Danish pastry, Danish bacon and maybe Hans Christian Andersen. In general that's about all foreigners associate with Denmark. Few people actually know that it is indeed the oldest monarchy in Europe, it has the oldest flag in the world and it is the home of some of the top companies in the world such as LEGO, Ecco shoes, Bang & Olufsen stereos, Maersk Shipping (the biggest shipping company in the world) and of course Carlsberg beer. Few people also know that Greenland (the world's biggest island) and the Faeroe Islands belong to the kingdom of Denmark and that Denmark is a tiny country extending only about 330km from North to South but including more than 500 islands. About 5,200,001 people live in Denmark. The "1" is of course little me as in order to enjoy the
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