Axion 3D Atlas/ATLAS.iso/stats/64.txt

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{1}Geography{4}
{4}To see a map of Denmark, click {z,"-6.490992,51.273682,18.450253,70.446532",here}{4}!

{2}Location:{4} Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of
Germany

{2}Area:{4}
{3}total area:{4} 43,070 sq km
{3}land area:{4} 42,370 sq km
{3}comparative area:{4} slightly more than twice the size of Massachusetts
{3}note:{4} includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark, but
excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland

{2}Land boundaries:{4}
{3}total:{4} 68 km
border country: Germany 68 km

{2}Coastline:{4} 3,379 km

{2}Maritime claims:{4}
contiguous zone: 4 nm
{3}continental shelf:{4} 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
{3}territorial sea:{4} 3 nm

{2}International disputes:{4} Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Iceland, Ireland, and the UK
(Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area)

{2}Climate:{4} temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers

{2}Terrain:{4} low and flat to gently rolling plains
{3}lowest point:{4} Lammefjord -7 m
{3}highest point:{4} Ejer Bavnehoj 173 m

{2}Natural resources:{4} petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone

{2}Land use:{4}
{3}arable land:{4} 61%
{3}permanent crops:{4} 0%
{3}meadows and pastures:{4} 6%
{3}forest and woodland:{4} 12%
{3}other:{4} 21%

{2}Irrigated land:{4} 4,300 sq km (1989 est.)

{2}Environment:{4}
{3}current issues:{4} air pollution, principally from vehicle emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution
of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes

{2}natural hazards:{4} flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the
southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes

{2}international agreements:{4} party to - Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-
Sulphur 85, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental
Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban,
Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not
ratified - Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-
Environmental Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea

{2}Geographic note:{4} controls Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the
population lives in Copenhagen


{1}People{4}

{2}Population:{4} 5,249,632 (July 1996 est.)

{2}Age structure:{4}
{3}0-14 years:{4} 17% (male 469,672; female 446,907)
{3}15-64 years:{4} 67% (male 1,789,552; female 1,738,870)
{3}65 years and over:{4} 16% (male 330,396; female 474,235) (July 1996 est.)

{2}Population growth rate:{4} 0.38% (1996 est.)

{2}Birth rate:{4} 12.24 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Death rate:{4} 10.42 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Net migration rate:{4} 2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Sex ratio:{4}
{3}at birth:{4} 1.06 male(s)/female
{3}under 15 years:{4} 1.05 male(s)/female
{3}15-64 years:{4} 1.03 male(s)/female
{3}65 years and over:{4} 0.7 male(s)/female
{3}all ages:{4} 0.97 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

{2}Infant mortality rate:{4} 4.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

{2}Life expectancy at birth:{4}
{3}total population:{4} 77.3 years
{3}male:{4} 73.78 years
{3}female:{4} 81.01 years (1996 est.)

{2}Total fertility rate:{4} 1.67 children born/woman (1996 est.)

{2}Nationality:{4}
{3}noun:{4} Dane(s)
{3}adjective:{4} Danish

{2}Ethnic divisions:{4} Scandinavian, Eskimo, Faroese, German

{2}Religions:{4} Evangelical Lutheran 91%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 2%, other 7% (1988)

{2}Languages:{4} Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Eskimo dialect), German (small minority)

{2}Literacy:{4} age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
{3}total population:{4} 99%
{3}male:{4} NA%
{3}female:{4} NA%


{1}Government{4}

{2}Name of country:{4}
{3}conventional long form:{4} Kingdom of Denmark
{3}conventional short form:{4} Denmark
{3}local long form:{4} Kongeriget Danmark
{3}local short form:{4} Danmark

{2}Type of government:{4} constitutional monarchy

{2}Capital:{4} Copenhagen

{2}Administrative divisions:{4} metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt) and 1 city*
(stad); Arhus, Bornholms, Frederiksborg, Fyns, Kobenhavns, Nordjyllands, Ribe, Ringkobing,
Roskilde, Sonderjyllands, Staden Kobenhavn*, Storstroms, Vejle, Vestsjaellands, Viborg
{3}note:{4} see separate entries for the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which are part of the Danish
realm and self-governing administrative divisions

{2}Independence:{4} 10th century first organized as a unified state; in 1849 became a constitutional
monarchy

{2}National holiday:{4} Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)

{2}Constitution:{4} 1849 was the original constitution; there was a major overhaul 5 June 1953, allowing
for a unicameral legislature and a female chief of state

