大千世界:世界十大最和平国度
One of the greatest desires of people is for them to be able to feel contentment in their lives, fulfillment in their dreams, and joy in their families. Peace is what drives man to put himself in a state of sacrifice to attain his ultimate goal, which is to experience a life of perfection, where there is no hate, no strife, and no chaos. However, just recently, we have heard of a nation declaring a “state of war” to another due to misunderstandings and confusion. While everyone else is focused on the war, have you ever wondered what are the top 10 most peaceful countries in the world and what it’s like to live in such a place? Peek on this list and you will realize that peace is not a distant national ambition
人生中最大的夙愿无非就是生活充实，理想得志，合家欢乐。和平能够驱使一个人做出牺牲追求最终目标---体验没有仇恨，没有冲突，没有混乱的完美生活。可是最近我们却听到由于误解和混淆，一个国家对另一个国家而宣布进入“战争状态”。当众人都把焦点放在这场战争上时，你想象过世界上最为宁静祥和的10个国家吗，幻想过如此静谧之国的生活是怎样的吗？看以下排行，你将恍然悟出和平并非是遥遥无期的雄心壮志。
10. Switzerland
10. 瑞士
Switzerland is one of the countries in the world that uses “honesty shops” in order to provide people the chance to exchange goods with money even without the assistance of cashier or store clerks. It is also the same country where you could actually leave your door wide open and not expecting that anyone would pilfer your stuff or take opportunity of the occasion. But the nation is ranked on the 10th spot as its military force is still intact and active, although there are reports that the said national power has been contracted. Another reason of the ranking is due to the unrest of the people in respect to currencies where the value of their money and their cost of living is compromised.
瑞士是世界上拥有“诚实商店”的国家之一，这些商店能够在没有收银员或店员的情况下跟顾客达成买卖。在这个国家你也大可敞开门户，不必担心别人会乘机潜入偷窃东西。但瑞士仅排第十，其原因在于虽然报导说该国军力有所消减，但任然处于完善且活跃状态。另外就是人们对于货币的不安感---钱的价值和生活消费，已经做出妥协。
9. Finland
9. 芬兰
Aside from being famous for its Nokia International headquarters, Finland is known to be a place where living conditions are right; provided that you are not experiencing financial unrest due to huge taxes and costly living standards. But other than this, Finland is a peaceful place where crimes are low and violence is very rare. Despite of the said remarks however, it is on the 9th spot for the number of prisoners being detained, which is 59 per 100,000 people, including homicides that are higher than what is tallied and noted against other nearby countries. They are also not into war and even their military expenses are kept to a minimum, showing that the government is more focused on improving the lives of the people, rather than increasing its military strength.
除了是诺基亚国际总部，芬兰还因其优良的居住环境而闻名；比如你的经济不会因巨额税赋和高标准生活而变得窘迫。除了这点，芬兰还是个犯罪率低，暴乱极少的和平之国。话虽如此，该国还是因为0.05%的罪犯率而仅排第九，其中杀人犯的比例高于周边国家的。芬兰并未涉及到战争当中，即便军费开销也被最小化，这表明其政府更关心提高公民的生活水平，而非去加强国防军事力量。
8. Slovenia
8.斯洛文尼亚
Even if politics was active in Slovenia back in September 2011, the masses are actually satisfied with what’s happening, as voters, even those who have voted for the opposing party, have agreed to make things peaceful, keeping political unrest to a minimum. You can rarely hear of reports about terrorist attacks, mass killings, and other crimes, as there are only a few who engages in such activities. In fact, such horrendous acts are seldom to almost nothing. Military spending is also very low where the government only spends 1.4% of its GDP. They don’t even have their own fighter planes and they are depending on the assistance of Italy for that matter.
即使在过去的2011年9月，该国的政治活动较为活跃，实际上大多数人对发生的一切都颇为满意。选举时，即便支持对立党派的选民也赞同一切归于和平，尽量将政治动乱最小化。你几乎听不到有关恐怖袭击，大规模屠杀，或者其他犯罪行为的报导，因为制造犯罪活动的人相当少。或者说，这些可怕的行为几乎没有。在军事上，政府也仅支出其GDP的1.4%。斯洛文尼亚甚至没有自己的战斗机，在这点上它会得助于意大利。
7. Ireland
7.爱尔兰
Although Ireland is a serene place in general, it was placed in the 7th rank for its political imbalance, which was experienced back in 2011. In fact, there have been protests and discord at the turn of the new leadership, where both economical and political spheres have been compromised. However, as the new government welcomed change together with its subjects, political unrest has ceased and everyone joined together, hoping for improvement and change for the better. Demonstrations have decreased, violence was kept down, and the trust of the people with each other has strengthened. Despite of such problems, Ireland did not see the need of increasing its military power, which even cut costs amounting to $147 million in over 3 years.
一般来说，爱尔兰是个宁静的地方，但其如2011年那样失衡的政治使其仅位第七。其实，在领导换届时，它的经济和政治局面就在抗议和冲突中暴露无遗。但是，新政府鼓动全民一齐革新，政治暴动便有所消停，全国一片同歌，致力将未来打造得更加美好。游行少了，暴力活动消停了，人与人之间的信任也加强了。尽管有这样的问题，爱尔兰不但没有增强军事力量的需要，反而在三年内削减了1亿4千7百万的军事开销。
6. Austria
6.奥地利
Famous in history as being the “cradle of the civilization of music”, Austria gives a perfect sense of what it is like to live in harmony with the society and the government. There are rarely events of chaos in the country, which is why their police force is kept to a tolerable few. Even though there have been news that the numbers have increased, the figures are still taken to be the smallest in the world. Even the society does not feel troubled as safety and security is not too stiff, knowing that crime rates are noted to be one of the lowest everywhere.
