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Facts about Denmark
Population:
5.511.451 (2010)
Area:
43.098 square kilometres
Population density:
126,4 pr. square kilometre
Geographic region:
Scandinavia
Gross domestic product:
USD 280 billion (DKK 1.642 billion) (2006)
GDP pr. inhabitant:
USD 45.000 (2006)
Capital:
Copenhagen 1.1 million inhabitants (2009)
Other major cities:
Århus 237.551, Odense 158.163, Aalborg 100.873 (2010)
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:
Lars Løkke Rasmussen (since 5. April 2009)
Ethnic distribution:
90,9% Danes. Immigrants and their descendants constitute about 9.1 per cent of the population.(2009)
Life expectancy:
Women 80,5 years, men 76,0 (2009)
Language:
Danish
Religion:
90% Protestant
Currency:
Danish Kroner, DKK. 1 Krone = 100 Øre (5,86 DKK = 1 USD, 2009)
Member of:
UN, OECD, EU, Nato, Schengen, OSCE, IMF, WTO and others
Statistical Yearbook
Statistics Denmark
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Statistical Yearbook 2009
That in 1769 the Danish population was only 797,584 people?
In 2009 the number was 5.511.451
Statistics Denmark
National Anthems
Der er et yndigt land
[56 sec - mp3]
Kong Christian stod ved højen mast
[47 sec - mp3]
