Land size: 16,639 mi² (43,094 km²) Located between The North and Baltic Sea’s Denmark has four hundred islands Fertile agricultural land, moors, lakes, and wood lands Winter is windy but mild compared to other Scandinavian countries January high Temperature about 34°F (2°C) Summers are cool Around 60°F July average temperature 72°F (22°C)

Denmark has been a Monarchy as long as it has existed The first known king is Gorm the Old Had great power because of the Vikings ( A.D.) Gorms grandson, Canute the Great, commanded a vast empire that included England until 1035 A.D. Gorm the Olds son, Harold Bluetooth united the country under Christianity Queen Margrethe I united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the union of Kalmar in 1849

The Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt The Queen is Margrethe II

Total population 5,569,077 people in 2013 Female population 2,745,226 Male population 2,823,851 Denmark's national church is the Evangelical Lutheran Danes generally do not attend church outside of Easter and Christmas when attendance is very high Religious ceremonies such as Baptism and confirmation Typical Danish church

Eye contact is important Thumbs up Circle formed with the thumb and index finger Yawning and coughing Men opening doors for women Keeping hands in ones pocket while talking On a bus and no more seats No hand shakes necessary Shake hands Nodding to greet a companion Greeting people by their first name

Dating begins at the age of 15 When they are dating they usually do… Young Danes usually live together before deciding to get married Average age for marriage is 31 for men and 28 for women Where does the wedding take place? ¼ of marriages end up in divorce Wedding traditions -Town Hall

Breakfast consists of coffee or tea, pastries or rolls, cheese, eggs or cereal and milk Lunch consists a sandwich known as the Smørre brød. Which is made from Pumpernickel bread, known as Rug brød or “rye bread”. NOT SPONSERD BY Coca-Cola - Smørre brød

Shortage of natural resources A lot of agricultural land and products Small and medium sized companies allow are the most important Denmark has a high tech modern economy with extensive welfare services and dependence on foreign trade They had 5 years of strong growth, but the economy slowed somewhat in 1999 and 2000

Health care is provided Medicine is available a low cost The health care is provided for from the tax money that the country collects yearly But there is a down side of having free health. Taxes are very high, 60.2%. Denmark last year had the highest top personal income tax rate among the 34 countries in the OECD

For women’s sport there is gymnastics, hand ball, horse back riding, and badminton. Danes also play games such as hand ball, badminton, swimming, sailing cycling, and jogging Soccer is the most popular spectated game Danes like to travel

Great holiday traditions: -In New Years Eve they attend parties -Listen to the queen and the prime minister’s annual speech -Mardi Gras February 9 -Constitution day June 5 th, count’s as a half holiday January 5 th is a Denmark holiday