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Copenhagen (English pronunciation&_160;/'ko?p?nhe?g?n/^[4]); Danish København (pronounced&_160;[k?øb??n'ha???n]&_160; ( listen)^[5]) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,167,569 (2009) and a metropolitan population of 1,875,179 (2009). Copenhagen is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager.

First documented in the 11th century, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the beginning of the 15th century and during the 17th century under the reign of Christian IV it became an important regional centre. With the completion of the transnational Oresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region with around 3.7 million inhabitants covering an area of 20,869&_160;km² (177/km²). With around 2.7 million inhabitants within a 50 km radius, Copenhagen is one of the most densely populated areas in Northern Europe. Within this region, Copenhagen and Malmö are in the process of growing into one common metropolitan area. Copenhagen is the most visited city of the Nordic countries with 1.3 million international tourists in 2007.^[6]

Copenhagen is a major regional center of culture, business, media, and science. In 2008 Copenhagen was ranked _4 by Financial Times-owned FDi magazine on their list of Top50 European Cities of the Future after London, Paris and Berlin.^[7] In the 2008 Worldwide Centers of Commerce Index, published by MasterCard, Copenhagen was ranked 14th in the world and 1st in Scandinavia.^[8][9] Life science, information technology and shipping are important sectors and research & development plays a major role in the city's economy. Its strategic location and excellent infrastructure with the largest airport in Scandinavia^[10] located 14 minutes by train from the city centre, has made it a regional hub and a popular location for regional headquarters^[11] as well as conventions. As a result, Copenhagen ranks 3rd in Western Europe and 1st in the Nordic countries for attracting head offices.^[12]

Copenhagen has repeatedly been recognized as one of the cities with the best quality of life^[13][14][15] and in 2008 it was singled out as the Most Liveable City in the World by international lifestyle magazine Monocle on their Top 25 Most Liveable Cities 2008 list.^[16] It is also considered one of the world's most environmentally friendly cities with the water in the inner harbor being so clean that it can be used for swimming and 36% of all citizens commuting to work by bicycle, every day bicycling a total of 1.1 million km.

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1. The Way That Seems Right: The Social Church in America November 19, 2009 Sound theology is being supplanted daily by the church’s drive toward a more social gospel. Fighting poverty, aids, hunger and homelessness are now considered more important than getting people saved. Are we on the right track? All you have to do today to get a crowd in church is announce a study on The Purpose Driven Life. Even Catholics have taken to Warren-izing their congregations. If you want a little more credence then invite U2’s Bono to your conference or Joel Osteen to your news panel. It all sounds good, but is it? Telling people everything is fine and only good things are ... (read more) Author: Michael Bresciani

2. Denmark Hosts the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2009 November 19, 2009 Today I decided to put pen to paper about a climate change conference coming up in just a few short weeks in Europe. In my spare time from being a realtor, I enjoy thinking about and reading up on global issues. Climate development is one particular area that interests me. The start of December sees the United Nations Climate Change Conference being held in the town of Copenhagen, Denmark. People showing up at the conference are trying to reach an understanding on lessening the intensity of climate change from 2012. Even though this discussion is on the table, it certainly isn't the only ... (read more) Author: Julie Kinnear

3. Discover the Genius of Arne Jacobsen at HomeConcept24 November 19, 2009 Arne Jacobsen furniture is among the most instantly recognisable of any from the Bauhaus era; even if you don’t know the name, the chances are you know some of his work. Jacobsen’s Swan Chair was originally designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen at the end of the 1950s and it is still a shape that we see repeated time and time again. While Arne Jacobsen is most well known for his Swan, Egg and Ant chairs, there is far more to this Danish architect and designer than these three designs. Discover the extent of his genius at the modern furniture store HomeConcept24.com. Arne Jacobsen... (read more) Author: Jumping Spider Media

