Oh I'd definitely visit. It looks truly breathtaking. But I wouldn't want to live there because of the climate.

Am impressed with the number of green houses they have to grow food, they power them with geothermal which is really a cheap source of energy there. The problem there is that they have to import a whole lot of stuff and those things are very expensive. They don't really welcome immigrants and that's probably one reason it's such a peaceful place...everything basically stays the same. And have to credit them for prosecuting the crooked bankers and imprisoning them.

Well, I'm a northern girl anyway ... not quite that far north, but it wouldn't bother me.

Ahh Bij! That speaks directly to my answer below. This question doesn't state the criteria upon which we are to make our decision. If the criteria is population, then certainly China is the greatest country on Earth! If the criteria is size of economy, then certainly the USA is the greatest country on the Earth.

BUT, (and this is what I love about you) if the criteria is social justice, then there is much about our country that leaves us wanting.

I wish "social justice" wasn't such an epithet nowadays. I admit, I don't judge a country's 'greatness' by size or wealth, but whether or not people can be happy, content and safe there. And I honestly don't know about other places besides what I've seen when I've visited and what the people have told me. Our country, imo, is in better shape then places with Sharia law or constant government coups, tribal infighting and disease. But it's not better than many other so-called "1st world" countries that invest in healthcare and education for their citizens and don't have constant problems with gun violence.

I think we're in agreement with everything you just said. :-)

Give me a break xD

Don't forget the chocolate. And not a bad list of criteria either. I've been to Switzerland twice now and I LOVE it there. :)

Yeah it's pretty fantastic.