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Brief History. Denmark was once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power which controlled enormous swath of land in the 1000s: Iceland, Greenland, Britain, Norway, and more. Since then Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. However, the country has opted out of European Union's Maastricht Treaty, the European monetary system (EMU), and issues concerning certain internal affairs. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973.

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Country Information

Local name: Danmark

Capital: Copenhagen

Population: 5,450,661

Government: constitutional monarchy

Currency: Danish krone (DKK)

Land size: 43,094 sq km

Topography: low and flat to gently rolling plains

Typical foods: roast pork

Major exports: machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, chemicals, furniture, ships, windmills

Information on the People

Official language: Danish, English

Other languages spoken: Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)

Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, Muslim 2%

Literacy rate: 99%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.98 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 77.79 years

Ethnic groups: Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali

Internet users: 3,762,500

Famous people: Niels Bohr, Helena Christensen

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