10 Surprising Facts About Denmark
10 Surprising Facts About Denmark.
We're visiting the country of Denmark in this episode more specifically We're taking a look at ten surprising and interesting facts about Denmark. So here we go to start off with some basic facts about Denmark at the time of filming this episode.
10. The population of Denmark is five million seven hundred and eighty two thousand nine hundred and thirty-four people Denmark ranks number 115 on the list of countries by Population and the total land area of the country is forty-two thousand four hundred thirty square kilometers or sixteen thousand 382 square miles and the population density of Denmark is 137 people per square kilometers, which is 354 people per square mile and keep in mind a good portion of Denmark's size of its land can't accurately be calculated because of the tides that erode the islands away Greenland is also the world's largest island and assuming Australia is a Continent.
9.it has a total land area of two million one hundred seventy five thousand six hundred square kilometers and about 80 percent of Greenland is covered by a huge ice sheet up to two miles or three kilometers thick and no I didn't make a mistake of switching to talk about Greenland when we were talking about Denmark because since a year in 1953 it has been declared a part of the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
8. Greenland is also a part of Denmark now den lerk is also a very beautiful place and even though it's a very flat country With an average elevation of 34 metres above sea level It is a fourth country in the world to be at the average lowest elevation next to Qatar and the Netherlands.
7. Also Another thing to note is that it has a high point though. And that is the mole. Ahoy and it has a height of 170 point eight five meters which works out to be 561 feet this place was recognized in 2005 and this era is marked with a millstone Which is the remains of an old mill that once used to be there up until the Year? 1917 now the mill had eight side and had an onion shaped Roof now,
6. I want to get into the economy of Denmark It currently has a 38 largest export economy in the entire world with a total of eighty 3.2 billion dollars of exports and this country's also ranked 38th with a pretty balanced important export ratio its imports equal eighty four point four billion dollars of these Exports ten point eight percent are packaged medicaments with most of them go to the United States Followed by Germany and Sweden and it stopped imports our cars at five point two seven percent and two point nine nine percent go to refined petroleum.
5. However, one export we should mention is pig meat, which is three point four percent in Denmark There are more pigs than people It's estimated that there between twenty four million and twenty-eight million pigs for a population of 5.7 million people in Denmark now Why are there so many pigs in Denmark? Well, the reason for this is because Denmark is one of the leading exporters of pork in the entire world and the country is home to five thousand pig farms And as for the manure they produce they say that they can fill ninety thousand swimming pools with it every single year.
4. Now another interesting fact about Denmark and one of the most important things actually about Denmark is its Monarchy the Danish monarchy is the oldest continuing monarchy in the entire world and has existed for over a thousand years the line of kings of the modern Kingdom of Denmark can be traced back to harthacnut father of gorm the old who reigned in the early 10th century.
3. Denmark also has the oldest continuous flag in the world. Now this design of the flag actually came about in the year 1625 when the red flag with the white cross known as the denim Borg or Danish cloth was officially adopted however many kings of Denmark use this red colour with the cross over it as early as 1307 where was thought to have been developed after the Battle of Linden knees in? 1219 on top of that Denmark also holds a Guinness world record for Europe's and the world's oldest continuous flag
2. only two facts remaining and four fact number two you know countries being represented by animals has become a lot more common these days and Denmark is a country that doesn't have one but it has two National animals and these two are the mute swan which has been the national bird since 1984 Replacing the Skylark and also the small tortoiseshell butterfly.
1. and the final thing I want to share with you guys about Denmark is with its unique history It has 13 world heritage sites with eight of them being UNESCO zones now the first one of them was the jelling mounds runic stones and church and one of these stones was erected by Gormley old for his wife and many people think of this as the beginning of Denmark as A nation and although they were inscribed in the year 1994 UNESCO officials have decided to put these in an indoor facility to keep them from erosion Alright guys, so that was your brief look into the country of Denmark This country has a very great and interesting and very important history Especially when it comes to the formation of Europe as we know it today Denmark is a place where people continue to strive for a high quality of life and they have a lot to be proud of themselves for so as always share your thoughts and comments down below about anything that I mentioned in this episode or any other additional things that you Want to share with us. Also if you want to a part two. let me know down below as well if you enjoyed this post about Denmark.
