From 2006 to 2008, Denmark has been named as the most pleasant place in the world in the light of the standards of health, welfare, and education.
In 2009, Denmark is the second country in the worlds least corrupt by the Corruption Perceptions Index.
Denmark has the lowest income inequality in the world. In 1997, the country's Gini index is 24.7.
Denmark has some things that are still debated to this day, including the origin of his name, his relationship with Dane tribes, and the history of Denmark as a single kingdom merger.
The Vikings actually is a nation of Denmark. Between the 8th century until 10, they colonize and trade in all parts of Europe with the people of Norway and Sweden.
Denmark borders with only one country, namely Germany.
If you buy a boat in Copenhagen and sail to the nearest beach on the other side of the water, you will arrive in Sweden.
In addition to producing pork and dairy products in large quantities, Denmark also produce beef, poultry and pelts for the Danish market and for export.
Denmark is the oldest monarchy in Europe. Gorm The Old, the first king of Denmark, ruled from 934 CE.
Denmark is the smallest Nordic country and the south.
Denmark is one of the founders of NATO and OECD.
In all issues, Denmark practiced universal suffrage.
Law Denmark equalized women with men, but they are not subject to conscription.
In 1930, the death penalty is removed in Denmark. Enacted shortly after World War II and then in 1978 removed again.
Denmark is the highest natural point Mollohan, altitude 170.86 m. While the average altitude of the country is only 31 meters above sea level.
The length of day and night in Denmark varies. In the winter the sun rises at 09:00 and sunset at 16:00, while in the summer the sun rises at 2:15 and sets at 22:00.
Ethnicity and culture of Germany coming from Denmark. Most people in the Benelux, France and the UK also had blood Denmark.
In the 9th century and into the 10th, the Vikings invaded and settled in some parts of Western Europe and North Africa.
Between 1397 and 1524, all of Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland) and southern Finland are united under the rule of Denmark.
Dyrehavsbakken, 10 kilometers north of Copenhagen, is the oldest amusement park in the world.
Cabaret performed in 1866, a wooden roller coaster opened in 1932, and now this amusement park has over 30 rides.
Some 82% of the population and 90.3% rate Denmark Denmark is a follower of the Lutheran church.
In 2009, the Global Peace Index Survey named Denmark as the second most peaceful country in the world, after New Zealand.
Danish flag, Dannebrog, is the world's oldest state flag.
Several studies have shown that Denmark is a happy person. Cambridge University named Denmark as the happiest people in the EU in 2007, while Leicester University named Danes as the happiest people in the world in 2006.
Denmark has been inhabited since about 12,500 BC.
Denmark eats an average of 42 sausages per year.
Prince Hamlet, William Shakespeare's famous fictional character, inspired by the myth of Denmark.
Danish fairy tale writer gave birth to well-known throughout the Western world, Hans Christian Andersen. Some of the story of "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling".
In 2008, Denmark was considered as the most democratic and the most damaged, including the freedom of the press.
In 2007, UNICEF named Denmark as the best country to 3rd overall after the Netherlands and Sweden.
Denmark has had 14 winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature include 4, 5 in Physiology or Medicine, and the Peace Prize. With a population of about 5 million, it is one of the highest per capita rates of any country in the world.
According to WHO, in 2002 Danish women have the lowest obesity rates in the EU?
Denmark has the highest employment rate in Europe (75%).
In 2012, Denmark enjoyed the second highest GDP in the European Union, after Luxembourg.
In purchasing power, Denmark ranks 8th in the European Union.
In December 2005, Denmark has the highest percentage of broadband subscriptions in the world; with about 32% of the population use them. In 2010, Denmark was ranked third, with 37.7% of the population use them.
Dane Jon Utzon was the architect of the Sydney Opera House. In 2007, his work was recognized as a World Heritage Site while he was still alive.
In 1989, Denmark became the first country to legalize same-sex unions. However, same-sex marriage is not legalized until 2012.
Among Europeans, the average age when a married man Denmark is the oldest, namely 32 years.
There are 443 named islands in Denmark, 76 of them inhabited.
Together with other Scandinavian countries, Denmark has the second highest VAT standard in the world (25%) after Hungary.
Lego toy building famous in the world come from Denmark.
AP Moller-Maersk Group (commonly known simply as Maersk), headquartered in Copenhagen, and is a container ship operator and supply vessel operator in the world, employing more than 100,000 people in 125 countries.
Two beer brands are the most famous Danish Carlsberg and Tuborg.
Danish company Bang & Olufsen (B & O) produces several products that are recognized as the top class in the world, namely audio, television, and telephone.
Great Belt Fixed Link, a 1.6 kilometer long suspension bridge between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen, is the longest bridge in Europe, and the third longest in the world after Japan's Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Bridge Xihoumen in China.
The average tax rate in Denmark is 49%.
The Dane is the largest consumer of pasta.
Denmark has been a member of the European Union since 1973 and NATO since 1949.
Denmark is the fifth largest exporter of food in the world.
Danish farmers produce the amount of food which is sufficient to supply 15 million people every year, three times the population of Denmark.
Fifty percent of the Copenhagen goes to work riding a bicycle.
Usually there fast blowing wind in Denmark, with an average speed of 7.6 m / sec.
Within a year, changes in the average temperature of 0 ° C in January to 16 ° C in August.
The main crops in Denmark are small grains, especially wheat and barley, which covers more than half of the agricultural area.
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