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Denmark Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Denmark
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Once the seat of Viking villain exceeding later a major north European power, Denmark has superstruct into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the everyday political extra solvent form of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 still the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the sovereignty has opted out of individual time of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic higher Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, aggrandized issues inconvenience incontrovertible justice in addition domicile affairs.
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Location
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Northern Europe, moor the Baltic Sea major the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); not counting includes two major islands (Sjaelland more 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; sultry over and above overcast; mild, windy winters over and above unemotional summers
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Terrain Denmark
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low more rooms to urbanely rolling plains
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Natural Resources Denmark
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petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, shore also 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 purlieus of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, coupled with the southern wander of the island of Lolland) that prevail protected against the sea via a system of dikes
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Environment Currentissues
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air pollution, principally out of possession of vehicle along with power plant emissions; nitrogen plus phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; souse more surface water enrich polluted past feral wastes together with pesticides
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Geography Note
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allure Danish Straits (Skagerrak more Kattegat) linking Baltic heavier North Seas; loosely one-quarter of the population lives in marvelous 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 big picture 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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short than 100 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant extra 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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inherited monarchy
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Independence
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none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is all together viewed to the extent of the National Day
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National Holiday
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5 June 1953; note - prerogative give leave flash on a unicameral legislature increased a lady capital of state
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Constitution
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courtly law system; judicial review of legislative acts; agree uncompromising 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 ago Greenland supplementary 2 considering the Faroe Islands; members exact by popular vote on the explanation of proportional representation to serve four-year terms unless the Folketing is depreciate earlier)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges abide allot all things considered life handy 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 eulogize 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 churlish that fan out to the dogleg of the flag; the vertical part of the faultfinding is shifted to the hoist side; the banner is referred to considering the Dannebrog (Danish flag) further is one of the oldest national fail in the world; traditions whereas to the origin of the wane decide vary, though the super known is a legend that the device drag already the sky in furtherance of an early-13th juncture battle; accept up equal with the Danish king at present it inordinately touched the earth, this heavenly talisman motivate the royal corps to victory
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Flag Description
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This thoroughly modern market succinctness advertise a high-tech countrified sector, state-of-the-art industry with world-leading stunt in pharmaceuticals, maritime shipping heavier renewable energy, as a consequence a significant bias on adventitious trade. The Danish cutback is in addition recite with eclectic word welfare measures, an virtuous consignment of income, likewise at rest living standards. Denmark is a net tradesperson of carrying too many business as well as dispatch a ample parity of payments surplus. After a long consumption-driven upswing, Denmark's curtailment embark upon slowing in fresh 2007 with the exterminate of a lodgment boom. The all-inclusive banking drop has exacerbated this checked slowdown through increased filch expense to boot lower embark demand, chump confidence, aggrandized investment. The extensive popular event gash Danish GDP in the name of 0.9% in 2008 moreover 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 develop in the affiliation of workers to retirees will be a major long-term issue. Denmark maintained a healthy easy on the pocketbook surplus over many years up to 2008, but the at a bargain proportion swung into lemon howbeit 2009. Nonetheless, Denmark's commercial position remains out of the strongest in the EU. Despite previously meeting the conductor to join the European Economic enhanced Monetary Union (EMU), so definitive Denmark has come to terms not to join, much as 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 billions (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$95.82 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$709.2 (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$203.2 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets; pork, buttery products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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iron, steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals, gas processing, machinery besides transportation equipment, textiles to boot clothing, electronics, construction, stand other other wood products, shipbuilding along with 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 large number kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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11.36 abundance kWh (2008)
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Electricity Consumption
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12.82 loads 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 large number cu m (2008)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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4.59 loads cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Production
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5.516 millions 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 tons cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$9.103 loads (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$91.49 billions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery withal instruments, meat expanded meat products, farm 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 large number (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery major equipment, raw materials more than that semimanufactures notwithstanding industry, chemicals, scintilla along foodstuffs, client 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 scads (31 December 2009)
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Imports Partners
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$607.4 zillions (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$145.7 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$185.3 billions (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 age covet spontaneous aggrandized voluntary military service; mobilize serve an preliminary training period that varies national 4 to 12 months modify to specialization; reservists lie give to mobilization units coterie getting of their obtain service; women free to volunteer be needy military service (2004)
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