4. African Leaders Discouraged But Undaunted by Climate Talks Outlook November 17, 2009 Africa's climate summit negotiators say they are discouraged by the outlook for next month's Copenhagen talks, but will insist on a political deal that meets their demands. Members of Africa's negotiating team met to finalize a continental strategy for the talks.Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (file photo)Their hopes for a legally-binding climate treaty in Copenhagen have been dashed, but Africa's climate-summit negotiators remain undaunted. The lead negotiator, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, says the same goals could be achieved by a political deal that leads to a treaty in the... (read more)

5. Environment Ministers Meet in Effort to Invigorate Climate Talks November 16, 2009 Environment ministers from about 40 countries are meeting for two days in Copenhagen to revive climate change talks. The ministers meeting comes amid deep discord over whether and when a binding climate change treaty can be reached to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. Sunday, Asian and Pacific nation leaders agreed it is unrealistic to agree to a deal at a world summit in Copenhagen next month. They have called instead for a non-binding political agreement as an interim measure.But several poorer nations, along with some European countries, want Copenhagen to produce a binding treaty.  F... (read more)

6. Climate summit November 16, 2009 The UN climate summit face a failure In Copenhagen, it will probably be no binding agreement, since the resistance of several countries is too large. To prevent a collapse after all, too, calls for the U.S. to Environment Röttgen to concede. Why have this weekend, the hopes of a definitive agreement to protect the global climate at the UN conference in Copenhagen largely destroyed.The effort had failed because of resistance of many countries, admitted the host of the meeting, Danish Prime Minister Rasmussen Lars Løkke, on Sunday a summit of the Asia-Pacific Apec Economic Forum in Singapore.Fed... (read more) Author: Joyce Klerk

7. APEC Leaders Lower Expectations for Climate Change Agreement  November 15, 2009 Severe drought is one of the expected consequence in Africa of climate changeLeaders of Pacific Rim economies say a legally binding climate change agreement is not likely in Copenhagen next month, but that they should still work for a political deal.  Climate change is one of the topics being discussed during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Singapore.APEC leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama, lowered expectations for a deal on climate change before December meetings in Copenhagen.Meeting in Singapore early Sunday, Pacific Rim leaders agreed there is not enoug... (read more)

8. Global Climate Change Treaty Delayed November 06, 2009 Senior negotiators at a U.N. conference in Barcelona say a legally binding environment treaty will be delayed. In the final day of a weeklong conference, world leaders say a global climate treaty might be postponed by up to a year.Delegates have been in Barcelona all week to hash out a plan that would pave the way for 192 nations to sign a legally binding international climate deal next month. But now executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Yvo de Boer says any decision taken next month in Copenhagen will instead be "morally binding." And a legally binding deal ... (read more)

9. Governments See Dollars in Re-Grown Forests November 05, 2009 FAO says most countries in Europe and North America have reversed centuries of deforestationAs international attention shifts to Copenhagen and the coming United Nations conference on climate change, reforestation is emerging as a critical issue for the environment and as a source for government revenue. The issue is particularly important in Southeast Asia, where hundreds of thousands of hectares are cleared of trees each year. Sometimes known as the lungs of the world, rain forests are crucial in filtering greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Less forest land means ... (read more)

10. China Rejects US Pressure to Agree to Carbon Emissions Cuts November 05, 2009 China says it opposes the United States' position that developing nations should also commit to binding emissions cuts at the Copenhagen climate talks. Cars fill road in center of Beijing on smoggy day, 04 Aug 2008China is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, which many scientists say contribute to global warming.However, Beijing has maintained that it is a developing country and should not be subject to mandatory carbon emissions cuts.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu emphasized this position, Thursday.Ma says China believes that developed countries have what he called "the his... (read more)

11. UN Chief: Climate Treaty in Copenhagen Unlikely November 03, 2009 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Oct 2009 file photo)United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says world leaders are not likely to agree to a new climate change pact at next month's summit in Copenhagen.Mr. Ban spoke in London Tuesday as African nations walked out of pre-summit U.N. climate talks in Barcelona, Spain. He told reporters that heads of state at the Copenhagen meeting may not be able to agree on all the details of a pact to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.  But the U.N. chief said he is still "reasonably optimistic" that the Copenhagen gathering will be an important mile... (read more)

