About Denmark
National Danish Performance Team tells different stories on their tour - one of them is about Denmark.
Photo: DGI
Facts
Population: 5,5 mill.
Area: 43.098 square kilometres
Official language: danish
Religion: 90% Protestant
Ethnic distribution: 90,9% Danes. Others 9,1 %
Capital: Copenhagen
Source: www.wikipedia.com / www.visitdenmark.com
Denmark is a small country with 5,5 million habitants in Northern Europe.
Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. The Danish monarchy is one of the oldest in the world and one of the most firmly established and popular institutions in Denmark.
The Danish Gymnastics and Sports Association is patronaged by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
In Denmark it is very traditional to do general or display gymnastics. The local club culture is based on voluntary commitment. This principle is also distinct at National Danish Performance Team, as each team member pays a fee to attend the world tour.
Ranks
Denmark is known for its welfare, tolerance and the danes for being free-spirited. But there is other things to be proud of…
Denmark (DK) is ranked as “the happiest place in the world” based on standards of health, welfare and education.
DK ranks according to one measure as having the world´s highest level of income equality.
DK ranks as the second most peaceful country in the world.
DK ranks as the least corrupt country in the world in 2008 (sharing the position with two other contries).
DK ranks 10th for the greenest countries to live in the world.
Danes has been voted the happiest people in the world.