blogBlog étudiantrssFlux RSSfavorisAjouter à mes favoris
Eturama.com : le portail des étudiants
Index WorldCountry page : DenmarkPage in french
  Flag : DenmarkDenmarkPopulation Population
Government Government
Economy Economy
Geography Geography
Communication Communication
Transportation Transportation


Denmark - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
5,468,120 (July 2007 est.)total population: 77.96 years
male: 75.65 years
female: 80.41 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, SomaliEvangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
LanguagesLiteracy
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
constitutional monarchy Copenhagen
IndependanceNational day
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchynone designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is generally viewed as the National Day
ConstitutionLegal system
5 June 1953 constitution allowed for a unicameral legislature and a female chief of statecivil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$256.3 billion (2006 est.)3% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$37,000 (2006 est.)3.8% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%1.8% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$93.93 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$89.32 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$30.38 billion (August 2006 est.)Danish krone (DKK)
Military expenditures
1.5% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn) 43,094 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summerspetroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
5.469 million (2005).dk
Internet hostsInternet users
2.416 million (2006)3.763 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
92 (2006)2,673 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
72,257 km condensate 12 km; gas 3,931 km; oil 626 km; oil/gas/water 2 km (2006)