About
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.
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Source: The World Factbook
Population: 5,432,335 (July 2005 est.)
Capital: Copenhagen
Languages: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
English is the predominant second language
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, Muslim 2%
Government: constitutional monarchy
Climate: temperate; humid
and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Terrain: low and flat to gently rolling
plains
Geography: controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population
lives in greater Copenhagen
Ethnic groups: Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German,
Turkish, Iranian, Somali
Economy: This thoroughly modern market economy features high-tech agriculture, up-to-date
small-scale and corporate industry, extensive government welfare measures, comfortable living standards, a stable currency,
and high dependence on foreign trade. Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy and enjoys a comfortable balance of
payments surplus. Government objectives include streamlining the bureaucracy and further privatization of state assets. The
government has been successful in meeting, and even exceeding, the economic convergence criteria for participating in the
third phase (a common European currency) of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), but Denmark has decided not to
join 12 other EU members in the euro; even so, the Danish krone remains pegged to the euro. Growth in 2005 was sluggish, yet
above the scanty 0.3% of 2003. Because of high GDP per capita, welfare benefits, a low Gini index, and political stability,
the Danish people enjoy living standards topped by no other nation. A major long-term issue will be the sharp decline in the
ratio of workers to retirees.
GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $33,500 (2005 est.)
GDP real growth: 2.2% (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate: 5.7% (2005 est.)
Internet country code: .dk
Dial code: +45
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