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DENMARK II 2006

Copenhagen, Denmark. ranked second in the EU, when it comes to quality of life. (Courtesy of Niclas Jessen)

Denmark -at-a-Glance

Official Name: Kindom of Denmark
Governmetn Type: Constitutional Monarchy

Capital: Copenhagen
Population: 5,450,661(July 2006 est.)
Language: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialet), German(small minority) - Note: English is the predominant second language
Ethnic Groups: Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali
Religion: Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, Muslim 2%
Climate:
temperate; humid and overcase; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Natural Resources:
Petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk ston, gravel and sand

Europe’s oldest kingdom leads the modern world
HEADLINES
  Energy in the air
How wind energy has the power to propel the U.S. economy
  Renewable Energy: Recharging the American dream
 
  Medicon Valley bridges business with biotech
   
  The DSV success story
Transformed from a few trucks to a transport giant
  The Hydrogen Economy
  Business partners in step
  Competing in the global economy
The globalization council gears for the future
   
  Wind, Oil and Gas: the power squad
  Healthy designs: Coloplast brings subtlety and style to healthcare
  Growing fuel – improving the world by planting energy
  Resolving the nation’s energy dilemma
   
  SAS brings innovation to air travel
  Making sure the world Play’s Well
  Transforming farms into pharma:
Danish advancements in life science technology
  Our favorite places to sleep:
 

SPONSORS

Vestas
DFDS Transport (US), Inc
Hilton/Copenhagen Airport
Medicon Valley
Medicon Valley Academy
TEAM
Project Director
Ted Macauley
Senior Writer
Sarah Long
(unless otherwise noted)
Special Thanks To:

The Royal Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Invest in Denmark


The roofs of Christianshavn, Copenhagen

(Photo by Bent Nasby)


Frederiksborg Castle-Hilleroed, Sealand & Lolland-Falste
(Photo by Klaus Bentzen)


Christianshavn Cana, Copenhagen
(Photo by Nicolaj Meding)

 

 

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