Best Countries For Business

Which countries are the "best" for business? Time magazine in conjunction with the World Economic Forum have released their list of the top 50 countries for business. The study was based on 113 factors ranging from quality of roads, to the independence of the country's judiciary. Below are the top 50:

1) U.S.
2) Switzerland
3) Denmark
4) Sweden
5) Germany
6) Finland
7) Singapore
8) Japan
9) U.K.
10) Netherlands
11) S. Korea
12) Hong Kong
13) Canada
14) Taiwan
15) Austria
16) Norway
17) Israel
18) France
19) Australia
20) Belgium
21) Malaysia
22) Ireland
23) Iceland
24) New Zealand
25) Luxembourg
26) Chile
27) Estonia
28) Thailand
29) Spain
30) Kuwait
31) Qatar
32) Tunisia
33) Czech Republic
34) China
35) Saudi Arabia
36) Puerto Rico
37) United Arab Emirates
38) Lithuania
39) Slovenia
40) Portugal
41) Slovak Republic
42) Oman
43) Bahrain
44) S. Africa
45) Latvia
46) Italy
47) Hungary
48) India
49) Jordan
50) Barbados

Is anyone surprised by the rankings (or the fact that the Swiss are #2)?

You can read the whole story in the Nov 26, issue of Time.