About Denmark

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Facts about Denmark

Population: 5.352.000
Area: 43.094 square kilometres
Population density: 124,2 pr. square kilometre
Geographic region: Scandinavia
Neighbouring countries: Germany, Norway, Sweden
Gross domestic product: USD 127,7 billion ( DKK 1213 billion)
GDP pr. inhabitant: USD 23.800
Capital: Copenhagen 1.1 million inhabitants (2004)
Other major cities: Århus 229.000 (2004), Odense 181.824, Aalborg 158.141
Form of state: monarchy
Government: coalition of the Liberals and the Conservatives, headed by the Liberals
Head of state: Queen Margrethe II (since 14 January 1972)
Head of government: Anders Fogh Rasmussen (since 27 November 2001)
Ethnic distribution: 97% Danes
Life expectancy: women 78,6 years, men 73,7
Language: Danish
Religion: 91% Protestant
Currency: Danish Kroner, DKK. 1 Krone = 100 Øre (6,31 DKK = 1 USD, December 2005)
Member of: UN, OECD, EU, Nato, Schengen, OSCE, IMF, WTO and others