{2}Legal system:{4} civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations

{2}Suffrage:{4} 18 years of age; universal

{2}Executive branch:{4}
{3}chief of state:{4} Queen MARGRETHE II (since NA January 1972) is a constitutional monarch; Heir
Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK, elder son of the queen (born 26 May 1968)
{3}head of government:{4} Prime Minister Poul Nyrup RASMUSSEN (since NA January 1993) was
appointed by the queen
{3}cabinet:{4} Cabinet was appointed by the queen

{2}Legislative branch:{4} unicameral
Parliament (Folketing): elections last held 21 September 1994 (next to be held by December
1998); results - Social Democrats 34.6%, Liberals 23.3%, Conservatives 15.0%, Social People's
Party 7.3%, Progress Party 6.4%, Radical Liberals 4.6%, Unity Party 3.1%, Center Democrats
2.8%, Christian People's Party 1.8%; seats - (179 total) Social Democrats 63, Liberals 44,
Conservatives 28, Social People's Party 13, Progress Party 11, Radical Liberals 8, Unity Party 6,
Center Democrats 5, independent 1

{2}Judicial branch:{4} Supreme Court, judges are appointed by the monarch for life

{2}Political parties and leaders:{4} Social Democratic Party, Poul Nyrup RASMUSSEN; Conservative
Party, Hans ENGELL; Liberal Party, Uffe ELLEMANN-JENSEN; Socialist People's Party, Holger
K. NIELSEN; Progress Party, Group Chairman Kim BEHNKE and Policy Spokesman Jan Kopke
CHRISTENSEN; Center Democratic Party, Mimi Stilling JAKOBSEN; Radical Liberal Party,
Marianne JELVED; Christian People's Party, Jann SJURSEN; Danish Workers' Party, Common
Cause, Preben Moller HANSEN; Unity Party

{2}International organization participation:{4} AfDB, AG (observer), AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS,
CCC, CE, CERN, EBRD, ECE, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, G- 9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU,
ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MTCR,
NACC, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OECD, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCRO, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMOGIP, UNMOT, UNOMIG, UNPREDEP, UNPROFOR, UNTSO,
UPU, WEU (observer), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO, ZC

{2}Diplomatic representation in US:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador Knud-Erik TYGESEN
{3}chancery:{4} 3200 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
{3}telephone:{4} [1] [phone]
{3}FAX:{4} [1] [phone]
{3}consulate(s) general:{4} Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York

{2}US diplomatic representation:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador Edward E. ELSON
{3}embassy:{4} Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24, 2100 Copenhagen
{3}mailing address:{4} APO AE 09716, PSC 73
{3}telephone:{4} [45] (31) 42 31 44
{3}FAX:{4} [45] (35) 43 02 23

{2}Flag:{4} red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is
shifted to the hoist side, and that design element of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) was
subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden


{1}Economy{4}

{2}Economic overview:{4} This thoroughly modern economy features high-tech agriculture, up-to-date
small-scale and corporate industry, extensive government welfare measures, comfortable living
standards, and high dependence on foreign trade. Denmark is self-sufficient in food production.
The new center-left coalition government will concentrate on reducing the persistently high
unemployment rate and the budget deficit as well as following the previous government's policies
of maintaining low inflation and a current account surplus. In the face of recent international
market pressure on the Danish krone, the coalition has also vowed to maintain a stable currency.
The coalition hopes to lower marginal income taxes while maintaining overall tax revenues; boost
industrial competitiveness through labor market and tax reforms and increased research and
development funds; and improve welfare services for the neediest while cutting paperwork and
delays. Prime Minister RASMUSSEN's reforms will focus on adapting Denmark to the criteria for
European integration by 1999; Copenhagen has won from the European Union (EU) the right to
opt out of the European Monetary Union (EMU) if a national referendum rejects it. Denmark is, in
fact, one of the few EU countries likely to fit into the EMU on time. Denmark is weathering the
current worldwide slump better than many West European countries. Although unemployment is
high, it remains stable compared to most European countries.

{2}GDP:{4} purchasing power parity - $112.8 billion (1995 est.)

{2}GDP real growth rate:{4} 3.1% (1995 est.)

{2}GDP per capita:{4} $21,700 (1995 est.)

{2}GDP composition by sector:{4}
{3}agriculture:{4} 3%
{3}industry:{4} 23.5%
{3}services:{4} 73.5% (1994)

{2}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{4} 2.4% (1995 est.)

