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Copenhagen (IPA: [kəʊpənˈheɪgən] or [kəʊpənˈhɑˑgən]; Danish København (help·info) IPA: [købn̩ˈhaʊˀn]) is the capital of Denmark and the country's largest city (metropolitan population 1,211,542 (2006)). Copenhagen is the seat of the national parliament, the government, and the monarchy.

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Children try to get their cricket ball in waste water flowing out of industrial units on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

Children try to get their cricket ball in waste water flowing out of industrial units on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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From left: Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, Kiribati President Anote Tong, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Yoser Thinley, Premier of Quebec Jean Charest, President of Slovenia Danilo Turk, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Director General of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and U.N.-affiliated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman R.K. Pachauri, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, Indian Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah and Chairman of Governing Council TERI A Ramachandran, stand at the inauguration of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the DSDS, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

From left: Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, Kiribati President Anote Tong, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Yoser Thinley, Premier of Quebec Jean Charest, President of Slovenia Danilo Turk, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Director General of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and U.N.-affiliated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman R.K. Pachauri, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, Indian Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah and Chairman of Governing Council TERI A Ramachandran, stand at the inauguration of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the DSDS, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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Regatta players practice early morning at a polluted lake in Calcutta, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

Regatta players practice early morning at a polluted lake in Calcutta, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

AP 

People brush their teeth and bathe in the polluted waters of the River Ganges in the backdrop of the landmark Howrah Bridge in Calcutta, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

People brush their teeth and bathe in the polluted waters of the River Ganges in the backdrop of the landmark Howrah Bridge in Calcutta, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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Children cross waste water flowing out of industrial units as a horse grazes on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

Children cross waste water flowing out of industrial units as a horse grazes on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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Vehicles stand clogged on a road in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

Vehicles stand clogged on a road in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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People walk past the remains of clay idols of Hindu gods on the banks of a polluted River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

People walk past the remains of clay idols of Hindu gods on the banks of a polluted River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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A man washes utensils at a polluted River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

A man washes utensils at a polluted River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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An idol of Hindu goddess Saraswati lies on the banks of a polluted River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

An idol of Hindu goddess Saraswati lies on the banks of a polluted River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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Laborers work to recover the remains of a ship which is buried in silt on the fringes of the River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

Laborers work to recover the remains of a ship which is buried in silt on the fringes of the River Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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Villagers transport fire wood on a horse drawn cart in Akhnoor, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

Villagers transport fire wood on a horse drawn cart in Akhnoor, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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A man displays fish he caught with his bare hands as water levels recede at a village pond in Akhnoor, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

A man displays fish he caught with his bare hands as water levels recede at a village pond in Akhnoor, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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A man catches fish with his bare hands as water levels recede at a village pond in Akhnoor, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

A man catches fish with his bare hands as water levels recede at a village pond in Akhnoor, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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People are seen as smoke rises from a factory chimney in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

People are seen as smoke rises from a factory chimney in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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A man rows his makeshift raft in polluted River Sabarmati in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

A man rows his makeshift raft in polluted River Sabarmati in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world will gather in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) beginning Friday, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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A detail of a toy-sized diamond-studded train by Danish artist Marco Evaristti, part of a sculpture commemorating the horrors of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp, in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Evaristti, a Chilean-born Buddhist convert with Jewish parents, said parts of the 5.1-pound (2.3-kilogram) sculpture were built with enamel and gold fillings from teeth that he bought in Austria from a person who said they came from Nazi death camps.

A detail of a toy-sized diamond-studded train by Danish artist Marco Evaristti, part of a sculpture commemorating the horrors of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp, in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Evaristti, a Chilean-born Buddhist convert with Jewish parents, said parts of the 5.1-pound (2.3-kilogram) sculpture were built with enamel and gold fillings from teeth that he bought in Austria from a person who said they came from Nazi death camps.

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Danish artist Marco Evaristti holds part of a sculpture commemorating the horrors of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp, in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Evaristti, a Chilean-born Buddhist convert with Jewish parents, said parts of the 5.1-pound (2.3-kilogram) sculpture were built with enamel and gold fillings from teeth that he bought in Austria from a person who said they came from Nazi death camps.

Danish artist Marco Evaristti holds part of a sculpture commemorating the horrors of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp, in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Evaristti, a Chilean-born Buddhist convert with Jewish parents, said parts of the 5.1-pound (2.3-kilogram) sculpture were built with enamel and gold fillings from teeth that he bought in Austria from a person who said they came from Nazi death camps.

