Country Profiles: Denmark

Kingdom of Denmark -- Kongeriget Danmark

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Statistics on Denmark (CIA World Factbook)
• US Embassy in Copenhagen
• Royal Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
• Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs with information on Denmark

International Organizations and Development Programs

• U.N. Mission of Denmark Country page contains U.N. related info as well as other links about the country
• Denmark and the IMF The IMF's Denmark Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• History of Denmark: Primary Documents BYU site to historical documents
• WESS Web: Western European Specialists Section hosted by the University of Virginia library
• Travel Information Travel to Denmark with the Lonely Planet guide
• BYU Scandinavian Studies A collection of internet links and online literature and documents
• Scandinavian resources hosted by the University of Wisconsin

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and the Arts

• Danish National Museum Online information and exhibits
• Danish Audio History music and songs

Online News Sites and Servers

• The Copenhagen Post English-language newspaper from Copenhagen online
• Radio Danmark Online Danish state radio (Real Audio)
• Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Danish Language Study

• UCLA Scandinavian Section
• EAP Study Abroad Programs UC study abroad in Denmark
• English-Danish Dictionary A small online dictionary
• Danish online dictionaries
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• The Fulbright Program A guide to applying for Fulbright fellowships and grants
• Danish State Archives Guide to and information on the Danish State Archives (in Danish)
• University of Copenhagen Internet guide to Denmark's largest educational institution. English pages available
• The Royal Library Searchable database, publications, etc. available on line in Danish and English
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about fellowships for Western and Central Europe
• Library Servers via WWW Libraries from over 90 countries, updated daily. Sponsored by UC Berkeley library and Sun Microsystems

The Kingdom of Denmark is geographically the smallest Nordic country and is part of the European Union. It is located in Scandinavia, which is in northern Europe. Denmark borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea and is north of Germany and Poland, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. Additionally, the territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands are under the Danish crown, while enjoying political home rule.