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Capital of Denmark
Copenhagen, on the island of Zealand.
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Currency
The Danish krone (DKK). Denmark rejected the euro in a 2000 referendum.
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Parliament
The Folketing, with 179 members including two each from Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
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Head of state since January 2024
King Frederik X, after Queen Margrethe II abdicated.
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Land neighbour
Germany, to the south of Jutland.
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Parts of the Realm (Rigsfællesskabet)
Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
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Flag
The Dannebrog, a white cross on a red field.
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Constitution Day
5 June, for the constitution of 1849.
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Joined the European Communities
In 1973, together with the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Founding member of NATO
1949.
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Occupation in the Second World War
From 9 April 1940 to 5 May 1945.
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First female Prime Minister
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, in 2011.
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Largest island in Denmark proper
Zealand.
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Mainland part of Denmark
The Jutland peninsula.
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Highest natural point
Møllehøj, about 171 metres.
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Longest river
The Gudenå in Jutland.
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Øresund Bridge
Opened in 2000 and links Copenhagen with Malmö in Sweden.
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Great Belt Bridge
Opened in 1998 between Funen and Zealand.
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Wadden Sea
A tidal area on the west coast of Jutland, on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2014.
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Jelling stones
Rune stones linked to Harald Bluetooth, on the UNESCO list since 1994.
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Kronborg
The castle at Helsingør, listed by UNESCO in 2000, known as the setting of Hamlet.
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Largest island in the world
Greenland, a self-governing part of the Danish realm.
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Hans Christian Andersen
Author of fairy tales such as The Little Mermaid, born in Odense in 1805.
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Niels Bohr
Danish physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
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LEGO
Founded in 1932 in Billund; the name comes from leg godt, play well.
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Tivoli Gardens
Amusement park in Copenhagen that opened in 1843.
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Another Round (2020)
Thomas Vinterberg's film that won the Oscar for Best International Feature.
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Hygge
A Danish word for cosiness and togetherness.

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