Denmark

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Military spending

Denmark spends a total of US$4.5 billion, or 1.34 percent of its GDP on its military. This makes Denmark the 41st state with the highest military spending.

The Danish military is responsible for the territorial integrity of Denmark as well as its overseas territories such as the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is headed by the Minister of Defence which has full authority for defensive measures well offensive measures which have to be consulted with the Danish Parliament.

Military membership

It is a member of 10 international military organizations which makes it the 32nd most militarily interconnected state in the world.

Member state of NATO
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Wassenaar Arrangement
Nuclear Suppliers Group
Australia Group
Missile Technology Control Regime
International Atomic Energy Agency

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International wars

Denmark has participated in 21 international wars. These are:

1769-1771 Danish-Algerian War
Dano-Swedish War (1501–11)
Swedish War of Liberation
Livonian War 1558-1583
Northern Seven Years' War
Kalmar War 1611-1613
Torstenson War 1643-1645
Dano-Swedish War (1657–58)
Second Anglo-Dutch War 1665-1667

Second Swedish War on Bremen 1666-1666
Third Anglo-Dutch War 1671-1674
Scanian War 1675-1679
Great Northern War 1700-1711
Danish-Algerian War 1769-1771
Theatre War 1788-1789
War of the Second Coalition 1798-1801
Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815
Second Schleswig War 1864-1864
World War II 1939-1945

Libyan Civil War 2011-2011
Syrian Civil War 2011-present

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Denmark is a member of 19 international political organizations which makes it the seventh most politically interconnected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

Member state of the United Nations
International Labour Organization
European Union
the Council of Europe
Energy Community
Council of the Baltic Sea States
HELCOM (Helsinki Commission)
Nordic Council
European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Union for the Mediterranean
Arctic Council
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property

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Its citizens are eligible to vote from the age of 18 and its elections are regular and free. This makes Denmark the third most democratic state in the world.

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The politics of Denmark are characterized by a parliamentary representative democracy as well as a constitutional monarchy where the monarch is head of state, and the Prime Minister is head of government.

UNIDROIT
International Criminal Court
Interpol
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Global Green Growth Institute
Western European and Others Group
World Organization for Animal Health

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Famous for its little mermaid statue, its many forts as well as its sweet delicacy that is simply called Danish, Denmark has had a history that spans back thousands of years. Since the agrarian revolution some 10,000 years ago, the people within the Danish territory slowly evolved into farmers hunters and skilled labourers. At the start of the ninth century, its warriors, known as Vikings, raided the villages among the Baltic Sea as well as the British islands. When the Danish converted to Christianity in the 11th century, they united the territories of England Norway and Denmark. This union lasted from 1016 until 1035. Since then, the territory of Denmark had been slowly declining with the loss of a large part of Great Britain, the independence of Sweden, the loss of the Norwegian territory as a punishment for the support of Napoleon and a loss of territory in the south to the Prussians. .

Denmark is part of the European plain which mainly consists of flat terrain with many lakes, grasslands and some forest. By land it is only connected to Germany to the south, but it also has two bridges that also connect it to Sweden.

With a total surface area of 43,309 square kilometers or 16,722 square miles, it is ranked as the 130th largest state in the world. It is slightly smaller than Estonia and slightly larger than the Netherlands.

Water covers around 1.54 percent of its total surface. It has a total water surface area of 663 square kilometers or 251 square miles which makes it the 113th state with the highest amount of surface water.

Below, a graph is shown which displays the absolute amount of water of each state in square kilometers and square miles.

Groundwater is the only source of water that is used as drinking water. Because of its high quality of ground water, only limited treatment is needed in order to provide drinkable water.

Afghanistan's share of water, as well as the other states are displayed below.

Every location within Denmark is within close proximity to the sea, which has a large influence on the Danish climate. As a result, the Danish climate has a moderate summer and cold winter. The average temperature of Denmark is 5.1 degrees Celsius or 41.2 degrees Fahrenheit making it the 187th warmest state in the world.

From May till September, the average temperature goes up to 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.7 degrees Fahrenheit.

From November until February, the temperature drops down to 4.9 degrees Celsius or 40.8 degrees Fahrenheit.

Precipitation in Denmark is fairly evenly spread out throughout the year with approximately half of its days consisting of rain. It has an annual precipitation of 23.9 inches or 66 centimetres making it the 146th state with the highest precipitation.

The capital of Denmark, Copenhagen is home to around 1 million people. The capital that is closest located to Copenhagen its Berlin Germany with a distance of 357 kilometers or 222 miles. The capital that is furthest removed from Copenhagen is Wellington New Zealand with a distance of 11,164 miles or 17,967 kilometers.

