You can find everything you could possibly want to know about Denmark here, so I'll spare you the details and give you the Cliff's Notes version. Denmark is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, meaning the royalty has no power but remains the head of state. It has been a member of the EU since 1973 but rejected the Euro in favor of its own currency, the Danish Krone. Size-wise it is about as big as Massachusetts, with a population of around 5.5 million. Despite an eye-popping tax rate of 38% - 60%, Denmark has one of the best economies in Europe (one of the reasons we chose this country). Copenhagen is its capital and largest city. Stay awake, folks... we're almost done.
The city of Copenhagen began as a small fishing village about 1,100 years ago. As it evolved, it grew in importance and was fortified (many of those fortifications are still visible today, but within the current city limits) and became a major center of commerce. The name Copenhagen, in fact, comes from the words "harbor" ("havn") and the Danish word for "commerce". Present day Copenhagen is home to about 1.2 million people, all of them apparently owning identical bicycles.
Okay, we've got that part of it out of the way. I promise that's about as dry as these posts are going to get*.
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