12. African Delegates Call For Stronger Greenhouse Gas Cuts November 03, 2009 A group of African delegates is blocking the last round of climate change talks before a major summit in Copenhagen next month. The Africans want richer nations to agree to more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals, among other measures. Severe drought is one of the expected consequences of climate change in AfricaJust a day after they opened, the climate change talks in Barcelona have stalled, as a group of about 50 African countries air their unhappiness about the cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that richer nations are prepared to make. Those cuts will be key to the success of a Decembe... (read more)

13. Negotiators Trying to Narrow Differences Before December Climate Summit November 02, 2009 Negotiators from nearly 180 countries are meeting this week in Barcelona to narrow their differences over issues regarding climate change before a key December summit in Copenhagen. Climate change negotiators are trying to come up with a workable draft document to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. Countries will be discussing that draft - and hopefully coming to an agreement - at a summit in Copenhagen next month. But reaching a deal will not be easy.Even now, after months of talks, negotiators are still wrangling over a raft of competing proposals. A key question is whether to set binding targ... (read more)

14. EU Leaders Meet in Brussels October 29, 2009 European leaders are in Brussels to discuss possible candidates for a future president and foreign minister for the 27-member European Union.  The heads of state will also try to overcome sharp differences about paying for developing countries to fight global warming, before a critical climate-change summit in Copenhagen.Europe is poised to undergo dramatic structural changes, after years of discussions and setbacks.  The last hurdle to a key reforming charter, know as the Lisbon Treaty, will disappear when the Czech Republic ratifies the document - which observers expect will take p... (read more)

15. Challenges Remain Before Global Climate Meeting In Copenhagen October 22, 2009 With less than 50 days until the Copenhagen Climate Conference, officials have been meeting in London to work out the details of an agreement. While there is universal consensus that there needs to be a deal at Copenhagen, there are still many challenges to hammering out an agreement.Climate change could bring significant threat to food production in many regions of the worldBritain hosted a meeting of officials from the 17 major economies this week, focusing on narrowing differences about how to tackle climate change ahead of December's Copenhagen Conference. British Energy and Climate Secret... (read more)

16. How to Rent a Car in Copenhagen October 19, 2009 It is very simple to rent a car in Copenhagen. In both the airport and in the city centre, you will find all the major car rental agencies like: Budget, Hertz, Avis, Europcar and Sixt. So if you have a deal with one of them (or just have your favorite) you can find them in Copenhagen. All the car rental agencies are represented in the international part of Copenhagen Airport. The offices are located in the corridor between Terminal 2 and 3. When you have picked up your luggage and cleared the customs, turn left and walk 50 meters. Then you can see the car rental agency signs. Avis, E... (read more) Author: Loco Media

17. Maldives Cabinet Meets Underwater October 19, 2009 The Maldives government held its first underwater cabinet meeting on Saturday in an attempt to demonstrate the effects of global warming on the tiny island republic located southwest of India. The underwater meeting aimed to send a message to world leaders ahead of December’s UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.”What we are trying to make people realize is that the Maldives is a frontline state. This is not merely an issue for the Maldives but for the world,” President Mohammed Nasheed told the Associated Press. Mr. Nasheed has voiced fears the archipelago will be swamped by r... (read more) Author: dezan shira

18. Survey: Arctic Ice Thinner Than Thought, Melting Fast October 15, 2009 The results of a new Arctic survey shows that North Pole ice is melting faster than previously projected and scientists at Cambridge University predict the Arctic ocean will be largely ice-free during the summer within the next ten years. The findings are expected to add to the debate at the Copenhagen climate conference in December. Arctic explorer Pen Hadow displays a section of drill that will be used during the expedition to penetrate through the ice, at a press conference in London, 22 Jan 2009Earlier this year, British explorer Pen Hadow and his team trekked for three months across... (read more)

