Denmark consists of Denmark proper, Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.
Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with a queen as head of state and a prime minister as head of government.
On 1 January 2006 Denmark’s population was: A little over 1.1 million inhabitants under 17 years of age
About 800,000 over 65 years of age
Almost 3 million people of working age
Danes comprise about 1.1% of the EU population
Denmark consists of the Jutland peninsula, the islands of Funen and Zealand, and 404 smaller is-lands.
Total area: 43,098.29 km2
Total coastline: 7,300 km
Highest point: 173 m above sea level
Business statistics for Herning and district:
Employees per sector: Private, service, IT:..............................36%
Public service:......................................31%
Industry: ................................................22%
Building and construction:...................6%
Agriculture:..............................................5%
Employees within industry: Iron and steel:......................................33%
Wood:....................................................19%
Textiles: ................................................16%
Foods: ..................................................16%
Furniture and other:............................11%
Glass and ceramics:............................5%
Source: Statistics Denmark, figures for 2005
Emergency number:....................................... 112
Police:............................................+45 9627 1448
Doctor on duty:.............................+45 7011 3131
Tax authorities:.............................+45 7222 1818 – press 5
City of Herning:.............................+45 9628 2828
City of Herning, citizens’ advice:
national register and
new arrivals’ service.....................+45 9628 2445
Childminding/availability:.............+45 9628 2828
Tourist information office:............+45 9627 2222
Language school:.........................+45 9626 1726
The language school: Herning language school offers Danish lessons to foreign workers.
Lessons in the Danish language, culture and society as well as lessons in specialised Danish ad-justed to the course participant’s work situation are given. Teaching takes place at work or in one of the language school’s day or evening classes.
All foreigners are entitled to Danish lessons for up to three years after arriving in Denmark, pro-vided that they have a legal residence and work permit.
Contact Herning language school for more information.
Working in Denmark: Before you start looking for a job in Denmark, it is important to know the rules applying to your particular situation and citizenship, an the conditions under which you may take up employment.
Further details are available on the websites: