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Denmark. Facts. Pupulation: 5.5 Mill. Capital: Copenhagen Area: 43.093 km². Currency: Danish Kroner (DKK). Islands: 450 - 90 inhabited. Government type: Monarchy (Queen Margrethe II) . Religion: Christian Evangelical Lutheran. Member of: EU, UN & NATO National-day: 5. june
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Facts • Pupulation: 5.5 Mill. • Capital: Copenhagen • Area: 43.093 km². • Currency: Danish Kroner (DKK). • Islands: 450 - 90 inhabited. • Government type: Monarchy (Queen Margrethe II). • Religion: Christian Evangelical Lutheran. • Member of: EU, UN & NATO • National-day: 5. june • Danmark have also control over Greenland and Faroe Islands'.
Copenhagen– The capital • It have 1.8 million inhabitants • The biggest city in Scandinavia • The city is one of Europe's oldest and most wonderful capitals with a royal touch.
Culture & Sport • Twice winners of Eurovision song contest (Olsen Brother’s – 2000 – Stockholm) • The National team in Handball for women • Viggo Mortensen – Famous Actor – The Lord Of The Rings • The Royal Danish Theater • Aqua – International pop-group • H.C Andersen (writer)
Industry & agriculture • Ca 70% of Denmarks territory get used to agriculture. • Until to the 1960 was agriculture the most importent way to live in Denmark • Tourism is getting more important for the economy in the country. • Denmark get most of the energy from oil- and gas extraction in The North-Sea. But…
Windmills... • Windmills is getting more dominance for the energy. • There are park’s with windmill’s who give electricity to the Danish people • There are acctualy park’s in the ocean.
Gography • Denmark lie’s on the North-hemisphere, and it’s in North-Europe. • Denmark have 450 islands where Sjælland is the largest one. • Copenhagen lie’s on Sjælland • Denmark is a flat country where higest point is 173 m. (Yding Skovhoej)
The little Mermaid • The little Mermaid was a present to Copenhagen from The Carlsberg Breweries • The statue was made by Edvard Erichsen. • She was sat up in 1913 and is very famous around in the world
Legoland • Legoland is an amusement park in Billund on Midt-Jylland • Here comes thousands of pepole from whole Europe to see the Lego-figure's and test the attraction. • The word ”lego” come from the two Danish words ”Leg” & ”Godt”
H.C. Andersen (1805-1875) • H.C. Andersen was a famous Author from Odense in Denmark. • He was fameous because he wrote farytales by him self.
Some farytales by H.C. Andersen: • ”The little mermaid” (Den lille havfruen) • ”The Little Match Girl” (jenta med svovelstikkene) • ”The Ugly Duckling” (Den stygge And-ungen) • ”The Emperor’s new clothes” (Keiserens nye klær)
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Web-adresses • www.denmark.dk • www.bellona.no • www.cia.gov • www.globalis.no • www.copenhagenpictures.dk • www.norskseriebyraa.no • www.andersen.sdu.dk • www.google.com Books • Verden I dag “Norden”. Page: 24-29