Denmark
/ˈdenmɑːk/- a Scandinavian country consisting of the greater part of the Jutland peninsula and several neighbouring islands, between the North Sea and the Baltic; pop. 5,500, 500 (est. 2009); official language, Danish; capital, Copenhagen. Danish name
D ANMARK.丹麦（斯堪的纳维亚国家, 由日德兰半岛大部分和相邻岛屿组成, 在北海和波罗的海之间, 2009年估计人口5,500, 500, 官方语言丹麦语, 首都哥本哈根; 丹麦语名D ANMARK）。
Denmark emerged as a separate country during the Viking period of the 10th and 11th centuries. In the 14th century Denmark and Norway were united under a Danish king, the union being joined between 1389-97 and 1523 by Sweden; Norway was ceded to Sweden in 1814. Although neutral, Denmark was occupied by Germany for much of the Second World War. Denmark joined the EC in 1973.