Fascinating Facts about Denmark

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

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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).

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UNUSUAL FACTS:

The Crown Princess of Denmark, Princess Mary, wife of the Crown Prince Frederik, was born in Tasmania. They have four children. The couple met each other in a Sydney bar during the 2000 Olympics.
The Danish monarchy claims to be the world's oldest, dating back to Gorm the Old, early in the 10th century.
Legoland is Denmark's most visited attraction outside Copenhagen. It is home to the world's largest LEGO tower with a height of 31.39 metres.
Lego was founded in 1932 Ole Kirk Christiansen, master carpenter and joiner in the village of Billund, Denmark.
There are no mountains in Denmark – the average elevation of the country is 31 metres.
Denmark's people borrow more books from their libraries than anybody else in the world – about 85 million per year which is an average of seventeen per person.
King Frederick VI of Denmark is said to have been frightened by people who wore spectacles.
The first windmill to produce electricity was in Denmark in 1890.
In 1957, Utzon, who was born in Copenhagen, designed the sail-shaped Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.
The potato was first introduced into Denmark by Huguenots immigrating to Fredericia, Denmark from their native France in 1720.

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