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Denmark

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Background :

Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs. 

Location :

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn) 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

56 00 N, 10 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 8.08
North 57.75
East 15.16
South 54.56

Area :

total 43 094 square km
land 42 434 square km
water 660 square km

Land boundaries :

total 68 km
Germany (de) 68 km

Coastline :

7314.00 km

Climate :

temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers 

Terrain :

low and flat to gently rolling plains 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 7 metres
highest point 173 metres

Natural resources :

chalk fish
gravel limestone
natural gas petroleum
salt sand
stone

Land use :

arable land 52.59 %
permanent crops 0.19 %
other 47.22 %

Irrigated land :

4 490 square km

current issues :

air pollution, principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides 

international agreements :

Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 85
Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
Antarctic Treaty Biodiversity
Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Desertification Endangered Species
Environmental Modification Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Marine Dumping
Marine Life Conservation Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Tropical Timber 83
Tropical Timber 94 Wetlands
Whaling

Population :

5 500 510 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.28 %
Birth rate 10.54 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.74 children born/woman
Death rate 10.22 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 18.10 %
15-64 years 65.80 %
65 years and over 16.10 %

Median age :

total 40.50 years
male 39.60 years
female 41.30 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.78 male(s)/female
total population 0.98 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 78.30 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 75.96 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 80.78 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.20 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 4 800
HIV-AIDS deaths 100

Religions :

Evangelical Lutheran 95.00 %
other Christian 3.00 %
Muslim 2.00 %

Languages :

Danish  
Faroese  
Greenlandic  
German |  

Literacy :

total population 99.00 %
male 99.00 %
female 99.00 %

Country name :

conventional long form Kingdom of Denmark
conventional short form Denmark
local long form Kongeriget Danmark
local short form Danmark

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 DK
ISO Numeric 208
ISO3 DNK
FIPS DA
ccTLD dk
English Denmark

Administrative divisions :

metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner, singular - region); Hovedstaden, Midtjylland, Nordjylland, Sjaelland, Syddanmark| 

Capital :

name Copenhagen
geographic coordinates 55 40 N, 12 35 E
time difference 1.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

ADB (nonregional member) AfDB (nonregional member)
Arctic Council Australia Group
BIS CBSS
CE CERN
EAPC EBRD
EIB ESA
EU FAO
FATF G-9
IADB IAEA
IBRD ICAO
ICC ICCt
ICRM IDA
IEA IFAD
IFC IFRCS
IHO ILO
IMF IMO
IMSO IOC
IOM IPU
ISO ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
MONUC NATO
NC NEA
NIB NSG
OAS (observer) OECD
OPCW OSCE
PCA Paris Club
Schengen Convention UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNHCR UNIDO
UNMIL UNMIS
UNMOGIP UNRWA
UNTSO UPU
WCO WEU (observer)
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO ZC

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Lars Loekke RASMUSSEN Queen MARGRETHE II

Legislative branch :

Liberal Party 26.20 %
Social Democrats 25.50 %
Danish People's Party 13.90 %
Socialist People's Party 13.00 %
Conservative People's Party 10.40 %
Social Liberal Party 5.10 %
New Alliance 2.80 %
Red-Green Unity List 2.20 %
other 0.90 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 197 700 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 308 300 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -4.30 %
PPP - per capita 36 200 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 4.60 %
industry 30.70 %
services 64.70 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 2.50 %
industry 20.20 %
services 77.30 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 2 940 000 people
Unemployment rate 4.30 %
Population below poverty line 12.10 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 29.00
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.30 %
Investment (gross fixed) 20.00 % of GDP
Current account balance 9 103 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 72 660 000 000 $
Debt external 607 400 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 204 500 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 160 400 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 203 200 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.30 % of GDP
Public debt 38.50 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 1.90 %
highest 10% 28.70 %

Budget :

revenues 175 400 000 000 $
expenditures 175 600 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

barley dairy
fish pork
potatoes sugar beets
wheat

Industries :

chemicals clothing
construction electronics
food processing furniture and other wood products
iron machinery and transportation equipment
medical equipment metals
pharmaceuticals refurbishment
shipbuilding steel
textiles windmills

Energy :

Electricity Production 36 400 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 34 299 999 999 kWh
Electricity Exports 11 360 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 12 820 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 287 000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 189 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 267 600 bbl/day
Oil Imports 137 000 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 800 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 10 090 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 4 590 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 5 516 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 60 000 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

91 900 000 000 $

Commodities :

dairy products fish
furniture machinery and instruments
meat and meat products pharmaceuticals
windmills

Value :

84 070 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals consumer products
grain and foodstuffs machinery and equipment
raw materials and semimanufactures for industry

Currency-name :

Danish krone 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 2 487 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 6 551 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 355
Television broadcast stations 172
Internet Country code (ccTLD) dk
Internet Hosts 3 991 000
Internet Users 4 579 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 28
Pipelines - gas 2 858 km
Pipelines - oil 107 km
Roadways - total 73 197 km
Roadways - expressways 1 032 km
Roadways - paved 73 197 km
Railways 2 667 km
Waterways 400 km

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