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Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, left, shakes hands with his South African counterpart Buyelwa Sonjica, second right, China's chief climate change official Xie Zhenhua, second left, and Brazil's Minister for Environment Carlos Minc before the start of a meeting in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2009. The environment ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) are meeting in the Indian capital to discuss how they will fight global warming. The four nations, which brokered a political accord with President Barack Obama at last month's climate summit in Copenhagen, will play a key role in shaping a legally binding climate deal that the U.N. hopes will be completed by the end of 2010 in Mexico.

Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, left, shakes hands with his South African counterpart Buyelwa Sonjica, second right, China's chief climate change official Xie Zhenhua, second left, and Brazil's Minister for Environment Carlos Minc before the start of a meeting in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2009. The environment ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) are meeting in the Indian capital to discuss how they will fight global warming. The four nations, which brokered a political accord with President Barack Obama at last month's climate summit in Copenhagen, will play a key role in shaping a legally binding climate deal that the U.N. hopes will be completed by the end of 2010 in Mexico.

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, second right, speaks with South Africa's environment minister Buyelwa Sonjica, right, as China's chief climate change official Xie Zhenhua, left, and Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, center, look on in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. On Sunday, the environment ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China are scheduled to meet in the Indian capital New Delhi to discuss how they will fight global warming. The four nations, which brokered a political accord with President Barack Obama at last month's climate summit in Copenhagen, will play a key role in shaping a legally binding climate deal that the U.N. hopes will be completed by the end of 2010 in Mexico.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, second right, speaks with South Africa's environment minister Buyelwa Sonjica, right, as China's chief climate change official Xie Zhenhua, left, and Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, center, look on in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. On Sunday, the environment ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China are scheduled to meet in the Indian capital New Delhi to discuss how they will fight global warming. The four nations, which brokered a political accord with President Barack Obama at last month's climate summit in Copenhagen, will play a key role in shaping a legally binding climate deal that the U.N. hopes will be completed by the end of 2010 in Mexico.

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Traffic moves in the backdrop of smoke rising out of factory chimneys on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. On Sunday, the environment ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China are scheduled to meet in the Indian capital New Delhi to discuss how they will fight global warming. The four nations, which brokered a political accord with President Barack Obama at last month's climate summit in Copenhagen, will play a key role in shaping a legally binding climate deal that the U.N. hopes will be completed by the end of 2010 in Mexico.

Traffic moves in the backdrop of smoke rising out of factory chimneys on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. On Sunday, the environment ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China are scheduled to meet in the Indian capital New Delhi to discuss how they will fight global warming. The four nations, which brokered a political accord with President Barack Obama at last month's climate summit in Copenhagen, will play a key role in shaping a legally binding climate deal that the U.N. hopes will be completed by the end of 2010 in Mexico.

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Children try to get their cricket ball in waste water flowing out of industrial units on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

Children try to get their cricket ball in waste water flowing out of industrial units on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

AP 

From left: Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, Kiribati President Anote Tong, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Yoser Thinley, Premier of Quebec Jean Charest, President of Slovenia Danilo Turk, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Director General of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and U.N.-affiliated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman R.K. Pachauri, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, Indian Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah and Chairman of Governing Council TERI A Ramachandran, stand at the inauguration of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the DSDS, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

From left: Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, Kiribati President Anote Tong, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Yoser Thinley, Premier of Quebec Jean Charest, President of Slovenia Danilo Turk, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Director General of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and U.N.-affiliated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman R.K. Pachauri, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, Indian Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah and Chairman of Governing Council TERI A Ramachandran, stand at the inauguration of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the DSDS, the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

AP 

Regatta players practice early morning at a polluted lake in Calcutta, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

Regatta players practice early morning at a polluted lake in Calcutta, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

AP 

People brush their teeth and bathe in the polluted waters of the River Ganges in the backdrop of the landmark Howrah Bridge in Calcutta, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

People brush their teeth and bathe in the polluted waters of the River Ganges in the backdrop of the landmark Howrah Bridge in Calcutta, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

AP 

Children cross waste water flowing out of industrial units as a horse grazes on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

Children cross waste water flowing out of industrial units as a horse grazes on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Leaders from various regions of the world are gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), the first major global meeting after the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009.

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