Denmark is a small country located in northern Europe. The population of Denmark is 5,614,000 people. Denmark is mostly surrounded by water. It is made up of a peninsula and 482 nearby islands. Over half of the Danes live on the islands close the peninsula. Copenhagen, the countries capital is also the largest city in Denmark. Denmark has one of the world’s highest standards of living. The total land area of Denmark is 16,639 square miles, Denmark is divided into five different regions. The regions are divided into 98 municipalities. The easternmost land in Denmark, the Ertholmene archipelago, it has an area of 0.16 square miles, it is neither part of a municipality or a region but belongs to the Ministry of Defense. Denmark’s government is …show more content…
They have been a part of Denmark since the 18th century, but, due to their separate historical and cultural ideas, these parts have extensive political powers and have assumed legislative and administrative responsibility in a large number of fields. The Danish Parliament is also called the Folketing. It is the legislature of the Kingdom of Denmark, it passes the acts that apply in Denmark and in some cases, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The Folketing is also responsible for adopting the state's budgets, approving the state's accounts, appointing and taking control of the government, and taking part in international cooperation. Bills may be started by the Government or by members of parliament. All bills passed must be presented before the Council of State to receive Royal Assent within thirty days in order to become a law. Denmark is frequently ranked as one of the happiest countries in the world in cross-national studies of happiness. A high level of income equality, has one of the world's highest per capita incomes, the least corrupt country in the world, and has one of the world's highest personal income tax …show more content…
The national sport for Denmark is soccer, but it is called football in Denmark, over 320,000 people play for more than 1,600 teams. Denmark has qualified six times in a row for the European Championships, and won the Championship in 1992, other achievements they have are winning the Confederations Cup in 1995 and making it to the quarterfinal of the 1998 World Cup. In the last few years, Denmark has become a cycling nation, with Michael Rasmussen reaching King of the Mountains status in the Tour de France in 2005 and 2006, and Lasse Norman Hansen won an Olympic gold medal in 2012 for track
Within ‘Hamlet’, Shakespeare makes a number of references to Denmark's degraded state due to the deceit that lies within. These references are made by Hamlet, Horatio as well as the apparition, thus enforcing the strong theme of death, decay and disease.
They are all known as the Nordic Welfare States. Especially gender equality and the well-being of the individual are seen as the main characteristics from a foreign perspective. But every Welfare State of the different nations does not fit the perfect social democratic model and has a unique policy. From a Swedish domestic view it all started to increase the living standard of the Swedish people and the number of children to secure the surviving of the state. Using the Danish Welfare State to compare to Nordic countries both started from different points. While Denmark had more agriculture, Sweden had a stronger industry. Nevertheless both countries’ welfare history can be divided into similar periods as described for Sweden before. The second and third period share the most similarities: increasing state intervention, greater social democratic influence, universal social benefits based on citizen rights with a strong public sector and a focus to solve family and gender disadvantages. The oil crisis in the 1970 changed the political landscape differently than in Sweden. The universal support was widely criticized and the power of the market grew again. The focus shifted from the individual well-being towards the duties of the individual receiving state benefits. Another difference was the early EU-membership of Denmark. The special Danish labor market can be described
In 1863 the Danish king tried to annex Schleswig, which has been a duchy of Denmark along with Holstein for some time. Since the Danish king was duke of Schleswig he was not supposed to annex it. As a result of his actions...
When Hamlet firsts sees Rosencrantz and Guildenstern for the first time since school, Hamlet asks them “what have you […] deserved at the hands of Fortune, that she sends you to prison hither?” (2.2.239-241). Hamlet considers Denmark to be a prison with “many confines, wards, and dungeons” (2.2.245-246). Hamlet clearly does not have much respect for Denmark as he is comparing it to a
Shakespeare, William. The Tradegy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark. New York: Washington Square Press, 1992
Germany had many reasons for choosing to invade Denmark. The country had railroads to Sweden, for supplies, and was close to Norway, so they could attack. Denmark also served as a buffer between Germany and the Allied forces, including Britain. Also, because of Denmark’s good farm land, the
Shakespeare, William. The Tradegy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark. New York: Washington Square Press, 1992
Denmark is a small high-income country with a high population density, is governed by a constitutional monarchy, has a central parliament and is administratively divided into regions, municipalities and has 2 dependencies (Greenland and the Faroe Islands) (Kravitz & Treasure, 2009). It has a national health service (funded by general taxation) and a decentralized healthcare system in which the individual regions run most services and the municipalities are responsible for some public health services (Kravitz & Treasure, 2009). However, a process of (re) centralization (under the structural reform of 2007) has been taking place, which has lowered the number of regions from 14 to 5 and the municipalities from 275 to 98 (Olejaz, Nielsen, Rudkjøbing, Okkels, Krasnik & Hernández-Quevedo, 2012; Schäfer et al., 2010). The hospital structure is also undergoing reform, moving towards fewer, bigger and more specialized hospitals (Olejaz, Nielsen, Rudkjøbing, Okkels, Krasnik & Hernández-Quevedo, 2012). Greenland and the Faroe Islands are independent in health matters but follow the Danish Legislation (Kravitz & Treasure, 2009). The National Board of Health (NBH) (based in Copenhagen) is responsible for the legislation concerning dentistry in Denmark (Kravitz & Treasure, 2009; Schäfer et al., 2010).
Seventeenth century Denmark was largely Protestant, and is home to the University of Wittenberg, the school where Hamlet matriculated. In...
Shakespeare, William. “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.” The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. London: Spring Books, n.d.: 945-980.
Shakespeare, William. The Tradegy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark. New York: Washington Square Press, 1992
The power structure of Norway is probably one of the few areas that are quite different from that of most other free countries. Norway is a constitutional monarchy. The king has limited authority, except as head of the military and as a symbol of continuity and stability. Executive power is vested in the prime minister, who presides over the dominant party in the country’s parliament (Storting). The 165 members of parliament are elected every four years. The Storting has an Upper Chamber (Lagting) and a Lower Chamber (Odelsting). The Labor, Center, and Conservative parties are the largest in parliament, but no party has a majority. Another similar note is that all citizens may vote at age 18. Norway also has 19 provinces (fylker). Norway enjoys a strong economy, and has one of the highest standards of living in the world.
Shakespeare, William, Barbara A. Mowat, and Paul Werstine. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Washington Square Press new Folger ed. New York: Washington Square, 2002. Print.
Shakespeare, William. The Tradegy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark. New York: Washington Square Press, 1992
Luxembourg is a country located in Western Europe, mainly composed of French and Germanic speaking cultures. Luxembourg has an area of nearly 2,586 square kilometers, making it one of the smallest sovereign states in Europe. In 2012 Luxembourg had a small population of 524,853 which is ranked 8th of the least populous countries in Europe. Luxembourg ranks 179th out of 194 independent countries in the world. Luxembourg borders Belgium to the West, Germany to the East, and France to the South.