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Denmark
 The Kingdom of Denmark, Prominent southernmost Nordic country, famous as just Denmark, is situated in the northern Scandinavian Europe. This country borders Baltic and North Sea, and is the second most visited destination of Scandinavia after Sweden. Denmark is a great place to unwind for the travellers, and nothing proves the happiness factor more than recent surveys ranking Denmark as 'the happiest place in the world' in standards in health, lifestyle and literacy. It also has the honour to be ranked the second most peaceful country by recent Global Peace Index survey - you can travel with confidence.
Though small in size, Denmark offers a lot to engage the tourists. Denmark is known for its longest coastline of 7,314 kilometres.
Places to See
Denmark is known for its natural beauty. Its capital city Copenhagen is home to Tivoli gardens and Amalienborg Palace, which reveal about Danish monarchy to the tourists. The Little Mermaid sculpture is worth seeing here. Aarhus is the second largest city after Copenhagen, and its famous Aarhus Cathedral is the biggest Danish cathedral considered a second largest cathedral of Northern Europe - definitely a must visit for the tourists.
Liberalism & Culture
This country is famous around the globe for its progressive attitude. The country enacted registered partnership law in 1989 that offered an opportunity to grant same-sex couples each of the rights and responsibilities of marriage. This country is known for its cultural innovation and folk traditions.
Food
Fish and meat are common items of Danish cuisine. They have a variety of dishes to gorge. Frikadeller is fried meatball taken with potatoes. Karbonader or krebinetter is a breaded dish here. It is prepared from fried minced meat and steaks. Fish items are a must-taste in the west coast of Jutland. Remoulade is a favourite condiment eaten with french fries, fried plaice and roast beef sandwiches.
Afternoon meals usually consist of smorrebrod or rugbrod sandwiches. Fish, marinated herring, smoked eel and hot fried breaded plaice are common dishes of Denmark and are a must-try.
Facts
Capital
(and largest city) |
Copenhagen
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| Official languages |
Danish1 |
| Ethnic groups |
91.1% Danish, 8.9% (Germans, Greeks, Bosnian, Russian, Turks, Arabs) |
| Demonym |
Danish or Danes |
| Government |
Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy |
| - |
Monarch |
Queen Margrethe II |
| - |
Prime Minister |
Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
| - |
Folketing Speaker |
Thor Pedersen |
| - |
Current coalition |
VK Coalition |
| Consolidation |
8th century |
| EU accession |
1 January 1973 (7th) |
| Area |
| - |
Total |
43,098.31 km2 (134th²)
16,640² sq mi |
| - |
Water (%) |
1.6² |
| Population |
| - |
1 October 2008 estimate |
5,505,995 (108th) |
| - |
Density |
127.8/km2 (78th²)
331.0/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2008 estimate |
| - |
Total |
$203.519 billion[1] (49th) |
| - |
Per capita |
$38,207[1] (IMF) (14th) |
| GDP (nominal) |
2008 estimate |
| - |
Total |
$312.046 billion[1] (27th) |
| - |
Per capita |
$57,386[1] (IMF) (6th) |
| Gini (1997) |
24.7 (low) (1st) |
| HDI (2008) |
▲ 0.952 (high) (13th) |
| Currency |
Danish krone (DKK) |
| Time zone |
CET² (UTC+1) |
| - |
Summer (DST) |
CEST² (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the |
right |
| Internet TLD |
.dk2,3 |
| Calling code |
+454 |
1 Co-official with Greenlandic in Greenland, and Faroese in the Faroe Islands. German is recognised as a protected minority language in the South Jutland (Sønderjylland) area of Denmark. Danish is recognised as a protected minority language in the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany.
² For Denmark excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
³ The TLD .eu is shared with other European Union countries.
4 The Faroe Islands use +298 and Greenland uses +299. |
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