FACTS ABOUT DENMARK 1
- There are more bicycles in Copenhagen , Denmark than people. Denmark has more than twice the amount of bicycles (4.2 million) than cars (1.8 million). Copenhageners pedal more than 1.13 million km on their bicycles each day.
- In Denmark , it’s illegal to burn foreign flags, but not illegal to burn the Danish flag.
- The least corrupt countries in the world are New Zealand and Denmark , according to the Corruptions Perception Index.
- The Danish monarchy is the oldest continuing monarchy in the world and has existed for over 1,000 years.
- Scandinavians, including Danes, are the world’s highest per-capital consumers of coffee, with Danes (who drink an average of four cups a day) coming in third after Sweden and Finland .
- Denmark has 7,314 miles (11,771 km) of coastline, which is longer than the Great Wall of China and equal almost 1.5 meters of coast per Danish citizen.
- In Denmark , age is no barrier to love. In 2009, the oldest Danish bride was 94 years old while her groom was over 100 years. The youngest Danish bride was 19 while her groom was 18 years old.
- Practically all Danes know how to swim, and swimming lessons are part of the compulsory curriculum in all state schools.
- In Denmark , pornography can be purchased at the local petrol station.
- One-fifth of all Danish families are affected by crime each year. The numbers of reported crimes have more than tripled in the last 30 years to over half a million per year, especially violent crime, break-ins and petty theft.
- Pedophiles are considered sick people in Denmark that should be helped rather than punished. They have registered societies in Denmark and meet in municipal clubhouses to discuss their common interest and exchange experiences.
- Three Danish films have sold over 1 million tickets each, and all three of them were action comedies about a gang called Olsen Banden (Olsen Gang). The foreign film seen by most Danes ever is Titanic, with 1.4 million tickets sold.
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