Editing Pirates of the Baltic Sea (section)

===Denmark===

A country of about six million people, Denmark largely controls access to and from the Baltic Sea. Denmark consists of the peninsula of Jutland and 1 419 islands, of which 443 are named and 74 inhabited. The largest islands used to be connected by bridges to each other and to Danish and Swedish mainland, forming a continuous land route. The route still exists, but the bridges no longer exist. In their place is the Danish Seawall, with the roads on top of the wall.

Even though Denmark has historically taken a progressive stance on environmental preservation and implemented climate protection policies, land and water pollution are two of Denmark's most significant environmental issues. This is in part due to the large economic role of the meat and dairy industries, both of which cause substantially high emissions.

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy, although the duties of the monarch are strictly representative and ceremonial. Denmark wields considerable influence in Northern Europe and has moderate influence in international affairs.

Although agriculture continues to be a major industry, Denmark has an expansive industrial base and service sector. 60% of the total export value is due to export of goods, and the remaining 40% is from service exports, mainly sea transport. The country's main export goods are: wind turbines, pharmaceuticals, machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, furniture and design. Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy.

Denmark has a long tradition of scientific and technological invention. Danish companies have been influential in the shipping industry with the design of the largest and most energy efficient container ships in the world. Many marine propulsion systems are also of Danish design. Quite a few Buccaneer Vessels contain parts made in Denmark. Denmark also has advanced software, electronics and biotech sectors.
Support for free trade is high among the Danes, and the corporate Embargo of Åland is highly unpopular. Quite a few Buccaneers are Danes by ethnicity, and there is plenty of illicit trade between Ålandic smugglers and Danes, with most exchanges happening on the island of Bornholm. Although the Buccaneers do not have an unofficial blanket ban on raiding Danish shipping, they mainly targets the shipments of global corporations while leaving the shipments of mostly Danish-owned businesses alone. 

====Copenhagen====

The capital and most populous city of Denmark, with over two million people living in the Copenhagen Metropolitan Area. The city is the cultural, economic and governmental centre of Denmark, and one of the major financial centres of Northern Europe. The city's economy is based largely on services and commerce. Since the summer of 2000, Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmö had been connected by the Øresund Bridge, which carries rail and road traffic. Although the bridge has been replaced by a section of the Danish Seawall, the connection still exists, the traffic traveling on the top of the wall. As a result, Copenhagen has become the centre of a larger metropolitan area spanning both nations.

Several financial institutions and banks have headquarters in Copenhagen. The city is also home to a number of international companies. City authorities have encouraged the development of business clusters in several innovative sectors, which include information technology, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, clean technology and smart city solutions. Life science is a key sector with extensive research and development activities. Medicon Valley is a leading bi-national life sciences cluster in Europe. Shipping is another important sector with the world's largest shipping company having their world headquarters in Copenhagen. The city’s harbour, Copenhagen Port, has merged with Malmö harbour. Both ports are operated by Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP). The central location in the Øresund Region allows the ports to act as a hub for freight that is transported onward to the Baltic countries. CMP annually receives about 8,000 ships.

Copenhagen is a popular destination for the Buccaneers, but not so much for its services as for its nightlife. Certain areas of the city are especially noted for it, with several notable nightclubs. Copenhagen has one of the highest number of restaurants and bars per capita in the world. The nightclubs and bars stay open until 5 or 6 in the morning, some even longer. Denmark has a very liberal alcohol culture and a strong tradition for beer breweries, although binge drinking is frowned upon. Copenhagen also has the two oldest amusement parks in the world. When Buccaneers visit, they often do so in order to party and have fun.

====Bornholm====

A Danish island strategically located in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Bornholm has a total population of 40 000 people. Known as Sunshine Island, Bornholm is a popular tourist destination. And with the Åland Embargo, a prime smuggling hub. Individuals and corporations who do not dare to trade directly with Åland trade their goods to local middlemen who then trade them to Ålandic smugglers. This trade tends to happen under the guise of visiting tourists and local trade, and has proven extremely difficult for corporations to interfere with due to Bornholm’s characteristics. There is very little large corporate presence on the island, and because of its remote location Bornholm Regional Municipality has its own traffic company, is its own employment region, and also performs other tasks normally carried out by the regions in the rest of Denmark. In some respects the municipality forms a region of its own.

====Navy====

The Royal Danish Navy is mainly responsible for maritime defense and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish territorial waters - including Faroe Islands and Greenland. The navy is equipped with a number of large state-of-the-art vessels, although their number is low. 16 ships, 28 vessels and 30 boats.

Danish Navy has three major bases, two of which are on Baltic coast, near Copenhagen and in Zealand. They also have a number of minor bases and coastal fortifications, and three Sea surveillance stations, the most notable one to Buccaneers being in Bornholm.

Danish Navy is divided into three squadrons. First squadron handles all tasks regarding Arctic Ocean affairs and is hardly ever encountered by the Buccaneers. It includes four ocean patrol frigates, three ocean patrol cutters, and half a dozen cartography vessels.
Second squadron, based in the island of Zealand, is specialized in foreign affairs. It consists of five frigates, a Diving Service patrol vessel, and a number of minehunter drones.

Third squadron, based on the northeastern coast of the Jylland peninsula, handles all tasks regarding domestic affairs. It consists of half a dozen patrol boats, two multirole boats, and a number of environmental protection vessels.

Danish Navy also has a number of vessels not part of the squadrons, including fast response and search and rescue vessels. In addition to that, though not a part of the Royal Danish Navy, Naval Home Guard vessels – all patrol boats - support the Danish Navy in a number of tasks.
Generally, the Royal Danish Navy’s focus is on Arctic Ocean patrols and on protecting the Danish straits and the Danish coast. When encountered in the Baltic Sea outside the Danish territorial waters, they are usually on non-confrontational tasks such as surveillance, search and rescue, or oil spill recovery. A good thing for the Buccaneers who have practically nothing to challenge the Danish frigates with.

Buccaneer wisdom on Danish Navy: “When you are in Danish waters, play nice. Play really nice.”