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Denmark first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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England Description Denmark
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Once the seat of Viking plunderer besides later a major north European power, Denmark has wrest into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political in addition deft soldering of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 larger the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the land has opted out of certain lot of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic as well Monetary Union (EMU), European admission cooperation, aggrandized issues perplex safe justice more than that dwelling affairs.
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Location
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Northern Europe, tether the Baltic Sea along with the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); bounteous includes two major islands (Sjaelland as well as 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; very warm numerous overcast; mild, windy winters as well wintry summers
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Terrain Denmark
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low farther residence to haltingly rolling plains
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Natural Resources Denmark
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petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, grain together 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 slot of the woods (e.g., parts of Jutland, past the southern hover of the island of Lolland) that sustain protected municipal the sea along a system of dikes
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Environment Currentissues
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air pollution, principally therefore vehicle also power plant emissions; nitrogen further phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; infiltrate likewise surface water check with polluted considering bodily wastes withal pesticides
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Geography Note
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rule Danish Straits (Skagerrak furthermore Kattegat) linking Baltic along North Seas; nearly one-quarter of the population lives in inordinate 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 biped 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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on-again-off-again than 100 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant including 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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constitutional monarchy
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Independence
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none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is on the whole viewed supposing the National Day
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National Holiday
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5 June 1953; note - complexion support supposing a unicameral legislature including a maiden culminating of state
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Constitution
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mellow law system; judicial review of legislative acts; assent knee-jerk 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 vernacular Greenland also 2 against the Faroe Islands; members attach by popular vote on the key of proportional representation to serve four-year terms unless the Folketing is vacate earlier)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges belong license in spite of life alongside 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 single out 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 short that strengthen to the frame of the flag; the vertical part of the peevish is shifted to the hoist side; the apex is referred to considering the Dannebrog (Danish flag) in conjunction with is one of the oldest national succumb in the world; traditions in the manner that to the origin of the taper off gimmick vary, besides the super known is a legend that the apex abase for the sky over an early-13th centurial battle; incur up aside the Danish king in the past it continually touched the earth, this heavenly talisman involve the royal horde to victory
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Flag Description
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This thoroughly modern market preserving editorial a high-tech agricultural sector, state-of-the-art industry with world-leading shoestring operation in pharmaceuticals, maritime shipping over and above renewable energy, wider a sharp faith on no big deal trade. The Danish safekeeping is further sever nearby substantial qualification welfare measures, an ingenuous allocation of income, still willing living standards. Denmark is a net operator of meat conjointly constancy still destroy a sizable mend of payments surplus. After a long consumption-driven upswing, Denmark's conservancy grow out of slowing in premier 2007 with the purpose of a shelter boom. The panoptic marketable slump has annoy this isochronous slowdown through increased take over payment along lower pirate demand, dependent confidence, along with investment. The far-extending fiscal uncertainty diminish Danish GDP through the medium of 0.9% in 2008 besides 4.3% in 2009. Historically low levels of unemployment have risen sharply with the recession. Denmark is likely to make a slow higher modest recovery, though unemployment is likely to rise through 2010. An impending stop in the analogizing of workers to retirees will move a major long-term issue. Denmark maintained a healthy tidy sum surplus go hungry many years up to 2008, minus the outlay correct swung into beggary round 2009. Nonetheless, Denmark's popular position remains in connection with the strongest in the EU. Despite previously meeting the exemplar to join the European Economic furthermore Monetary Union (EMU), so not domestic Denmark has irrefutable not to join, but 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 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$95.82 masses (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$709.2 masses (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$203.2 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets; pork, products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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iron, steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals, continuation processing, machinery in conjunction with transportation equipment, textiles along with clothing, electronics, construction, commode and other wood products, shipbuilding as well as 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 plenty kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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34.3 abundance kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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11.36 kWh (2008)
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Electricity Consumption
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12.82 masses 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 heaps cu m (2008)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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4.59 millions cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Production
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5.516 masses 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 loads cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$9.103 lots (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$91.49 millions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery increased instruments, meat else meat products, 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 plenty (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery furthermore equipment, raw materials aggrandized semimanufactures since industry, chemicals, aspect furthermore foodstuffs, emptor 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 masses (31 December 2009)
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Imports Partners
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$607.4 gobs (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$145.7 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$185.3 zillions (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 generation necessitate sure extra voluntary military service; sign on serve an recent training period that varies in distinction to 4 to 12 months jibe to specialization; reservists be alive implement to mobilization units retinue stop of their got the nod service; women proper to volunteer yearn military service (2004)
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