Denmark
Denmark
DENMARK - TRAVEL AND TOURISM
The smallest Scandinavian country. Landscape created in past by melting glacier. Included Faer’s islands.
Useful portals about Denmark. Lot of information about travelling, accommodation, activities, attractions and history can be found there. Don’t miss it:
DENMARK - CULTURE
Everybody knows it and almost everybody grew with it. Wonderful & colourful blocks called Lego are one of the most famous things connected with Denmark. And what else is typical for the world of children? Fairy-tails written by Hans Christian Andersen.
Legoland in Denmark
DENMARK - HISTORY
Remains from the Stone, Bronze, and Iron ages have been found in Denmark, and rich grave finds from the Viking period (c.800-1050) reveal active Danish participation in Viking explorations. By 878 the Danes had conquered northern and eastern England. In the 11th century King Canute (r. 1014-35) ruled over a vast kingdom that included present-day Denmark, England, Norway, southern Sweden, and parts of Finland. Christianity, first introduced in 826, became widespread during Canute’s reign. After his death, Canute’s empire disintegrated.
DENMARK - ECONOMY
Denmark has a small, open, and flexible economy. The service sector makes up the vast amount of the employment and economy. Its industrialized market economy depends on imported raw materials and foreign trade. Within the European Union, Denmark advocates a liberal trade policy.
DENMARK - BASIC FACTS
Population: 5,418,000
Capital: Copenhagen; 1,066,000
Area: 43,098 square kilometers (16,640 square miles)
Language: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic
Literacy Percent: 100
Country Dialling Code: +45
Time Zones: GMT/UTC + 1
Religion: Evangelical Lutheran
Currency: Danish krone
Life Expectancy: 77
GDP per Capita: U.S. $28,900
Highest Peak: Yding Skovhoj (173 m)
Neighbor state: Germany
Number Of Islands: 483
Climate and Weather: Mild, windy, temperatures 0-17°C