Denmark has the oldest capital city and the oldest flag in Europe.

There are more pigs than humans in Denmark!

Denmark actually gets its name from the Danes, people from Sweden who moved to the country in about 500 AD.

Greenland is geographically part of the North American continent, but is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Denmark has 500km of clean sandy beaches, and the cleanest sea in the European Union.

In the past Denmark has had Kings called Harold Bluetooth and Sweyn Forkbeard

Denmark has the oldest monarchy in the world – it goes back over 1,000 years.

Although it’s near to Canada and has it’s own government, Greenland is actually a part of Denmark.

Greenland is the world's largest island with an area of 2,175,600 sq km.

Nearly a quarter of all Danes have the surname Jensen, Nielsen or Hansen.

Two-thirds of the population have a surname ending in ‘sen’.

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