TraveltoDenmarkTraveltoDenmarkSamSamGeneralIntroductionFamousPersonDeliciousFoodDenmarkPavilionGeographyArea:43,094sq.km.(16,639sq.mi.);slightlysmallerthanVermontandNewHampshirecombined.Cities:Capital-Copenhagen(pop.518,574inCopenhagenand1,662,189intheCapitalRegion).Other cities-Aarhus(302,618),Aalborg(196,292),Odense(187,929).Terrain:Lowandflatorslightlyrolling;highestelevationis173m.(568ft.).Climate:Temperate.Theterrain,location,andprevailingwesterlywindsmaketheweatherchangeable.NationalFlagNational EmblemGovernmentType:Constitutionalmonarchy.Constitution:June5,1953.Branches:Executive-queen(headofstate),primeminister(headofgovernment),cabinet.Legislative-unicameralparliament(Folketing).Judicial-appointedSupremeCourt.CapitalCity:CopenhagenisthecapitalandlargestcityofDenmark,withanurbanpopulationof1,181,239(2010)andametropolitanpopulationof1,894,521(2010).CopenhagenissituatedontheislandsofZealandandAmager.Around2.7millioninhabitantsina50kmradius,makeCopenhagenoneofthemostdenselypopulatedareasinNorthernEurope.Copenhagenhasrepeatedlybeenrecognizedasoneofthecitieswiththebestqualityoflife.Itisalsoconsideredoneoftheworldsmostenvironmentallyfriendlycities.Thewaterintheinnerharborissocleanthatitcanbeswumin,and36%ofallcitizenscommutetoworkbybicycle.Everydaytheycycleatotalof1.2millionkm.HansChristianAndersenTheprinceofDenmark-FrederikKarenBlixenBACKHansChristianAndersen(referredtousingtheinitialsH.C.AnderseninDenmark;April2,1805August4,1875)wasaDanishauthorandpoetnotedforhischildrensstories.TheseincludeTheSteadfastTinSoldier,TheSnowQueen,TheLittleMermaid,Thumbelina,TheLittleMatchGirl,andTheUglyDuckling.Duringhislifetimehewasacclaimedforhavingdelightedchildrenworldwide,andwasfetedbyroyalty.Hispoetryandstorieshavebeentranslatedintomorethan150languages.Theyhaveinspiredmotionpictures,plays,ballets,andanimatedfilms.BACKKarenBlixen(1885-1962),alsoknownbyherpseudonym,IsakDinesen,isfamousforhermemoir,Out of Africa,andforseveralworksoffiction,includingSeven Gothic Tales (1934)andWinters Tales (1942).A2007pollofopinioninhernativeDenmarklistsKarenBlixenasoneofthemostrepresentativepersonalitiesinDanishhistory.ShewastwicenominatedfortheNobelPrizeinLiterature.ShewroteinEnglish,afterlivingonacoffeefarminKenyafrom1914to1931.Shemarriedhersecondcousin,BaronBrorBlixenofSweden,therebyacquiringthetitleBaroness.Followingtheirseparationanddivorce,shehadalongaffairwiththesafarihunter,DenysFinchHatton,sonofatitledEnglishfamily.In1931,afterlosingthecoffeefarmintheGreatDepression,KarenBlixenreturnedtoDenmarkandembarkedonthewritingcareerthatlasteduntilherdeathin1962.ShewasplayedbyMerylStreepinthe1985filmOut of Africa.BACKDenmarksandwichesisarepresentativeoftheDanishfood,whichisaopensandwiches,fromthemostsimpletothecomplexarelikesculpture.porkpill猪肉丸roastpork脆皮烤猪肉beefhamburgerwithonions牛肉汉堡配洋葱potatobeefstew马铃薯炖牛肉boiledcodwithmustardsauce水煮鳕鱼配芥末酱acoldbuffet冷食自助餐BACKThepavilionisadoublespiralwithpedestrianandcyclinglanesthattakesthevisitorsfromthegroundthroughtworamps,uptoalevelof12meters,anddownagain.Thepavilionpaintsitssteelstructurewhite,torepresentthesailingtraditionsofthecountryandtohelpkeepthepavilioncool.Highlight 1: Little Mermaid StatueThepavilionfeaturestheLittleMermaidstatuefromCopenhagen.Itisthefirsttimeforthestatue,aDanishnationaliconandmajortouristattraction,toleaveherhometown.Builtin1913tohonorthefamousfairytalecharactercreatedbyHansChristianAnderson,theLittleMermaidhasbeensittingontheedgeofCopenhagensharborsince1913.Highlight 2: BicyclesInthepavilionvisitorswillbeabletoborrowbicyclesandcyclethroughoutjustastheDanesdointheircities.Theconceptofsustainabilityisreflectedinfreebicycleriding.RidingabikethroughanareawhichisdesignedlikeCopenhagenstreetswillnotonlyevoketherealDanishlifestyleinthecapitalcity,butalsopromoteenvironmentallyfriendlyconcepts.Denmarkisanationofbikes,andCopenhagenisfamousforitsfreecitybikes.THEENDTHEEND