| The results of the annual survey on world economies | | | | vacation between Christmas and New Year in order |
| were published in Switzerland. Thereat, the specialists | | | | to rest for 12 days. |
| have identified the country with the best working | | | | To compare, vacation in Japan constitutes only 18 |
| conditions. USA still heads the list. Singapore and Hong | | | | days. It is even less in America - 12 days. By the |
| Kong have also entered the list of the most | | | | way, USA is the only country, where the paid |
| attractive states. | | | | vacation period is not legislated. As talking about the |
| Regardless of favorable conditions for work in USA, | | | | Koreans: though they do not disdain eating our fellow |
| the highest salary is yet paid in Luxembourg. The | | | | animals, they concede the rest of the world in the |
| income per capita there constitutes more than $65.5 | | | | work place arrangement. In South Korea they have |
| thousand a year. The tiny European state is followed | | | | the lowest unemployment rate on the planet - only |
| by the similar one from Persian Gulf - this is Qatar | | | | 3.6%. |
| with the population amount of 744 thousand people. | | | | Holland and Denmark can make boast of the same |
| Here the income per inhabitant constitutes $65 | | | | indicators. Then goes Australia - among the |
| thousand. The Swiss own the level of about $50 | | | | inhabitants of the Green continent only 6% of people |
| thousand. Then come Norway, USA, Denmark, Japan, | | | | are not working. In the EU countries the |
| Sweden and Germany. | | | | unemployment rate is 16%. It is so high due to the |
| On the other hand, the inhabitants of Core Europe | | | | unemployment in Poland, which is almost 30%. |
| can make boast of the leisure time quantity. The | | | | By the way, UNO has recently published another |
| shortest business week is in France - only 35 hours. | | | | rating of the countries by their human development |
| Though, the French still think this is not enough. | | | | index. Thereat, Iceland was considered to be the |
| Recently, local scientists have sent up a report in the | | | | best country in the world to live in. Over a period of |
| government, according to which about 10 million of | | | | last six years this list has been headed by Norway, |
| their countrymen lack sleep, which leads to illnesses | | | | which is second this year. |
| and depressions. There is only one way out - to | | | | The Norwegians are followed by Australia, Canada, |
| legitimate the afternoon nap break! The authorities | | | | Ireland and Sweden. The world economy leader - |
| were touched so deeply that even have appropriated | | | | USA - is only the 12th. There are 70 states in this list |
| 6 million Euro for the further investigation of this | | | | in all. |
| question. It was decided to allow a short break, to | | | | 88 more countries are in the second group, with |
| begin with - about 15 minutes. If the results are | | | | so-called "medium level of development". Here enter |
| considered to be successful, the French government | | | | the developing countries, which are the most |
| will legitimize this practice throughout the country. By | | | | successful by the "third world" standards: Kazakhstan |
| the way, they have one of the longest vacations. | | | | (73rd place), Ukraine (76th), Armenia (83rd). |
| Though, the longest one is in Germany - six weeks, | | | | According to UNO, the worst conditions are in African |
| 30 working days. The over-forties have one more | | | | countries. Three of them - Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso |
| day for the vacation and the over-fifties - also one | | | | and Guinea-Bissau are considered to be the most |
| more. The vacation can be taken by parts - several | | | | disadvantaged in terms of living conditions. People |
| times a year. What Germans like to do - is to fill up | | | | rarely live more than 50 years here, and only one |
| working periods between holidays with leave days. | | | | third of them can read and write. |
| For instance, they only have to take four days of | | | | |