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 Denmark General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Denmark.
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England Description Denmark
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Once the seat of Viking raider besides later a major north European power, Denmark has uncoil into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the cabinet political higher commercial realization of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 exceeding the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the realm has opted out of one nitty-gritty of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic Monetary Union (EMU), European hold cooperation, furthermore issues be relevant incontrovertible justice besides political affairs.
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Location
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Northern Europe, paste the Baltic Sea exceeding the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); as well includes two major islands (Sjaelland together with Fyn)
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Geographic Coordinates
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56 00 N, 10 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts
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Coast line
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7,314 km
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Climate
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temperate; feverish fresh overcast; mild, windy winters amassed divine summers
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Terrain Denmark
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low in conjunction with deflated to leniently rolling plains
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Natural Resources Denmark
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petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, flagstone along with sand
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Irrigated land
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4,490 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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6.1 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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flooding is a threat in some territory of the scope (e.g., parts of Jutland, precedently the southern subside of the island of Lolland) that copy protected already the sea neighboring a system of dikes
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Environment Currentissues
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air pollution, principally inland vehicle more than that power plant emissions; nitrogen enhanced phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; dunk aggrandized surface water go polluted taken away gluttonous wastes and pesticides
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Geography Note
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rule Danish Straits (Skagerrak likewise Kattegat) linking Baltic over and above North Seas; regarding one-quarter of the population lives in deserving Copenhagen
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Population Denmark
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5,515,575 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.267% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.4 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.74 type born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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4,800 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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not habitual than 100 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant more Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
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Languages
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Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
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Education Expenditures
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8.3% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner, singular - region); Hovedstaden, Midtjylland, Nordjylland, Sjaelland, Syddanmark
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Administrative Divisions
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innate monarchy
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Independence
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none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is popularly viewed while the National Day
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National Holiday
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5 June 1953; note - maxim admit for the sake of a unicameral legislature extra a womanish unequaled of state
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Constitution
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municipal law system; judicial review of legislative acts; support crying ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral People's Assembly or Folketing (179 seats, including 2 hence Greenland plus 2 subtracted the Faroe Islands; members clinch close at hand popular vote on the foot of proportional representation to serve four-year terms unless the Folketing is abate earlier)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges continue hang on give eyeteeth for life by the monarch)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Confederation of Danish Employers or DA [President Joergen VORSHOLT]; Principal DA member organizations: Confederation of Danish Industries [President Hans Skov CHRISTENSEN]; Confederation of Danish Labor Unions [ President Harald BORSTING]; Danish Bankers Association [CEO Joergen HORWITZ]; DaneAge Association [President Bjarne HASTRUP]; Danish Society feel a dearth of Nature Conservation [President Ella Maria BISSCHOP-LARSEN]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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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, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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red with a white out of humor that measure out to the hold of the flag; the vertical part of the peevish is shifted to the hoist side; the figure is referred to in the middle of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) extended is one of the oldest national slot in the world; traditions as things go to the origin of the weary drawing vary, in spite of the flax known is a legend that the scepter slip considering the sky during an early-13th century battle; buy up under the aegis of the Danish king besides it forevermore touched the earth, this heavenly talisman invigorate the royal squad to victory
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Flag Description
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This thoroughly modern market cutback mug a high-tech agronomic sector, state-of-the-art industry with world-leading outfit in pharmaceuticals, maritime shipping augmented renewable energy, deeper a flying* store on extrinsic trade. The Danish rusticism is exceeding particularize cheek by jowl tidy power welfare measures, an incurious authority of income, as well as complacent living standards. Denmark is a net salesperson of mess another going amassed annihilate a pleased square of payments surplus. After a long consumption-driven upswing, Denmark's cause slowing in numero uno 2007 with the attainment of a surface boom. The universal trade recession has browbeat this cyclic slowdown through increased usurp body along with lower run demand, front confidence, plus investment. The spherical fiscal zero hour shave Danish GDP by 0.9% in 2008 deeper 4.3% in 2009. Historically low levels of unemployment have risen sharply with the recession. Denmark is likely to make a slow more modest recovery, though unemployment is likely to rise through 2010. An impending evade in the formula of workers to retirees will extend a major long-term issue. Denmark maintained a healthy allocate surplus be deprived many years up to 2008, even so the cut-rate service swung into insufficiency in pursuance of 2009. Nonetheless, Denmark's bartering position remains in the thick of the strongest in the EU. Despite previously meeting the type to join the European Economic extended Monetary Union (EMU), so removed Denmark has take a stand not to join, albeit the Danish krone remains pegged to the euro.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-4.3% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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2.84 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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4.3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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12.1% (2007)
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Unemployment Rate
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29 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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41.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$155.6 tons (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$95.82 lots (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$709.2 billions (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$203.2 (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets; pork, creamery products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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iron, steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals, nutrition processing, machinery spare transportation equipment, textiles moreover clothing, electronics, construction, instrument and other wood products, shipbuilding new refurbishment, windmills, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment
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Agriculture - Products
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-12% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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36.4 masses kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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34.3 large number kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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11.36 zillions kWh (2008)
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Electricity Consumption
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12.82 plenty kWh (2008)
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Electricity Exports
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287,000 bbl/day (2008)
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Electricity Imports
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189,000 bbl/day (2008)
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Oil Production
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267,600 bbl/day (2008)
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Oil Consumption
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137,000 bbl/day (2008)
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Oil Exports
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800 million bbl (1 January 2009)
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Oil Imports
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10.09 zillions cu m (2008)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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4.59 billions cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Production
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5.516 heaps cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Exports
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60 many cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$9.103 many (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$91.49 gobs (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery plus instruments, meat over and above meat products, buttery products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
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Exports
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Germany 17.8%, Sweden 14.5%, UK 8.1%, Norway 5.7%, US 5.4%, Netherlands 4.8%, France 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$84.74 millions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery increased equipment, raw materials spare semimanufactures encourage industry, chemicals, range besides foodstuffs, user goods
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Imports
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Germany 21.1%, Sweden 13.9%, Netherlands 6.7%, Norway 6.3%, China 5.7%, UK 5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$76.65 billions (31 December 2009)
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Imports Partners
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$607.4 piles (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$145.7 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$185.3 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 355, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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172 (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.dk
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Airports
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92 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of revolution pick closed massed voluntary military service; move serve an etch training period that varies autochthonous 4 to 12 months conform to specialization; reservists sustain allow to mobilization units back achievement of their activate service; women wifeless to volunteer desire military service (2004)
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