作为历史上著名的“音乐文明摇篮”，奥地利给出了什么是和谐社会，和谐政府的景象。因为这个国家几乎没有暴乱事件，需要的警力也就维持得相当少。尽管有报导指出其警员增多了，但其数量仍然位于全球之末。社会并未对如此不牢固的安全保护感到担忧，因为他们知道这里每一处的犯罪率都极其低。
5. Japan
5.日本
Although Japan has a history of being one of the perpetrators in the last World War, it does not that they ended up as chaos-loving people. In fact, they have done many things in the world in order to make it a better place, particularly in establishing ties with the rest of the nations through harnessing the power of technology. Their people are also known for being disciplined, industrious, courteous, and generally happy, which makes the Land of the Rising Sun a perfect place to stay, and easy to adapt to. However, they did not end in the top 3 due to issues of increasing their military power as provoked by nearby countries like North Korea and China, which has a past of being dictators and conquerors.
作为二战史上的侵略者，日本并不打算以好战的形象闭上帷幕。事实上，日本人做出许多努力让国家变得更好，尤其是他们会利用科技力量来与其他国家建立关系。日本人也是出了名地自律，勤劳，有礼节，乐观，优良传统让这个“日出之国”成了理想的居住之地，也很容易让人适应。然而，它未能进入三甲之列是因为其作为过去的独裁侵略者而被周边国家，例如朝鲜和中国所激起的强化军事力量行为。
4. Canada
4.加拿大
Canada has more members of the police force than Ireland, specifically 203 police officers in every 100,000 people, something that is quite high in number. Despite of the said figures, they do not count much in relation to security and safety as strictness in implementing laws and policies are not harsh where the people are very disciplined and civilized in understanding and obeying the rules. Instead, the police force is used to make sure that apprehenders and crooks are caught and imprisoned, serving sentences via the due process of the law. What really boosted them to higher peace index ranks is the fact that the country is actively participating in NATO’s International Security Assistance Force whether in sending troops to Afghanistan or in any other war-driven nation.
加拿大比爱尔兰拥有更多的警力，明确地说是每10万人当中就有203名警察，这可是相当大的比例。尽管有这个数据在先，但加拿大在治安和安全方面并没有施加严厉的法律和政策，因为居民都很自律且遵纪守法。此外，他们的警力是用来确保刑拘者和骗子已经被逮捕，并通过正当法律程序让其入狱。真正让加拿大的和平指数名列前茅的是它参与了北约国际安全援助部队，无论是阿富汗还是其他被战争驱动的国家，它都积极派兵支援。
3. New Zealand
3.新西兰
Crimes are very low in New Zealand, not only in terms of committed crimes in general, but even in the number of detaining prisoners, which is only in the ratio of about 199 to 100,000. While this may be higher than certain countries, this is compensated with the funds being allotted by the government to its military forces, which is only 1% of its total GDP. And to top it off, these funds are not even allotted for increasing military strength, but is more on improving its rescue and assistance maneuvers, including the purchasing of equipments and vehicles for better civilian support. Living conditions are also great as people are very easy to get along with, regardless of one’s race and cultural preference. Homicides are also rare, which makes New Zealand a safe place to live in.
新西兰的犯罪量非常之低，不仅是一般犯罪活动，就连入狱拘留的的比例也只是0.199%。当然这也许会高于某些国家，政府也分配了GDP的1%作为其军事力量的补偿金。值得一提的是，这些资金的用途并不在于加强军队力量，而是用于提高救援演习，就连采购设备和车辆也是为了更多的民意支持。没有种族歧视，也没有文化偏见，平易近人的居民让这个国家成了良好的居住地。几乎没有发生过的杀人案件，也让新西兰成了安全的栖息地。
2. Denmark
2.丹麦
The peace index of Denmark places it as second best in this list as its cost budget allocation for military operations is more on spending for armaments and people, rather than machines and vehicles. In fact, Denmark has decreased its number of fighter planes in order to keep up with the cost of maintaining everything, while making sure that quality is never compromised in joining with NATO and its allies on various peace missions. Homicides, violence cases, and other crimes are rated at a low 79 for every 100,000 people. The government also does not have issues both internally with its subjects, and externally, when establishing relationships with other nearby countries.
和平指数位居榜单之亚是因为丹麦的军队预算更多地花费在部队和人上面，机械和车辆的开支更少。实际上，丹麦已经减少了战斗机的数量，以跟上所有维护成本。同时确保军队质量是为了从不拖累加入北约及其盟国参与的各种使命。命案，暴力案件和其他犯罪活动的比例低到仅有0.079%。当政府与邻近国家建立关系的时候，国内外都没有发生争议。
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1.冰岛
Iceland may be noted as a winter wonderland for many and it certainly is not a cold place to begin with. Consider the fact that this is the most peaceful place in the world, with everything in accordance to what is demanded in the General Peace Index. Crime rate is so low that only 49 of 100,000 has been recorded, its military force is considered essential yet basic in terms of power, and its 1.1% GDP allotted for the military is more on utilization of its forces with NATO peace missions, especially noted with what happened in Afghanistan. Not only is the people in harmony with everything that exists in the government, but even the financial aspect of the country is healthy and well.
冰岛可能会因各种优势被公认为冬季仙境，然而引人向往的当然不是它的寒冷。其原因在于冰岛是世界上最为和平宁静的国家，这里的每样事物都按照综合和平指数的要求般存在着。记录中只有0.049%的超低犯罪率，军队力量是必不可少的，但主要在于权力的控制，支配给军队的1%GDP费用用于完成北约和平使命，阿富汗战争使用尤甚。不仅公民与政府的一切达到和谐，就连国家金融面貌也呈现出一片健康良好。
