Denmark
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference.
Denmark was a nation-state on the continent of Europe on Earth. The Danes were one of the peoples who comprised the seafarers known as Vikings.
Hamlet was a 7th century Danish king, whose murder was avenged by his like-named son. This story became the famous tragedy by Shakespeare. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King")
In the 16th century the Danish king supported the astronomical research of his subject Tycho Brahe. Captain Archer told an anecdote about Brahe as a diversion when captive on the Vulcan monastery planet. (ENT: "The Andorian Incident")
Commander Chakotay recalled that the epic poem Beowulf was set in 6th century Denmark. (VOY: "Heroes and Demons")
- Denmark also holds political control of the island of Greenland, which is visible on a downloaded world map in TOS: "The Cage".
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