1. Denmark
A European country
The Øresund Bridge,
the longest road and
rail bridge in
Europe, connecting
Copenhagen with
Malmö, the third
largest city of
Sweden.

2. Denmark
A european country
Satellite view
Geography

3. Denmark
A european country Geography
• 5.5 million inhabitants.
• Capital city: Copenhagen.
• Denmark, it is also
Greenland and the Faroe
islands.
• Location: Northern Europe
and Germany, south of
Sweden.
• It’s between the North sea
and the Baltic sea.

4. Denmark
Politics
Queen of Denmark
• Political system: the queen is
Margrethe II. It’s a monarchy.
• Year of entry in EU: 1973.
• Currency: Kroner.
• Election every 4 years of the
Prime Minister.
• Multi parties system: Eight
parties represented in
parliament.
• The most influential parties are
the Conservative People’s Party
and the Social Democrats.
Parliament of Denmark

5. Denmark
• Main export:
o Agriculture: 2.5%.
o Industry: 20.2%.
o Services: 77.3%.
National Bank of Denmark in Copenhagen.
Economy

6. Denmark
Activities:
• Storyteller
• Novelist
• Playwright
• Novelist
• Writer of worldwide famous fairy tales.
(1805 –1875 )
Hans Christian ANDERSENCultural figures

7. Denmark
• Artist: Edvard Eriksen
• Year: 1913
• Type: Bronze
• Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
• The statue is based on the fairy tale
of the same name by Hans Christian
Andersen
The Little MermaidCultural : famous places

8. Denmark
• Activities: Writer
• 1885 - 1962
• Her novel “Out of Africa”, published
in 1937, recalls her life in Kenya in
her coffee plantation, and makes
tribute to the local people.
• A movie was made out of it, starring
Robert Redford and Meryl Streep.
Karen BLIXEN
Cultural figures

9. Denmark
• Activities: Astronomy
• Born: 1546 Denmark
• Death: 1601 in Prague (Bohemia)
• Built an accurate and comprehensive
astronomical and planetary
observations.
• Tycho Brahe made a private
observatory
Tycho BRAHE
Cultural figures

10. Denmark
• Activities: Quantum physics
• Born: 1885 Copenhagen, Denmark
• Death: 1962 Copenhagen, Denmark
• He was awarded the Nobel Prize of
Physics in 1922.
• His son, Aage Bohr, was also a
physicist who was also awarded the
Nobel Prize of Physics in 1975 !!!
Niels BOHR
Cultural figures

11. Denmark
Cultural places : Copenhagen
Nyhavn, 17th century waterfront

12. Denmark
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Denmark