Copenhagen

Copenhagen ( /ˈkoʊpənheɪɡən/ or /ˈkoʊpənhɑːɡən/; Danish: København pronounced [kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn] ( listen)) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 (as of 1 January 2011 (2011 -01-01)^[update]). With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region. Within this region, Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmö are growing into a combined metropolitan area^{[citation needed]}. Copenhagen is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager.