With over 82 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous country in the European Union. However, its fertility rate of 1.39 children per mother is one of the lowest in the world, and the federal statistical office estimates the population will shrink to between 69 and 74 million by 2050 (69 million assuming a net migration of +100,000 per year; 74 million assuming a net migration of +200,000 per year).
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:
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
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 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.
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
Since 1991, the official language of Lithuania is the Baltic language of Lithuanian, a language closely related to Latvian. More than 80% of the country’s 3.8m population speaks Lithuanian as their first language. Minority languages include Belarusian (1.5%), Polish (7.7%), Russian (8%). Others, most notably Ukrainian and Yiddish make up a further 2.1%.
