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Country profile: Denmark
Denmark's relations with the European Union, which it joined in 1973, have dominated its political life for over a decade.
Centuries of maritime trading contacts with Europe and the US have given Denmark, a relatively small country, the confidence to assert and defend its independence.
Full name: Kingdom of Denmark
Population: 5.4 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: Copenhagen
Area: 43,098 sq km (16,640 sq miles)
Major language: Danish
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 75 years (men), 79 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 krone = 100 ore
Main exports: Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals
GNI per capita: US $47,390 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .dk
International dialling code: +45
Denmark's relations with the European Union, which it joined in 1973, have dominated its political life for over a decade.
Centuries of maritime trading contacts with Europe and the US have given Denmark, a relatively small country, the confidence to assert and defend its independence.
Full name: Kingdom of Denmark
Population: 5.4 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: Copenhagen
Area: 43,098 sq km (16,640 sq miles)
Major language: Danish
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 75 years (men), 79 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 krone = 100 ore
Main exports: Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals
GNI per capita: US $47,390 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .dk
International dialling code: +45
