DenmarkDenmark

FactsFacts• Pupulation:Pupulation: 5.5 Mill. 5.5 Mill.• Capital:Capital: Copenhagen Copenhagen• Area: Area: 43.093 km². 43.093 km². • Currency:Currency: Danish Kroner (DKK). Danish Kroner (DKK). • Islands: Islands: 450 - 90 inhabited. 450 - 90 inhabited. • Government type: Government type: Monarchy Monarchy (Queen Margrethe II)(Queen Margrethe II).. • Religion: Religion: Christian Evangelical Lutheran.Christian Evangelical Lutheran.• Member of: Member of: EU, UN & NATOEU, UN & NATO• National-day: National-day: 5. june5. june• Danmark have also control over Greenland Danmark have also control over Greenland

and and Faroe Islands'Faroe Islands'..

CopenhagenCopenhagen – – The capitalThe capital

• It have 1.8 million It have 1.8 million inhabitantsinhabitants

• The biggest city in The biggest city in ScandinaviaScandinavia

• The city is one of The city is one of Europe's oldest Europe's oldest and most and most wonderful capitals wonderful capitals with a royal touch.with a royal touch.

• Twice winners of Eurovision song contest Twice winners of Eurovision song contest (Olsen Brother’s – 2000 – Stockholm)(Olsen Brother’s – 2000 – Stockholm)

• The National team in Handball for women The National team in Handball for women • Viggo Mortensen – Famous Actor – The Viggo Mortensen – Famous Actor – The

Lord Of The RingsLord Of The Rings• The Royal Danish TheaterThe Royal Danish Theater• Aqua – International pop-groupAqua – International pop-group• H.C Andersen H.C Andersen (writer)(writer)

Industry & Industry & agricultureagriculture

• Ca 70% of Denmarks territory get used Ca 70% of Denmarks territory get used to agriculture.to agriculture.

• Until to the 1960 was agriculture the Until to the 1960 was agriculture the most importent way to live in Denmarkmost importent way to live in Denmark

• Tourism is getting more important for Tourism is getting more important for the economy in the country. the economy in the country.

• Denmark get most of the energy from Denmark get most of the energy from oil- and gas oil- and gas extraction in The North-extraction in The North-Sea. But…Sea. But…

Windmills...Windmills...

• Windmills is getting more dominance for the energy.

• There are park’s with windmill’s who give electricity to to the Danish peoplethe Danish people

• There are acctualy There are acctualy park’s in the ocean.park’s in the ocean.

• Denmark lie’s on the North-Denmark lie’s on the North-hemispherehemisphere, and it’s in North-Europe., and it’s in North-Europe.

• Denmark have 450 islands where Denmark have 450 islands where Sjælland is the largest one.Sjælland is the largest one.

• Copenhagen lie’s on SjællandCopenhagen lie’s on Sjælland

• Denmark is a flat country where Denmark is a flat country where higest point is 173 m. (Yding higest point is 173 m. (Yding Skovhoej)Skovhoej)

Norway

Famous place’s Famous place’s and person and person in/from Denmarkin/from Denmark

Fairground in Copenhagen Fairground in Copenhagen

The little MermaidThe little Mermaid

• The little Mermaid The little Mermaid was a present to was a present to Copenhagen from Copenhagen from The Carlsberg The Carlsberg Breweries Breweries

• The statue was made The statue was made by by Edvard Erichsen. Edvard Erichsen.

• She was sat up in She was sat up in 1913 and is very 1913 and is very famous around in the famous around in the worldworld

LegolandLegoland

• Legoland is an Legoland is an amusement park in amusement park in Billund on Midt-JyllandBillund on Midt-Jylland

• Here comes Here comes thousands thousands of pepole from whole of pepole from whole Europe to see the Europe to see the Lego-figure's and test Lego-figure's and test the attraction. the attraction.

• The word ”lego” come The word ”lego” come from the two Danish from the two Danish words ”Leg” & ”Godt”words ”Leg” & ”Godt”

H.C. Andersen (1805-1875)H.C. Andersen (1805-1875)

• H.C. Andersen was H.C. Andersen was a famous Author a famous Author from Odense in from Odense in Denmark.Denmark.

• He was fameous He was fameous because he wrote because he wrote farytales by him farytales by him self.self.

Some farytales by H.C. Some farytales by H.C. Andersen:Andersen:

• ””The little mermaid” The little mermaid” (Den lille havfruen)(Den lille havfruen)

• ””TThe Little Match Girlhe Little Match Girl”” (jenta med (jenta med svovelstikkene)svovelstikkene)

• ””The Ugly DucklingThe Ugly Duckling”” (Den stygge And- (Den stygge And-ungen)ungen)

• ””The Emperor’s new clothes”The Emperor’s new clothes” (Keiserens (Keiserens nye klær)nye klær)

Web-adressesWeb-adresses• www.denmark.dkwww.denmark.dk• www.bellona.nowww.bellona.no• www.cia.govwww.cia.gov• www.globalis.nowww.globalis.no

• www.copenhagenpictures.dkwww.copenhagenpictures.dk• www.norskseriebyraa.no www.norskseriebyraa.no • www.andersen.sdu.dkwww.andersen.sdu.dk• www.google.comwww.google.com

BooksBooks• Verden I dag “Norden”. Page: Verden I dag “Norden”. Page: 24-2924-29