
Perhaps it is more amazing that the inhabitants of this huge country have discovered Denmark on the map. But the following dialogue about a spoilt woman goes to prove it:
"If she spends more than a week living on the fazenda she gets claustrophobic."
"Claustrophobic? How big is this place?"
"About half the size of Denmark."
L. Gage, Blood of the Wicked, p 195.
And before you ask, Denmark is c 43,ooo square km, and Brazil is 8,547,400.
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LOL. Don't worry Dorte at the mouth of the Amazon there is an island (Marajó, 15,483 sq m) about the size of Switzerland (15,940 sq m).
Dorte - I'm always fascinated by the way people conceive of distances and sizes.... And I look forward to your review of this book : ).
Jose: oh, I don´t think we are too small "we" - I think all the other countries are too big! ;)
(typical Danish megalomania)
Margot: in fact we have very large farms in Denmark when one considers the size of the country - that is the only way the farmers can earn a decent living.
YEP
You may be able to a train from west to east across Denmark in one day (which I did!), but I would go back to your country in a heartbeat; South America? One visit did it for me.
Beth: most of the time I am quite happy about living in tiny old Denmark.
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