{2}Labor force:{4} 2,553,900
{3}by occupation:{4} private services 37.1%, government services 30.4%, manufacturing and mining
20%, construction 6.3%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 5.6%, electricity/gas/water 0.6% (1991)

{2}Unemployment rate:{4} 9.5% (1995)

{2}Budget:{4}
{3}revenues:{4} $56.5 billion
{3}expenditures:{4} $64.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1994 est.)

{2}Industries:{4} food processing, machinery and equipment, textiles and clothing, chemical products,
electronics, construction, furniture, and other wood products, shipbuilding

{2}Industrial production growth rate:{4} -2.5% (1993 est.)

{2}Electricity:{4}
{3}capacity:{4} 10,030,000 kW
{3}production:{4} 32 billion kWh
{3}consumption per capita:{4} 5,835 kWh (1993)

{2}Agriculture:{4} grain, potatoes, rape, sugar beets; meat, dairy products; fish

{2}Exports:{4} $39.6 billion (f.o.b., 1994)
{3}commodities:{4} meat and meat products, dairy products, transport equipment (shipbuilding), fish,
chemicals, industrial machinery
{3}partners:{4} EU 49.4% (Germany 22.4%, UK 8.2%), Sweden 10.4%, Norway 6.5%, US 5.5%,
Japan 4.1%, FSU 1.7% (1994)

{2}Imports:{4} $34 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.)
{3}commodities:{4} petroleum, machinery and equipment, chemicals, grain and foodstuffs, textiles,
paper
{3}partners:{4} EU 51% (Germany 22%, UK 6.5%), Sweden 11.6%, Norway 5.1%, US 5.2%, Japan
3.5%, FSU 1.7% (1994)

{2}External debt:{4} $40.9 billion (1994 est.)

{2}Economic aid:{4}
donor: ODA, $1.34 billion (1993)

{2}Currency:{4} 1 Danish krone (DKr) = 100 oere

{2}Exchange rates:{4} Danish kroner (DKr) per US$1 - 5.652 (January 1996), 5.602 (1995), 6.361
(1994), 6.484 (1993), 6.036 (1992), 6.396 (1991)

{2}Fiscal year:{4} calendar year


{1}Transportation{4}

{2}Railways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 2,848 km (499 km privately owned and operated)
standard gauge: 2,848 km 1.435-m gauge (326 km electrified; 760 km double track) (1995)

{2}Highways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 71,042 km
{3}paved:{4} 71,042 km (including 696 km of expressways)
{3}unpaved:{4} 0 km (1992 est.)

{2}Waterways:{4} 417 km

{2}Pipelines:{4} crude oil 110 km; petroleum products 578 km; natural gas 700 km

{2}Ports:{4} Alborg, Arhus, Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Grenaa, Koge, Odense, Struer

{2}Merchant marine:{4}
{3}total:{4} 334 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,013,054 GRT/7,171,871 DWT
{3}ships by type:{4} bulk 13, cargo 114, chemical tanker 25, container 65, liquefied gas tanker 27,
livestock carrier 5, oil tanker 31, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 17, roll-on/roll-off cargo 26,
short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 1
{3}note:{4} Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register
(DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of
convenience within the Danish register (1995 est.)

{2}Airports:{4}
{3}total:{4} 109
{3}with paved runways over 3,047 m:{4} 2
{3}with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:{4} 7
{3}with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 3
{3}with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 13
{3}with paved runways under 914 m:{4} 77
{3}with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 1
{3}with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 6 (1995 est.)


{1}Communications{4}

{2}Telephones:{4} 4.005 million (1985 est.)

{2}Telephone system:{4} excellent telephone and telegraph services
{3}domestic:{4} buried and submarine cables and microwave radio relay form trunk network
{3}international:{4} 19 submarine coaxial cables; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat, NA Eutelsat, and 1
Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean Regions); note - Denmark shares the Inmarsat earth station
with the other Nordic countries (Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden)

{2}Radio broadcast stations:{4} AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0

{2}Radios:{4} NA

{2}Television broadcast stations:{4} 2

{2}Televisions:{4} 2.04 million (1992 est.)


{1}Defense{4}

{2}Branches:{4} Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard

{2}Manpower availability:{4}
{3}males age 15-49:{4} 1,338,791
{3}males fit for military service:{4} 1,150,996
males reach military age (20) annually: 34,324 (1996 est.)

{2}Defense expenditures:{4} exchange rate conversion - $3.2 billion, 1.8% of GDP (1995)