Denmark as a sea nation told through geographical, cultural, and economic facts. Made by The Embassy of Denmark in Prague, Czech Republic. Join us at facebook.com/pragueemb.dk

1. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
DENMARK – A SEA NATION

2. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
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DID YOU KNOW …
THAT DENMARK HAS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LONGEST COASTLINES
COMPARED TO THE SIZE OF A COUNTRY?

3. 7,500 KM
OF
DANISH
COASTLINE…

4. DENMARK – A SEA NATION
… CORRESPONDS TO DRIVING FROM PRAGUE TO ARMENIA AND BACK!

5. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
HOW FAR CAN A PERSON
IN DENMARK BE FROM
THE OCEAN?

6. 50 KM
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- SAME AS THE DISTANCE FROM PRAGUE TO MELNIK, CZECH REPUBLIC –
IS HOW FAR A PERSON IN DENMARK CAN BE FROM THE OCEAN

7. DENMARK – A SEA NATION
VISIT KLITMØLLER
THE DANISH ‘COLD HAWAII’
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8. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
KLITMØLLER: ‘COLD HAWAII’
SMALL TOWN ON THE DANISH WEST COAST
– AND ONE OF THE BEST (AND COLDEST)
SURFER LOCATIONS IN EUROPE
KLITMØLLER HOSTED THE SURFER’S WORLD CUP IN 2012

9. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
VADEHAVET – DANISH WADDEN SEA
DENMARK’S BIGGEST, FLATTEST, AND WETTEST NATIONAL PARK

10. DENMARK – A SEA NATION
VADEHAVET
TIDAL FLATS IN WESTERN DENMARK
THE SEAWATER IS CHANGED TWICE A DAY
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDE
IS APPROX 1,5 METRES

11. MAERSK
THE BIGGEST COMPANY IN DENMARK WITH MAIN FOCUS ON
SHIPPING (MAERSK LINE) AND
OIL AND GAS (MAERSK OIL AND MAERSK DRILLING)
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12. MAERSK LINE
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THE LARGEST CONTAINER SHIPPING COMPANY IN THE WORLD WITH MORE THAN 600 VESSELS
HAS JUST REACHED GREEN TARGET OF REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS BY 25 % FROM ITS BENCHMARK
2007 LEVELS

13. OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
DENMARK IS FLAT, SURROUNDED BY SEA,
AND STRONG WINDS ARE COMMON.
THIS IS PERFECT WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR WINDMILLS
– OFTEN IN WIND FARMS
OFF THE COAST

14. DENMARK – A SEA NATION
2012: 30 % OF DENMARK’S ELECTRICITY
CONSUMPTION WAS COVERED BY WIND
A LARGE CONTRIBUTOR WAS THE WIND FARM ‘HORNS REV 2’ WHERE
91 WINDMILLS PROVIDE ENERGY FOR 200.000 HOUSES – ANNUALLY!

15. DENMARK – A SEA NATION
DID YOU KNOW …
THAT IN COPENHAGEN ZOO YOU CAN GET CLOSE TO A SWIMMING POLAR BEAR
THROUGH NO MORE THAN A THICK WINDOW?

16. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
FROM A TUNNEL UNDER WATER
YOU CAN WATCH THE POLAR BEARS OF COPENHAGEN ZOO SPLASH AND PLAY
OVER AND UNDERNEATH YOU

17. DENMARK – A SEA NATION
‘THE BLUE PLANET’
THE NEW DENMARK’S AQUARIUM WITH 20.000 SEA ANIMALS – RIGHT NEXT TO COPENHAGEN
AIRPORT AND OVERLOOKING THE BALTIC SEA

18. DENMARK – A SEA NATION
INSPIRED BY A MAELSTROM …
THE DANISH CONNECTION TO SEA AND WIND WAS AN INSPIRATION FOR THE WHIRLPOOL-
SHAPED DESIGN OF THE NEW DENMARK’S AQUARIUM
IT WILL BECOME NORTHERN EUROPE’S LARGEST AND MOST MODERN PUBLIC AQUARIUM
AT ITS OPENING 22 MARCH 2013

19. A SPECIAL DANISH TREAT:
UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
MUSSELS

20. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF
DID YOU KNOW …
THAT IN DENMARK YOU’RE
ALLOWED TO COLLECT MUSSELS
AT THE BEACH AND EAT AS MANY
AS YOU LIKE – FOR FREE

21. DENMARK – A SEA NATION
COPENHAGEN HARBOUR IN WINTER