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Denmark is a country noted for its history and scenic beauty. It is a highly developed country attracting around 4.7 million tourists annually and ranks 43rd in the UNWTO's World Tourism rankings. LOCATION: Western Scandinavia. BORDERED BY: Germany. CAPITAL (and largest city): Copenhagen (pop. 2 million) POPULATION of COUNTRY: 5.5million (110th in the world) AREA: 43, 075 square kilometres (134th largest country – about the size of Switzerland) POPULATION DENSITY: 129 per square kilometre (88th in the world) NATIONAL DAY: No official National Day; 5 June (Constitution of 1849) ROYALTY: Queen Margrethe II CURRENCY: Danish Krone (DKK). Currently about 5.6 DKK to the Australian dollar. CLIMATE: Temperate with very short days in winter (7.5 hours) and up to 18-hour days in summer. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Danish English is spoken by 86 percent. RELIGION: Danish National Church (Lutheran) DRIVES ON THE: right-hand side TIME ZONE: GMT + 1 PHONE PREFIX: 45 FLAG: Red with a white off-set cross CUISINE: ...read more INTERESTING FACTS: …. read BOOKS: Hans Christian Andersen’s children’s stories are classics, other writers include contemporary philosopher Søren Kierkegaard,and Karen Blixen. MOVIES: Gabriel Axel, Oscar-winner for Babette's Feast (1987). DICTIONARY: .... find it MORE INFORMATION: ...find more
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