19. Developing World Prepares for Copenhagen Climate Change Summit October 15, 2009 Environmental reporters from Africa, Asia, and Latin America are meeting in Mauritania to discuss how the developing world can best make its case for responsible change at December's U.N. climate-change conference in Copenhagen.  The African Network of Environmental Journalists organized this meeting with colleagues from Asia and Latin America to develop a unified media strategy to ensure the Copenhagen summit pays proper attention to the needs of the developing world.When leaders meet at the U.N. conference in December, they will be discussing how to move forward on climate change when t... (read more)

20. Jobs in Denmark Experience Continuous Growth October 16, 2009 Denmark has most often been a good performer in Europe in various fields. In fact, it has earned its title of being a role model country due to its favorable economy and other factors. Most of its industries are also performing well while its government is taking the necessary steps to address all issues that affect not only the people but the environment as well. In terms of employment, Denmark has always been an attraction to foreign workers. A big factor is the country’s remarkable achievements especially in the information technology and scientific research sectors that have gained i... (read more) Author: Brian Yalung

21. African Leaders Meet to Create Unified Climate Stance October 13, 2009 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki opened a pan-African summit in Nairobi designed to produce a unified African position for global climate change talks in Copenhagen this December. The Kenyan head of state told the delegates that the world needed a more equitable climate change policy.A child brings his family's last goat to a slaughtering point as Nomads in Turkana sacrifice their animals to survive a bruising drought, 01 Oct 2009The pan-African meeting is expected to call for substantial financial support from the developed world to help developing countries to adjust to a non-carbon-based econ... (read more)

22. Rio de Janeiro to Host 2016 Olympic Games October 02, 2009 IOC President Jacques Rogge takes his seat for start of 121st International Olympic Committee session at Bella Center in Copenhagen, 02 Oct 2009As the music wound down in the conference hall in Copenhagen, tension filled the air. Then the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge acknowledged the effort put in by the cities that vied to host the games to be staged in seven years."I would like to thank the four candidate cities for their excellent bids and for their dedication to the Olympic games," said Jacques Rogge. "Your projects are of the highest quality. Your ... (read more)

23. Obama Makes Final Pitch For Chicago to Host 2016 Olympics October 02, 2009 In an impassioned final pitch to members of the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen, President Barack Obama made the case Friday for the mid-Western U.S. city of Chicago to host the 2016 summer games. US President Barack Obama is introduced by First Lady Michelle Obama before presentation in Copenhagen, 02 Oct 2009With just a handful of key votes hanging in the balance, President Obama flew in to Copenhagen overnight to make a final push for the town he has called his home for 25 years. He underlined Chicago's history, its people and its strength through diversity."There is nothing I... (read more)

24. Obama To Campaign For Chicago's 2016 Olympic Bid October 01, 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is heading to Copenhagen to campaign for Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. First lady Michelle Obama is already in Copenhagen, making the case for her home city.President Obama is making an overnight flight to the Danish capital, and will speak on behalf of the U.S. bid early Friday, before voting members of the International Olympic Committee.The IOC votes Friday on which city will host the 2016 Summer Games, Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo or Rio de Janeiro. Michelle Obama in CopenhagenThe president's wife, Michelle Obama, arrived in Copenhagen Wednesday... (read more)

25. Obama to Lobby for Chicago's Olympic Bid October 01, 2009 US first lady Michelle Obama meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at a hotel in Copenhagen, 01 Oct 2009U.S. President Barack Obama heads to Copenhagen later Thursday to join his wife in lobbying for Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.Mr. Obama is scheduled to arrive in the Danish capital early Friday, in time to make a presentation to the voting members of the International Olympic Committee. First lady Michelle Obama is already in Copenhagen making the pitch for the Illinois city.The IOC votes Friday on which finalist city - Chicago, Madrid, Ri... (read more)

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