DENMARK
(Kingdom of Denmark)

Capital: Copenhagen
Language: Danish
Currency: Danish krone (DKK, a code 208, doesn't enter the Eurozone and has own currency.)
Population: 5 693 085 persons.
Religion: Christian Lutheranism

ARRANGEMENT

Denmark is in Northern Europe, borders, first of all, on the Baltic and Northern seas. It consists of the peninsula Jutland, to the north from Germany, and is close to 406 islands, about 80 of which are inhabited. The most inhabited and the largest of islands Zealand where it is possible to find the capital of the country is; Fyn; and Jutland. Denmark occupies 43 094 square kilometers (16 621 quarter. Miles) that it is a little less, than in Massachusetts. Germany divides 68 kilometers (42 miles) of border with Denmark, and other 7 314 kilometers (4545 miles) is a coastline. Since July 1, 2000 Eresund Bridge connecting Denmark and the southern Sweden was complete. The Kingdom of Denmark also includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and also territory of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

POPULATION

The population of Denmark in 2010 was 5 336 394 persons, and in 2025 was predicted that it will decrease approximately to 5 200 000 people. Since the end of the 1960th years till present indicators of birth rate and mortality decrease. Average life expectancy at the birth increased, but is remarkable that the expected life expectancy of men and women in Denmark is still lower, than at all her neighbors, especially for women (in 1999 the expected life expectancy of women made 78,3, and in the United States there was 80,1). The general rate of an increase in population was constantly low for 0,31 percent.

The population is strongly urbanized, about 85 percent live in the cities. However population density low in comparison with such places as the United States and the European countries located further on the South. It should be noted that in Denmark it is classified as "city", the settlement requires only 250 people (in comparison with Greece where "city" is defined as the settlement in 10 000 and more people). The urbanization was slowed down in the 1990s when some Danes changed structure and returned to rural areas.

ECONOMY

Denmark possesses technologically developed market economy which is generally engaged in production with high value added, such as processing and finishing, but not extraction and production of raw materials. Main types of export are industrial products which agricultural products - mainly products on the basis of the cattle, such as cheese, pork and other meat follow. The support of Denmark on export trade meant that its economy is sensitive to fluctuations of global demand though its generous policy of the state of general welfare since the 1960s softened the population from considerable sufferings from this volatility. Because of the geographical location Denmark is important point of distribution for Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, England and other Europe.