The economy of Denmark is an advanced open economy that is deeply integrated in the global economy. As a result of the global financial crisis of 2008, the economy had shrunk significantly. Denmark is also a member of the European union and is heavily integrated in the European markets although it has not joined the monetary union and kept its Danish Crown. With a strong agricultural sector, its main export products are agricultural machinery as well as meat. This is mainly exported to three neighbouring states, Germany, Norway and Sweden. Most of its imports come from Germany as well which is solely responsible for more than 20 percent of Danish imports.

Because of its integration in the global economy, it is a member of 22 international economic organizations which makes Denmark the sixth most economically integrated state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

African development Bank
Asian Development Bank
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Bank for International Settlements
Council of Europe Development Bank
Financial Action Task Force
Inter-American Development Bank
International Energy Agency
International Monetary Fund
Nordic Development Fund
Nordic Investment Bank
OECD - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
World Bank Group
World Customs Organization
World Trade Organization
TRACECA Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia
International Energy Agency
Energy Charter Treaty
Energy Community
Nuclear Energy Agency
International Renewable Energy Agency
Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law

It has a GDP of US$343 billion making it the 89th highest in the world.

Its GDP per surface area is the 22nd highest in the world with nearly US$8 billion per square kilometer or US$20.5 billion per square mile.

Its GDP per capita is the 12th highest in the world and is nearly US$60,000.

The absolute earnings (GDP per capita) reflect the average yearly income. The figure below shows how much, on average, an inhabitant of another state earns for every $1 earned by a citizen of this state.

The purchasing power is estimated at $56,000, making it the 15th highest in the world.

The relative Gross Domestic Product in Purchasing Power Parity compares the purchasing power of this state with that of the rest of the world. The graph on the left shows how much purchasing power of 1$ compared to the purchasing power of other states

Denmark has a population of 5.8 million people and is almost fully made up of Danish people with the exception of the overseas self-governing territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands. These territories are self-governing but are officially within the Danish realm. As a result, the official languages of Denmark are Danish Greenlandic and Faroese. Another language that is spoken by minorities in Denmark is German as well as languages from refugee states and neighbouring European states such as Poland and Sweden.

Its population density is the 65th highest in the world with 134 people per square kilometer or 346 people per square mile.

Around 4.2 percent, or 244,000 people have emigrated from Denmark. The most popular destinations were states with developed economies which were mainly neighbouring states within Europe but a significant portion of the population has also migrated to the United States and Canada.

Around 700,000 people have migrated to Denmark which has seen a large increase of immigrants since the 1990s. This is mainly due to the accession to the European union where inhabitants of other European states are allowed to work and live within Denmark. Another portion of migrants is represented by refugees that come from the Middle Eastern region.

The literacy rate in Denmark is the 45th highest in the world and is 98.6 percent. This is mainly due to the compulsory education system which requires children to attend school under the age of 16.

The health care system in Denmark is provided for free to its residents and is fully funded by public taxes. The public health care system is by far the largest healthcare provider for the Danish people and is generally of high standard. It has the 30th highest life expectancy in the world which is 81.4 years. Women reach the age of 83.3 years and men reach the average age of 79.5 years.

Even though Denmark has recognized the Lutheran church as the state Church of Denmark, it also provides freedom of religion towards all religions. There is some discrimination between the Danish church and other religions in the form of tax exemptions.

Around 82.8 percent of the Danish people adhering to Christianity with the vast majority being a member of the Church of Denmark. This makes Denmark the 38th most Christian state in the world. The majority of Christians in Denmark are represented by the Lutheran denomination. Other denominations such as Catholicism and Protestantism are small Christian minorities within Denmark.

Islam is the second largest religion within Denmark and is followed by 4.5 percent of the population. Most of the Danish Muslims adhere to the Sunni denomination, closely followed by followers of the Shia denomination. There have been some instances in the past where friction between the Christian population and the Muslim population arose. The most famous of these is the cartoon depiction of the Prophet Mohammed. Other frictions were the freezing of funds to Muslim minorities from organizations that are deemed as terrorist organizations by the Danish government.

Buddhism in Denmark can be traced back to the start of the 20th century. Migrations from Southeast Asian states at the end of the 20th century has led to a population that represents 0.06 percent of the total Danish population.

Around 0.3 percent of the population adheres to Hinduism. These mainly arrived at the end of the 20th century in the form of refugees from conflicts in Sri Lanka.

Jews have been present in Denmark from the 17th century onward. Since the start of the second world war, many Jews were evacuated to Sweden and following the second world war they moved overseas. Presently there are less than 10,000 Jews present in Denmark which represents 0.07 percent of the Danish population.

Ancient local religions prior to the conversion to Christianity are still present in Denmark. These are mainly neopagan religions that adhere to the north beliefs and Nordic gods. These represent 0.07 percent of the total population.

7.9 percent of the Danish population does not adhere to any faith.