We're visiting the country of Denmark in this episode more specifically We're taking a look at ten surprising and interesting facts about Denmark. So here we go to start off with some basic facts about Denmark at the time of filming this episode.
10. The population of Denmark is five million seven hundred and eighty two thousand nine hundred and thirty-four people Denmark ranks number 115 on the list of countries by Population and the total land area of the country is forty-two thousand four hundred thirty square kilometers or sixteen thousand 382 square miles and the population density of Denmark is 137 people per square kilometers, which is 354 people per square mile and keep in mind a good portion of Denmark's size of its land can't accurately be calculated because of the tides that erode the islands away Greenland is also the world's largest island and assuming Australia is a Continent.
9.it has a total land area of two million one hundred seventy five thousand six hundred square kilometers and about 80 percent of Greenland is covered by a huge ice sheet up to two miles or three kilometers thick and no I didn't make a mistake of switching to talk about Greenland when we were talking about Denmark because since a year in 1953 it has been declared a part of the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
8. Greenland is also a part of Denmark now den lerk is also a very beautiful place and even though it's a very flat country With an average elevation of 34 metres above sea level It is a fourth country in the world to be at the average lowest elevation next to Qatar and the Netherlands.
7. Also Another thing to note is that it has a high point though. And that is the mole. Ahoy and it has a height of 170 point eight five meters which works out to be 561 feet this place was recognized in 2005 and this era is marked with a millstone Which is the remains of an old mill that once used to be there up until the Year? 1917 now the mill had eight side and had an onion shaped Roof now,
6. I want to get into the economy of Denmark It currently has a 38 largest export economy in the entire world with a total of eighty 3.2 billion dollars of exports and this country's also ranked 38th with a pretty balanced important export ratio its imports equal eighty four point four billion dollars of these Exports ten point eight percent are packaged medicaments with most of them go to the United States Followed by Germany and Sweden and it stopped imports our cars at five point two seven percent and two point nine nine percent go to refined petroleum.
5. However, one export we should mention is pig meat, which is three point four percent in Denmark There are more pigs than people It's estimated that there between twenty four million and twenty-eight million pigs for a population of 5.7 million people in Denmark now Why are there so many pigs in Denmark? Well, the reason for this is because Denmark is one of the leading exporters of pork in the entire world and the country is home to five thousand pig farms And as for the manure they produce they say that they can fill ninety thousand swimming pools with it every single year.
4. Now another interesting fact about Denmark and one of the most important things actually about Denmark is its Monarchy the Danish monarchy is the oldest continuing monarchy in the entire world and has existed for over a thousand years the line of kings of the modern Kingdom of Denmark can be traced back to harthacnut father of gorm the old who reigned in the early 10th century.
3. Denmark also has the oldest continuous flag in the world. Now this design of the flag actually came about in the year 1625 when the red flag with the white cross known as the denim Borg or Danish cloth was officially adopted however many kings of Denmark use this red colour with the cross over it as early as 1307 where was thought to have been developed after the Battle of Linden knees in? 1219 on top of that Denmark also holds a Guinness world record for Europe's and the world's oldest continuous flag
2. only two facts remaining and four fact number two you know countries being represented by animals has become a lot more common these days and Denmark is a country that doesn't have one but it has two National animals and these two are the mute swan which has been the national bird since 1984 Replacing the Skylark and also the small tortoiseshell butterfly.
1. and the final thing I want to share with you guys about Denmark is with its unique history It has 13 world heritage sites with eight of them being UNESCO zones now the first one of them was the jelling mounds runic stones and church and one of these stones was erected by Gormley old for his wife and many people think of this as the beginning of Denmark as A nation and although they were inscribed in the year 1994 UNESCO officials have decided to put these in an indoor facility to keep them from erosion Alright guys, so that was your brief look into the country of Denmark This country has a very great and interesting and very important history Especially when it comes to the formation of Europe as we know it today Denmark is a place where people continue to strive for a high quality of life and they have a lot to be proud of themselves for so as always share your thoughts and comments down below about anything that I mentioned in this episode or any other additional things that you Want to share with us. Also if you want to a part two. let me know down below as well if you enjoyed this post about Denmark.
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