FOREWORD<br > Have you visited Denmark? Do you plan to do so? Copen-<br > hagen， the city of laughter， is one place you must be sure<br > to see. It is one of the most fascinating cities in the world.<br > But don t stop there， or you will get a very lopsided view of<br > Denmark. You will miss the country s wide beaches and<br > charming islands， the picturesque villages and lovely beech<br > woods， the busy ferries and bustling provincial cities. In<br > fact， you will miss more than half of Denmark if you visit<br > only Copenhagen.<br >i Denmark is such a small country--scarcely the size of<br > the Willamette Valley in Oregon， with a population less<br > than half that of greater Los Angeles. Would you believe，<br >: then， that at one time the Danes owned great expanses<br > of territory--England， Germany， Sweden， Norway， as well<br >( as Iceland and Greenland?<br > But Denmark， although small in size， has had a great<br >" impact upon the face of the globe. Perhaps the Danes have<br > been blessed by the smallness of their nation. The country s<br > size has enabled them to observe the world as through a<br > telescope--to obtain from that vantage point a good， clear<br > perspective of the needs and problems of society. Adding<br > their own ingenuity and special talents to this perspective，<br > the Danes have come up with many contributions and solu-<br > tions to the world s problems.<br >