Denmark

Guide to DENMARK

DENMARK which official name is Kingdom of Denmark or Denmark, is a country from Europe located at the Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn). DENMARK with 68 km sq km, limits with: Germany 68 km; and is divided in metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions . DENMARK's capital is Copenhagen which is the most populated city with about 1,089,958 inhabitants.

History of DENMARK

DENMARK's government is constitutional monarchy; a Constitutional monarchy with a Ceremonial government type, with Queen Margrethe II as head of state and Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as head of government.

Other symbols of DENMARK are Danish motto " Motto of Queen Margrethe II: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke (Danish, God's help, the love of the people, Denmark's strength) Danish anthem "Civil: Der er et yndigt land (There is a Lovely Land) — Civil and royal: Kong Kristian (King Christian) Danish flag.Danish flag is composed by 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 .

DENMARK's history is quite long: Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.

DENMARKs geography

Guide to travel to DENMARK

If you are thinking on traveling to DENMARK, you will have to take in consideration some points like DENMARK's currency, DENMARK's weather, DENMARK's national holiday and DENMARK's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. DENMARK`s currency is called krone ( Dkr), which is divided in 100 øre. For your consideration, krone's exchange rate is about Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Sarajevo per dolar.4.7344551597.

DENMARK's weather is characterized to be temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to DENMARK.

You can also consider to visit DENMARK on it's national holiday to get in DENMARK's culture. If you do so, DENMARK's national holiday is called 0.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of DENMARK: Yding Skovhoej 173 m. And try also to get to DENMARK's lowest point: Lammefjord -7 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit DENMARK's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to DENMARK, with more than 92 airports and 5 airlines, you will get to DENMARK without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. DENMARK has about2,644 of railways, and also400 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Danish Culture

DENMARK is known by Danishs as Kongeriget Danmark or Danmark in the shortened way. Danish, about 5,468,120 people, are composed by different ethnics: Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali. And they also have different languages: Czech.

Another relevant point nowadays it's DENMARK's religion. Danishs are divided in Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%. So you can visit any of it's10 like Aarhus Cathedral in Århus .

But if want to know more about DENMARK's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Danish novelists' books like Peter Kjærulff (1946– ), Karen Blixen, (1885–1962) (pen name: Isak Dinesen), author of Seven Gothic Tales (1934), Out of Africa (1937) or Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873–1950), Nobel Prize for Literature (1944).

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