, education is not held in high esteem by a large segment of the American population. In a sociological context, the Danes have strong and productive attitudes toward work. Government, as is true of all of the Nordic countries, funds high levels of welfare services for all members of the population.
The suicide rate in Denmark is 26.9 persons per 100,000 thousand population, the highest among the member countries of the European Community. By comparison, the suicide rate in the United States is only 12.8 per 100,000 persons.
The most significant aspect of the Danish political and legal environment is the country's membership in the European Community. Although the European Community is commonly referred to in the singular, it is actually a collection of communities formed to deal with specific common functions, of which the
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