Speaking of Denmark, everyone may think of fairy tales, and the fairy tales we have studied before, such as "The Little Girl Who Sold Matches", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Mermaid", etc., are the works of Danish writer Mr. Hans Christian Andersen. But for Denmark, everyone may not know much about the country.
Denmark, full name Kingdom of Denmark, is a developed country located in northern Europe, with one of the highest GDP per capita in the world, a founding member of NATO and a member of the European Union. Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is Denmark's largest city and largest port, as well as the economic, political, cultural and transportation center, a world-famous cosmopolitan city, where many important conferences in the world are held.
Denmark is also a constitutional monarchy, and the Queen of Denmark is a symbol of the state and cannot directly exercise executive power. Denmark has a land area of about 43,096 square kilometers excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands, with a coastline of 7,314 kilometers and a total population of about 591,000 as of October 2022, most of whom are Christian.
Next, let's learn a little bit about Denmark.
1. It is said that most Danes are "addicted to alcohol", and the hospitality is as enthusiastic as a fire, which is a little difficult to accept, and some people will take advantage of your inattention to add high alcohol to your wine glass to show respect. There are also many rules for Danes to toast, for example, guests cannot toast first, and guests can only toast after the host, elders and some high-ranking people toast first.
2. The flag of Denmark "Dannebrog" is the oldest national flag used by independent countries in the world, recognized in 1219 and still in use today. Every year on National Day, the Danish flag can be seen on the streets, and they are proud of it, decorating every inch of the country with the flag to celebrate the birthday of the motherland.
3, Denmark is located in the western plain of Jutland, the terrain is flat, so the most commonly used means of travel by Danes is bicycles, Danes believe that cycling travel is not only environmentally friendly, but also can play a role in strengthening the body, beautiful buttocks, they average daily cycling per capita more than 3 kilometers, is the European per capita cycling most countries. And they also have shared bicycles, but they do not support scanning code riding, can only go to the designated rental location to pay by cash or credit card, rental bicycles can be rented daily or weekly.
4. Denmark implements a free medical and education system, and the social welfare system is perfect, so the gap between the rich and the poor is not particularly large, and it is a highly developed capitalist country. In terms of education, it pays more attention to students' innovative ability, and is at the world's leading level in immunology, meteorology, environmental science and biology, and 13 Danes have won Nobel Prizes so far.
5, Danes worship mermaids, their fairy tales often mention mermaids, in the shallow sea on the east side of the coastal promenade in Copenhagen Langeliny, the capital of Denmark, there is a bronze statue of a Little Mermaid, which is the work of Danish sculptor Edward Ericsen and one of Denmark's landmarks. Danes also particularly like ducks and larks, people will give way to ducks when they encounter ducks crossing the road, whether cars or pedestrians, and larks are Denmark's national bird, thinking that beautiful larks will bring beauty and auspiciousness to people.
6. It is said that Denmark is the old nest of European pirates, and the Danes actually made their fortunes on pirates. According to historical records, Viking piracy lasted four to five hundred years, and this period was the most horrific in Europe. The Vikings living in Denmark at that time were very good at sailing, they were also merchants and thieves, they did not pay attention to honesty in business, they traded peacefully when they were happy, and they robbed directly if they were not happy. When the Danish pirates were at their strongest, they directly captured all of England, Norway, England, most of Scotland and southern Sweden, establishing a powerful "North Sea Empire", and it can be said that other pirates are "little brothers" in front of Danish pirates.
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