Brief Introduction Capital: Copenhagen Area: total: 43,094 sq km National Flower: Marguerite Daisy The important Festival: National day: 16 April Population: 5430，000 Language: Danish Currency: Danish krone

Denmark

Geography

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)

Administrative divisions

Metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt) and 2 boroughs* (amtskommuner, singular - amtskomunes); Arhus, Bornholm, Fredericksberg*, Frederiksborg, Fyn, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavns*, Nordjylland, Ribe, Ringkobing, Roskilde, Sonderjylland, Storstrom, Vejle, Vestsjalland, Viborg

Economy

This thoroughly modern market economy features high-tech agriculture, up-to-date small-scale and corporate industry, extensive government welfare measures, comfortable living standards, a stable currency, and high dependence on foreign trade. Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy and enjoys a comfortable balance of payments surplus. Government objectives include streamlining the bureaucracy and further privatization of state assets. The government has been successful in meeting, and even exceeding, the economic convergence criteria for participating in the third phase (a common European currency) of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), but Denmark has decided not to join the 12 other EU members in the euro; even so, the Danish Krone remains pegged to the euro.

Culture and media

Newspaper:

Arbejderen , Berlingske Tidende, Copenhagen Post , Ekstra Bladet , ErhvervsBladet .

TV Stations:

DR Nyheder , TV2 , 24 Nordjyske

The place of interest

Little Mermaid

H.C Anderson’s House

Tivoli Gardens