Country Chooser Country InformationDenmark Standards
Road Traffic:right side
Electricity:
Voltage:230V
Frequency:50 Hz
Plug types:C, K,
Note:Denmark's
connectors have slight differences from those used elsewhere. While
pin diameter and spacing is standard, outlets may have different housing
depths which could interfere with standard adaptors -- one report says
this is due to "childproofing." Also, Plug C fits into K-type
outlets (but not vice versa).
TV Systems:
System:PAL B / PAL G
DVD-Region: 2
Geography
Bordering countries:
Location:
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)
Area:
total: 43,094 sq km
land: 42,394 sq km
water: 700 sq km
Climate:
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Terrain:
low and flat to gently rolling plains
Economy
GDP: $198.5 billion (2006 est.)
GDP growth rate: 3% (2006 est.)
GDP per capita: $37,000 (2006 est.)
Inflation rate: 1.8% (2006 est.)
Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Exchange rates:
Danish kroner per US dollar - 5.93667 (2006), 5.9969 (2005), 5.9911 (2004), 6.5877 (2003), 7.8947 (2002)
People
Population: 5,450,661 (July 2006 est.)
Growth rate: 0.33% (2006 est.)
Religions:
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, Muslim 2%
Languages:
note: English is the predominant second language
Government
Capital:
name: Copenhagen
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Independence:
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Note: Information on Denmark was mainly sourced from CIA's World Factbook and may represent an American point of view. To learn more about Denmark, please visit one of the links below.
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