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Denmark - Introduction 2016
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Background: Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power Denmark has evolved into a modern prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However the country has opted out of certain elements of the EU's Maastricht Treaty including the European Economic and Monetary Union European defense cooperation and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.

Geographic coordinates: 56 00 N 10 00 E

Map referenceEurope

Area
Total: 43,094 km²
Land: 42,434 km²
Water: 660 km²
Note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
Rank: 134
Comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts

Land boundaries
Total: 140 km
Border countries: (1) Germany 140 km

Coastline: 7,314 km

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Climate: temperate; humid and overcast; mild windy winters and cool summers

Terrain: low and flat to gently rolling plains

Elevation
Mean elevation: 34 m
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lammefjord -7 m: highest point: Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj 171 m

Natural resources: petroleum natural gas fish arable land: salt limestone chalk stone gravel and sand

Land use
Agricultural land: 63.4%
arable land: 58.9%
permanent crops: 0.1%
permanent pasture: 4.4%

Forest: 12.9%
Other: 23.7%
Note: highest percentage of arable land: for any country in the world

Irrigated land: 4,350 km² (2012)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g. parts of Jutland along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes

Geography
Note: controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen


Denmark - People 2016
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Population
Distribution: with excellent access to the North Sea Skagerrak Kattegat and the Baltic Sea population centers tend to be along coastal areas particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland: 5,593,785
Note: Statistics Denmark estimates the country's total population to be 5,724,456 as of 2016 Q3
Rank: 116
Growth rate: 0.22% (2016 est.)
Growth rate rank: 184
Below poverty line: 13.4% (2011 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Dane
Adjective: Danish

Ethnic groups: Scandinavian Inuit Faroese German Turkish Iranian Somali

Languages: Danish Faroese Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect) German (small minority)
Note: English is the predominant second language

Religions: Evangelical Lutheran (official) 80% Muslim 4% other (denominations of less than 1% each includes Roman Catholic Jehovah's Witness Serbian Orthodox Christian Jewish Baptist and Buddhist) 16% (2012 est.)

Demographic profile

Age structure
0-14 years: 16.58%
15-24 years: 13.12%
25-54 years: 38.88%
55-64 years: 12.45%
65 years and over: 18.96% (2016 est.)

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 55.9%
Youth dependency ratio: 26.3%
Elderly dependency ratio: 29.6%
Potential support ratio: 3.4%

Median age
Total: 42 years
Male: 41.1 years
Female: 43 years
Rank: 29

Population growth rate: 0.22% (2016 est.)
Rank: 184

Birth rate: 10.4 births/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 190

Death rate: 10.3 deaths/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 37

Net migration rate: 2.1 migrant(s)/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 48

Population distribution: with excellent access to the North Sea Skagerrak Kattegat and the Baltic Sea population centers tend to be along coastal areas particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland

Urbanization
Urban population: 87.7% of total population
Rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change

Major urban areas
Population: COPENHAGEN (capital) 1.268 million (2015)

Environment
Current issues: air pollution principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides
International agreements party to: Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 85 Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds Antarctic Treaty Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification Endangered Species Environmental Modification Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea Marine Dumping Marine Life Conservation Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution Tropical Timber 83 Tropical Timber 94 Wetlands Whaling
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Air pollutants

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.06 male/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male/female
25-54 years: 0.99 male/female
55-64 years: 0.99 male/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male/female
Total population: 0.97 male/female

Mothers mean age at first birth: 29.1 (2012 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate
Total: 4 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 4.1 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 3.9 deaths/1000 live births
Rank: 193

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 79.4 years
Male: 77 years
Female: 82 years
Rank: 47

Total fertility rate: 1.73 children born/woman (2016 est.)
Rank: 166

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2015 est.)


Current health expenditure

Physicians density: 3.49 physicians/1000 population (2010)

Hospital bed density: 3.5 beds/1000 population (2010)

Sanitation facility access:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 99.6% of population
total: 99.6% of population
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 0.4% of population
total: 0.4% of population (2015 est.)


Hivaids
Adult prevalence rate: 0.16% (2014 est.)
Adult prevalence rate rank: 102
People living with hivaids: 6,000 (2014 est.)
People living with hivaids rank: 108
Deaths: fewer than 100 (2014 est.)
Deaths rank: 123

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 21% (2014)
Rank: 107

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures: 8.5% of GDP (2011)
Rank: 8

Literacy

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Total: 19 years
Male: 18 years
Female: 20 years

Youth unemployment


Denmark - Government 2016
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Country name
Conventional long form: Kingdom of Denmark
Conventional short form: Denmark
Local long form: Kongeriget Danmark
Local short form: Danmark
Etymology: the name derives from the words 'Dane' and 'mark'; the latter referring to a march or forest

Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Capital
Name: Copenhagen
Geographic coordinates: 55 40 N 12 35 E
Time difference: UTC+1
Daylight saving time: +1hr begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Note: applies to continental Denmark only not to its North Atlantic components

