Denmark
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| Capital | Copenhagen |
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| Population | 5. 749 million (2017) |
| Currency | Danish krone |
| Recognised regional languages | German |
| Did you know | Denmark has the sixth-highest number of Nobel laureates per capita (24. 329 laureates / 10 million people). |
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| ID | 734640 |
About Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country comprising the Jutland Peninsula and numerous islands. It's linked to nearby Sweden via the Öresund bridge. Copenhagen, its capital, is home to royal palaces and colorful Nyhavn harbor, plus the Tivoli amusement park and the iconic “Little Mermaid” statue. Odense is writer Hans Christian Andersen's hometown, with a medieval core of cobbled streets and half-timbered houses.
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Unrest in Sweden over planned Quran burnings
There has been a third night of unrest in Sweden after protests against a far-right group which burned a copy of the Quran and planned to do so again.
Violence broke out in The City of Malmö late on Saturday after a gathering of the Stram Kurs , or Hard Line, movement led by The Extremist Rasmus Paludan .
Vehicles were set On Fire , and some protesters threw stones at The Police .
A Number of other clashes between The Police and counter-demonstrators have hit Sweden in recent days.
At least 16 police officers are reported to have been injured and several police vehicles destroyed in unrest that followed the far-right group's rallies, including in The Suburbs of Stockholm and in the towns of Linköping and Norrköping.
Sweden's National Police chief Anders Thornberg said demonstrators had shown an indifference to the lives of police officers, adding: " We have seen violent riots before. But this is Something Else . "
Outrage at the far right group's actions - which included burning a copy of the Muslim holy book on Thursday, and planning to do so again at other rallies - has also spread beyond Sweden's borders.
Iraq's foreign ministry summoned the Swedish charge d'affaires in Baghdad on Sunday and warned The Affair could have " serious repercussions" for relations between Sweden and Muslim communities in general.
Protests against plans by Stram Kurs to burn the Quran have turned violent in Sweden before. In 2020,
Paludan - who was for offences including racism in Denmark - has also attempted to plan similar burnings of the Quran in other European Countries ,
Source of news: bbc.com
