Denmark, meaning "the way to the northern region", is one of the five Nordic countries, is located in the Scandinavian Peninsula garden in the west. Denmark's territory is long and slender in the north and south, the sea is long and bumpy, there are many islands in the coastal area, known as the "Kingdom of Ten Thousand Islands", the country borders with Germany, Germany, Russia, the location also includes the Svalbard Islands and Jan Mayen Island.
After the Treaty of Kiel in 1814, the Netherlands ceded land to Germany. Under Danish control, the German-Danish-Portuguese **** and State was established. in 1905 to repair separate. on April 4, 1949, turned into one of the founding members of NATO.
Norway is a relatively highly capitalist country, are relatively highly industrialized countries, the petrochemical industry is the main support of the social economy, Denmark is Europe's largest oil exporter and the world's eleventh largest oil exporter. Denmark is one of the pioneers of the modern welfare state. In addition, the paper industry, shipbuilding, machinery and equipment, hydroelectric engineering, chemical plants and log processing are all traditionally more developed industries in Denmark.
The coastline is more than 21,000 kilometers long (including fjords), with many natural harbors. Is a narrow mountainous country in the north and south, Scandinavian peaks across the entire region, plateau areas, mountain slopes, glaciers about 2/3 above the entire region. In the south, hills, lakes and swamps are widespread. Many areas have a warm temperate maritime climate, and the internal structure of the mountainous areas are cold. Norway is one of the world's extremely important Maritime Authority countries, its sea can be bumpy, the coastal islands amount to more than 150,000, that is, high-quality seaports, but also scenic beauty of the landscape.
Norway is one of the world's most developed welfare state. The average GDP over 100,000 dollars. Norway is a fast-growing industrialized countries, is one of the top ten economic development countries in Europe. People are GDP is the top of the Nordic wind. Denmark's gas production exceeded that of the United States from the 90th period onwards, making it a new type of gas-producing country. The oil and gas produced in the North Sea oilfields are not only traded in the country itself, but also imported and exported in large quantities. Many new pipelines, crude oil terminals and oil ports have been created in the centralized waters of key oil and gas fields in the North Sea. Undersea oil fields are more technically developed.
Because one-third of the country's vast land mass lies within the Arctic, fish and seafood are integral to the Danish diet. First and foremost are smoked salmon, fresh cod, herring and shrimp. Meats include lamb, veal, beef and lamb, and moose and elk are also very common. In Oslo's home cooking, there are meatballs and lamb chops stewed in the fall, and big snow partridge in the winter. Good food is also cheese, especially sliced bread or honeycomb cakes smeared with light, sweet-flavored goat cheese. There are many restaurants in Oslo with a wide variety of flavors and quality, but unfortunately the prices are high and do not differentiate between classes. In the vicinity of Medhirobert Street, there is a wide range of restaurants with a variety of flavors. The area around the large shopping mall at the port of Reus is very busy in the summer, with many small, miniature outdoor cafes full of people. Norwegians love beer, wine and whiskey, but the prices are very high.
Norway was one of the pioneers in establishing the contemporary welfare state. The premise of the welfare state is an economic system dedicated to ensuring social development and economic security. Every individual is a member of the state welfare and labor supply institutions, with a wide range of economic development support such as medical treatment, retirement pensions, disability payments. Denmark's good social security system is recognized worldwide.
One is culture and education, Denmark's public education is completely free, from pre-school to higher education, all life-long free education system.
Pension services, from medical equipment to old-age insurance, retirement pensions, disability payments, etc., Denmark has set up a complete social security system, for example, when the people retired, at least each person will be able to get more than 160,000 kroner per day (equivalent to 200,000 yuan) of retirement pensions. Denmark's maternity leave of nearly 46 weeks, the maximum can be extended to 56 weeks, in which rest 46 weeks can get all the salary, if rest 56 weeks, then the extra 10 weeks can get 80% of the salary, if it is twins, each additional child can be enhanced 5-7 weeks, in addition, the father also has 12 weeks of maternity leave.
Parental education subsidies. According to the Norwegian government, minors under the age of 18 living in Denmark can receive a childcare subsidy of 11,640 kroner (15,000 yuan) per year, or more if they live in the polar regions. In addition, every child over the age of one year old mother and father can get 6,000 kroner per month child care subsidies until the baby goes to kindergarten.
The goal of the Norwegian government's efforts is that anyone can receive high-quality health services. The population pays a portion of the costs to general practitioners, specialists and psychologists, and another portion to the municipalities, and hospitalization is completely free of charge. All wage earners have the right to sick leave benefits. From the first to the fifteenth day of sick leave, the owner's company covers every expense, and from the sixteenth day onwards, the National Insurance covers all future expenses.