Administrative divisions: metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner singular - region); Hovedstaden (Capital) Midtjylland (Central Jutland) Nordjylland (North Jutland) Sjaelland (Zealand) Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)
Note: an extensive local government reform merged 271 municipalities into 98 and 13 counties into five regions effective 1 January 2007

Dependent areas

Independence: ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under HARALD I Gormson); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)

National holiday: none designated; Constitution Day 5 June (1849) is generally viewed as National Day

Constitution: several previous; latest adopted 5 June 1953; changed several times last in 2009 (Danish Act of Succession) (2016)

Legal system: civil law; judicial review of legislative acts

International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Denmark
Dual citizenship recognized: yes
Residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
Chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II ; Heir Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK elder son of the monarch (born on 26 May 1968)
Head of government: Prime Minister Lars LOEKKE RASMUSSEN
Cabinet: Council of State appointed by the monarch
Electionsappointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch

Legislative branch
Description: unicameral People's Assembly or Folketing
Elections: last held on 18 June 2015
Election results: percent of vote by party - SDP 26.3% DF 21.1% V 19.5% EL 7.8% LA 7.5% AP 4.8% SLP 4.6% SF 4.2% C 3.4% other 0.9%; seats by party - SDP 47 DF 37 V 34 EL 14 LA 13 AP 9 SLP 8 SF 7 C 6; note - does not include each of the two seats from Greenland and the Faroe Islands

Judicial branch
Highest court: Supreme Court
Judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the monarch upon the recommendation of the Minister of Justice with the advice of the Judicial Appointments Council a 6-member independent body of judges and lawyers; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 70
Subordinate courts: Special Court of Indictment and Revision; 2 High Courts; Maritime and Commercial Court; county courts

Political parties and leaders: Socialist People's Party or SF [Pia OLSEN DYHR]

International organization participation: ADB (nonregional member) AfDB (nonregional member) Arctic Council Australia Group BIS CBSS CD CE CERN EAPC EBRD ECB EIB EITI (implementing country) ESA EU FAO FATF G-9 IADB IAEA IBRD ICAO ICC (national committees) ICCt ICRM IDA IEA IFAD IFC IFRCS IGAD (partners) IHO ILO IMF IMO IMSO Interpol IOC IOM IPU ISO ITSO ITU ITUC (NGOs) MIGA MINUSMA NATO NC NEA NIB NSG OAS (observer) OECD OPCW OSCE Paris Club PCA Schengen Convention UN UNCTAD UNESCO UNHCR UNIDO UNMIL UNMISS UNRWA UNTSO UPU WCO WHO WIPO WMO WTO ZC

Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Lars Gert LOSE
In the us chancery: 3,200 Whitehaven Street NW Washington DC 20,008
In the us telephone: [1] 234-4,300
In the us FAX: [1] 328-1470
In the us consulate general: Chicago New York
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Rufus GIFFORD
From the us embassy: Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24 2,100 Copenhagen 0
From the us mailing address: Unit 5,280 DPO AE 9,716
From the us telephone: [45] 33 41 71 00
From the us FAX: [45] 35 43 02 23

Flag description
: red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side; the banner is referred to as the Dannebrog (Danish flag) and is one of the oldest national flags in the world; traditions as to the origin of the flag design vary but the best known is a legend that the banner fell from the sky during an early-13th century battle; caught up by the Danish king before it ever touched the earth this heavenly talisman inspired the royal army to victory; in actuality the flag may derive from a crusade banner or ensign
Note: the shifted cross design element was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland Iceland Norway and Sweden

National symbols: lion mute swan; national colors: red white

National anthem
Name: 'Der er et yndigt land' ; 'Kong Christian' (King Christian)
Lyrics and music: Adam Gottlob OEHLENSCHLAGER/Hans Ernst KROYER; Johannes EWALD/unknown
Note: Denmark has two national anthems with equal status; 'Der er et yndigt land' adopted 1844 is a national anthem while 'Kong Christian' adopted 1780 serves as both a national and royal anthem; 'Kong Christian' is also known as 'Kong Christian stod ved hojen mast' and 'Kongesangen' (The King's Anthem); within Denmark the royal anthem is played only when royalty is present and is usually followed by the national anthem; when royalty is not present only the national anthem is performed; outside Denmark the royal anthem is played unless the national anthem is requested

