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Denmark is the smallest and southernmost of theNordic countries. Unified in the 10th century, it is also the oldest. Located north of its only land neighbour,Germany, south-west ofSweden, and south ofNorway, it is located in northernEurope. From a cultural point of view, Denmark belongs to the family ofScandinavian countries although it is not located on theScandinavian Peninsula. The nationalcapital isCopenhagen. Denmark borders both theBaltic and theNorth Sea. The country consists of a large peninsula,Jutland, which bordersSchleswig-Holstein; many islands, most notablyZealand,Funen,Vendsyssel-Thy,Lolland, andBornholm; and hundreds of minor islands often referred to as the DanishArchipelago. Denmark has historically controlled the approach to the Baltic Sea, and those waters are also known as theDanish straits. Denmark has been aconstitutional monarchy since 1849 and is aparliamentary democracy. It became a member of theEuropean Economic Community (now theEuropean Union) in 1973. The Kingdom of Denmark also encompasses two off-shore territories,Greenland and theFaroe Islands, both of which enjoy wide-ranginghome rule. TheDanish monarchy is the oldest existing monarchy in Europe, and the nationalflag is the oldeststate flag in continuous use. Selected biography Karen von Blixen-Finecke (April 17, 1885 – September 7, 1962), néeDinesen, was aDanish author also known under herpen nameIsak Dinesen. Blixen wrote works both inDanish and inEnglish. She is best known, at least in English, for her account of living inKenya,Out of Africa, and a film based on one of her stories,Babette's Feast. Daughter of Ingeborg Westenholz Dinesen, and the writer and army officer Wilhelm Dinesen, and sister ofThomas Dinesen, she was born into aUnitarian aristocratic family in Rungsted on the island ofZealand, inDenmark, and was schooled in art inCopenhagen,Paris, andRome. She began publishing fiction in various Danish periodicals in 1905 under thepseudonymOsceola, the name of theSeminole Indian leader, and possibly inspired by her father's connection withAmerican Indians. From August 1872 to December 1873, Wilhelm Dinesen had lived among theChippewa Indians, inWisconsin, where he fathered a daughter, who was born after his return to Denmark.
Selected picture The coronation of KingChristian IV, 29 August 1596. Painting by Otto Bache (1887). Photo credit: Otto Bache (1887). Image located at theFrederiksborg Museum. Selected article Maersk is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has subsidiaries and offices in more than 130 countries worldwide. The group has around 110,000 employees. It stood as number 138 on theFortune Global 500 list for 2007. Maersk's activities are organised into four main business segments: Container shipping and related activities; APM Terminals; Tankers, offshore and other shipping activities; Oil and gas activities; Retail acivity; and Shipyards, other industrial companies, interest in Danske Bank, etc. Selected place Roskilde train station is a major stop betweenCopenhagen and the regions of Denmark located to its west. With a population of 46,701 (1 January 2010), the city is an important economic center for the region. Roskilde has a pedestrian street running down the center of the city, with many shops, restaurants, and cafés. Several tourist attractions draw visitors from around Denmark and the world. The local university has an education program that invites international students to attend for a year. Categories Select [►] to view subcategories Denmark topicsThings you can do
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