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Denmark |
Introduction:
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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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| Official name: |
Kingdom of Denmark |
| Capital: |
name: Copenhagen
geographic coordinates: 55 40 N, 12 35 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Government type: |
constitutional monarchy |
| Population: |
5,468,120 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages: |
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
note: English is the predominant second language |
| Official Currency: |
Danish Krone (DKK)
Current Danish Krone Exchange Rates
Historical Danish Krone Exchange Rates
Chart Danish Krone Exchange Rates |
| Currency code: |
DKK |
| Area: |
total: 43,094 sq km
land: 42,394 sq km
water: 700 sq km
note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland |
| Climate: |
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers |
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Map of Denmark
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