Denmark

Denmark is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe. It is the metropolitan part of and the most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the North Atlantic Ocean. Metropolitan Denmark is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying south-west and south of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border.
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Some of the key events about Denmark

  • 1520
    Execution of 82 people in Stockholm during the "Stockholm Bloodbath"
  • 1658
    Denmark forced to cede territories to Sweden in the Treaty of Roskilde
  • 1801
    British fleet bombards Copenhagen, destroying much of the Danish navy
  • 1807
    Second British bombardment of Copenhagen, resulting in significant civilian casualties
  • 1849
    Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the adoption of its first democratic constitution
  • 1864
    Denmark loses Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia and Austria in the Second Schleswig War
  • 1915
    Women gained the right to vote in Denmark
  • 1940
    Nazi Germany invades and occupies Denmark during World War II
  • 1943
    Danish government resigns, leading to direct Nazi control of the country
  • 1945
    Denmark was liberated from German occupation at the end of World War II
  • 1952
    Denmark became a founding member of the Nordic Council, promoting regional cooperation
  • 1968
    Oil tanker collision causes major environmental disaster in the Skagerrak strait
  • 1973
    Denmark joined the European Economic Community (now the European Union)
  • 1989
    Denmark became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex civil unions
  • 2000
    The Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden was completed, enhancing regional integration
  • 2005
    Publication of controversial Muhammad cartoons sparks international protests and boycotts
  • 2009
    Copenhagen hosted the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15)
  • 2012
    Denmark achieved its highest ever ranking (2nd place) in the World Happiness Report
  • 2015
    Copenhagen experiences two terrorist attacks, resulting in multiple casualties
  • 2020
    Denmark announced plans to build the world's first energy island as part of its green energy transition

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