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The kingdom of Denmark is a Nordic country, which is a smaller than other Nordic countries. Denmark is situated at north of Germany, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. Moreover, it is surrounded by the Baltic Sea and the North Sea and consists of a peninsula named Jut land attached to Northern Germany, the islands of Funen, Zealand, Born Holm and many smaller islands.
Denmark is a constitutional monarchy and it is a part of the European Union. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are crown territories of Denmark. Copenhagen is a capital as well as the largest city of the country.
The meaning of Dan-mark is; 1. An occupied hollow in a wild forest. 2. A forest or border by the Danes. Denmark became one of the founding members of the United Nations and NATO and in 1973, joined the European Economic Community.
| Country Name : | Denmark |
| Capital : | Copenhagen |
| Largest City : | Copenhagen |
| Official Language : | Danish |
| Government : | Constitutional monarchy |
| President : | (Queen) Margrethe II |
| Prime Minister : | Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
| Area : | 43,094 kmē |
| Area Rank : | 131st |
| Population : | 5,431,000 |
| Population Rank : | 109th |
| Density : | 126/kmē |
| Density Rank : | 62nd3 |
| GDP Total : | $187.9 billion |
| GDP Total Rank : | 45th |
| GDP per Capita : | $34,7003 |
| GDP per Capita Rank : | 6th |
| Currency : | Danish krone |
| Time Zone : | CET3 (UTC+1) |
| Internet TLD : | .dk |
| Calling Code : | +45 |
| Geographic Coordinates : | 56 00 N, 10 00 E |
| Railways : | 2,628 km |
| Highways : | 71,847 km |
| Waterways : | 400 km |
| Internet Users : | 3,762,500 |
| Radio Users : | 6.02 million |
| Mobile Users : | 5.168 million |
| Telephone Users : | 3,487,800 |
| Population Growth : | 0.33% |
| Birth Rate : | 11.13 births/1,000 |
| Death Rate : | 10.36 deaths/1,000 |
| Airport : | 97 |
Description :
Red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side, and that design element of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
Pre-history: - People have continually lived in Denmark since about 12500BC. During the Pre-Roman Iron Age, native groups began migrating south into Germania. The Roman provinces formed trade routes and relations with native tribes in Denmark. Firstly Danish people came to Denmark, in the Roman Iron Age. Before the arrival of Danish settlers, who came from Scandinavia and spoke an early form of north Germanic, most of Jut land and part of the islands had been vacated or partly vacated by the earlier Juets, the descendants of populations known to be there from sources in ancient history. A large part of the Jutes were known as the Angles and the Saxons. The Danevirke defense structures were built in several phases from the 3rd century froth and the sheer size of the construction efforts in 737 is contributed to the emergence of a Danish king. During that time, the new runic alphabet was used firstly and the oldest town of Denmark Ribe was also founded in 700.
From the 8th to the 10th century: - From the 8th to the 10th century, the Danes were known as Vikings. Vikings colonized and started trade in all parts of Europe. Moreover, they firstly discovered Iceland in the 9th century. As attested by the Jelling stones, the Danes were united and Christianized about 965 by Herald Blue tooth, the second recognized king of Denmark.
Middle age: - During the middle ages, Denmark's king ruled Skaneland Danish Estonia, and the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein in northern Germany. In 1397, Denmark entered the Kalmar Union. The Protestant Reformatinon came to Scandinavia in 1530. While Denmark converted to Lutheranism in 1536. After that Denmark entered a union with Norway and its colonies.
The Treaty of Kiel: - In 1814, the Treaty of Kiel was formed and according to that, the Denmark-Norway union was dissolved. Denmark kept the colonies of Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland. Apart from the Nordic colonies, Denmark ruled over Danish India from 1620 to 1869, the Danish Gold Coast from 1658 to 1850 and the Danish West Indies from 1671 to 1917.
National movement: - The Danish liberal and national movement gained momentum in the 1830 and after the European Revolutions of 1848 Denmark became a constitutional monarchy on 5th of June 1849. The Second War of Schleswing was occurred in 1864. at that time, Denmark was forced to cede Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia in a defeat that left deep marks on the Danish national identity.
Reunion: - Denmark adopted a policy of neutrality, and it became neutral in First World War. After the defeat of Germay, Denmark offered to return the German region of Schleswig-Holstein. But Denmark refuced to return, and insisted on a plebiscite concerniang the return of Schleswig. The two Schleswig Plebiscites took place on February 10 and March 14. on 10th July 1920 Northern Schleswig was recovered by Denmark according to that, it adding about 1,63,600 inhabitants and 3,984 sq km area. The reunion day is celebrated every year June 15 on Valdemarsday.
Second World War: - On 9th of April, Denmark was invaded by Germany. Denmark remained militarily occupied throughout Second World War. During the war, Iceland claimed independence in 1948 the Faroe Islands achieved home rule.
Membership: - After the war, Denmark became the founding member of the United Nations and NATO and in 1973; it also joined the European Economic Community. Greenland also achieved home rule in 1979.
Eduation: - Educational institutes had been started in Denmark since from the 11th century. During that time, cathedral schools and grammar school were developed. In 1479, the University of Copenhagen was founded. At that time, the educational system was administrated by the established church. Religious instruction was required in all state schools. In 1739 the teacher and dramatist Ludvig Holberg replaced Danish language to Latin language. German educational reformer Johan Bernhard Basedow introduced nature study and handicrafts into the school curriculum.
In the mid 19th century, first time adult education was founded in Denmark at the Folk High School in Rodding Jutland. Then the school became a model for similar institutions in Europe and U.S. Franz Nachtegall founded the Danish system of gymnastics, which was considered useful for military training and in 1804 he was appointed the first director of Denmark's Military Gymnastic Institute. In 1921, the International People's college formed at Helsingor.
Since 1814, elementary education has become compulsory. All children of age 7 to 16 have to attend school. In Denmark, there are two types of schools:
1. Private Schools
2. Free Public Schools
Primary education consists of a nine-year comprehensive school. All students may continue school through a tenth year of studies. Denmark's adult literacy rate is 99%.
Literature: - The most famous Dane is an English mythical figure, which is Hmlet, the title character of William Shakespeare's famous play, which was set in the real costle of kronborg in Helsinger. Moreover, Hans Christian Andersen is also very famous writer of Denmark. He is well known for his fairy tales such as, The Emperor's New Clothes, The little Mermaid, and The Ugly Duckling. Karen Blixen, Isak Dinesen and the Philospher Soren Kierkegoard are also outstanding examples of Danish literature.
Sports: - Football is very popular sport in Denmark. Sailing and other water sports are also popular sports of Denmark.
Location: - The kingdom of Denmark is located north of Germany, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. Denmark surrounded by the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, and consists of a peninsula named Jut land attached to Northern Germany, the islands of funned, Zealand, Born Holm and many other smaller islands.
Area: - The total area of Denmark is about 43,094 sq km.
Population: - According to the 2005 estimate the total population of Denmark was about 54,31,000 and its population density was about 126 persons per sq km.
Iceland: - Denmark consists of the peninsula of Jut land and 443 islands. Among them 76 are inhabited with the largest being Zealand and Funen. The island of Bornholm is situated at east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. Bridges connect most of the larger islands such as Zealand, Sweden, Funen, Jut land and Funen.
Main Cities: - Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense are the main cities of Denmark.
Mountains: - Denmark's territory is mostly flat. Its highest natural point is Mollehoj, which is about 170.86 meters high. Other hills are Ydign Skovhoj and Ejer Bavnehoj, among them Yding Skovhoj is about 170.77 meters high and Ejer Bavneshoj is about 170.35 meters high.
Capital: - Copenhagen is a capital as well as the largest city of the country.
Climate: - The climate is in the temperate zone. The winters are not very cold with mean temperatures of about 0.5 .c and the summers are cool with mean temperature of around 16.c. Denmark has an average of 170 rainy days. The greatest rainfall comes in September, October and November. Due to Denmark's location, the length of the day with sunlight varies a great deal. During winter, in Denmark sunrise coming around 8 AM and sunset 3:30 PM, as well as long summer days with sunrise sat 3:30 AM and sunset at 10 PM. The celebration for the shortest day is Christmas and the celebration for the longest day is Midsummer Day.
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Denmark's economy is modern market economy, which has many great aspects such as, high-tech agriculture, up-to-date small scale and corporate industry, extensive government welfare measures, comfortable living standards, a stable currency and highly dependent on foreign trade.
Unions: - The Danish economy is highly unionized, 75% of its labour force are members of a union in the Danish Confederation of trade Unions. Unions and employers are doing cooperation. In Denmark, rules on work schedules and payment are negotiated between unions and employers with minimum government involvement.
The Welfare Model: - Denmark has a welfare model to organize and finance its security systems, health services and education. The principle of this welfare model is that all citizens, who fulfill the conditions, should get benefits. The welfare model covers everyone and its benefits are given to the individual. The state is involved in financing and organizing the welfare benefits available to the citizens to a far greater extent than in other European countries. So the welfare model is accompanied by a taxation system.
EU membership: - Denmark's government firstly thought about the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union and in September 2000, Denmark refuced to join the EU membership.
Economic Status: - For the post two years Denmark has ranked first on the Economist Intelligence Unit's "e-readiness" list "A country's", "e-readiness" is a measure of its business environment, the factors which indicate how capable a market is to Internet- based opportunities."
GDP: - According to the 2005 estimate, Denmark's total GDP was about $187.9 billion, and its per capita GDP was about $34,7003.
Population: - According to the 2005 estimate, the total population of Denmark was about 54,31,000 and its population density was about 126 persons per sq km.
Ethnic Groups: - Ethnically, the majority of Danes are of Scandinavian descent. The Scandinavians are a Germanic people. The other small minority groups of Iruits from Greenland, Faroese and immigrants. Immigrants and their descendants made up 4,61,614 people or 8.5% of the total population. The median age is 39.8 years with 0.98 males per female. 99% of the population is literate. The annual average population growth is 0.33%.
Religion: - Denmark's constitution gives freedom of religion to all its inhabitants. The Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is a Protestant denomination, is Denmark's national church. About 84.3% of the people follow this religion. The rest are primarily of other Christian denominations and about 2% are Muslims.
Danish is the official language of Denmark and it is spoken mostly all over the country, but a small group near the German border also speaks German. English is a compulsory subject in schools; so many Danes are fluent in English, mostly those in larger cities and the youth, who are taught English in school.
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