National heritage


Denmark - Economy 2016
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Economy overview:
This thoroughly modern market economy features a high-tech agricultural sector advanced industry with world-leading firms in pharmaceuticals maritime shipping and renewable energy and a high dependence on foreign trade. Denmark is a net exporter of food oil and gas and enjoys a comfortable balance of payments surplus but depends on imports of raw materials for the manufacturing sector. Danes enjoy a high standard of living and the Danish economy is characterized by extensive government welfare measures and an equitable distribution of income. An aging population will be a major long-term issue.
Denmark is a member of the EU; Danish legislation and regulations conform to EU standards on almost all issues. Despite previously meeting the criteria to join the European Economic and Monetary Union Denmark has negotiated an opt-out with the EU and is not required to adopt the euro. Within the EU Denmark is among the strongest supporters of trade liberalization.
After a long consumption-driven upswing Denmark's economy began slowing in 2007 with the end of a housing boom. Housing prices dropped markedly in 2008-09 but with significant regional differences have since recovered. Household indebtedness is still relatively high at more than 305% of net disposable income in 2014 while household net worth - from private pension schemes and other assets - amounted to 546% of net disposable income.
The global financial crisis exacerbated this cyclical slowdown by increasing domestic borrowing costs and lowering foreign demand for Danish exports. Denmark maintained a healthy budget surplus for many years up to 2008 but the budget balance swung into deficit in 2009. The structural budget deficit has remained below 1% and is estimated at -0.4% in 2016. Denmark is experiencing a lackluster economic recovery having still not regained the GDP level of 2008. GDP contracted in 2012 and 2013 followed by real growth of 1.3% in 2014 and 1.2% in 2015. The government projects 1.9% growth in 2016 while private sector estimates are about 1% growth. A historically low level of unemployment rose with the economic downturn but the labor market has strengthened since 2013 and unemployment stood at about 4.5% in early 2016 based on the national measure. Productivity growth was significantly below the OECD average in 2012–2014.


Real gdp purchasing power parity:
$258.7 billion (2015 est.)
$255.7 billion (2014 est.)
$252.5 billion (2013 est.)

Note: data are in 2015 US dollars
Rank: 61

Real gdp growth rate:
1.2% (2015 est.)
1.3% (2014 est.)
-0.2% (2013 est.)

Rank: 172

Real gdp per capita:
$45,700 (2015 est.)
$45,400 (2014 est.)
$45,100 (2013 est.)

Note: data are in 2015 US dollars
Rank: 30

Gross national saving:
26.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
25.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
26.4% of GDP (2013 est.)

Rank: 43

Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 48%
Government consumption: 26.1%
Investment in fixed capital: 19%
Investment in inventories: 0.5%
Exports of goods and services: 53.4%
Imports of goods and services: -47.2%

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 1.1%
Industry: 23.3%
Services: 75.7%

Agriculture products: barley wheat potatoes sugar beets; pork dairy products; fish

Industries: iron steel nonferrous metals chemicals food processing machinery and transportation equipment textiles and clothing electronics construction furniture and other wood products shipbuilding and refurbishment windmills pharmaceuticals medical equipment

Industrial production growth rate: 1.3% (2015 est.)
Rank: 128

Labor force: 2.801 million (2015 est.)
Rank: 105
By occupation agriculture: 2.6%
By occupation industry: 20.3%
By occupation services: 77.1%

Unemployment rate:
4.6% (2015 est.)
5% (2014 est.)

Rank: 46

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line: 13.4% (2011 est.)

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: 1.9%
Highest 10: 28.7%

Distribution of family income gini index:
24.8 (2011 est.)
24.7 (1992)

Rank: 143

Budget
Revenues: $159.3 billion
Expenditures: $164.4 billion
Surplus or deficit: -1.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 77

Taxes and other revenues: 54% of GDP (2015 est.)
Rank: 10

Public debt:
40.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
44.8% of GDP (2014 est.)

Note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds such as for retirement medical care and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions
Rank: 114

Revenue

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices:
0.5% (2015 est.)
0.6% (2014 est.)

Rank: 67

Central bank discount rate:
0.75% (31 December 2011)
0.75% (31 December 2010)

Rank: 126

Commercial bank prime lending rate:
3.42% (31 December 2015 est.)
3.62% (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 162

Stock of narrow money:
$151.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$153.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 26

Stock of broad money:
$181.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$189.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Rank: 42

Stock of domestic credit:
$632.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$702.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 21

Market value of publicly traded shares:
$224.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$179.5 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$231.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

Rank: 31

Current account balance:
$20.28 billion (2015 est.)
$26.71 billion (2014 est.)

Rank: 16

Exports:
$95.97 billion (2015 est.)
$111.4 billion (2014 est.)

Rank: 36
Commodities: machinery and instruments meat and meat products dairy products fish pharmaceuticals furniture windmills
Partners: Germany 17.8% Sweden 11.6% US 8.4% Norway 6.3% UK 6.3% Netherlands 4.4% China 4.2% (2015)

Imports:
$85.02 billion (2015 est.)
$101.3 billion (2014 est.)

Rank: 34
Commodities: machinery and equipment raw materials and semimanufactures for industry chemicals grain and foodstuffs consumer goods
Partners: Germany 20.4% Sweden 12.3% Netherlands 8.1% China 7.3% Norway 6.1% UK 4.4% (2015)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$65.19 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$75.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 31

Debt external:
$534.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$609.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Rank: 22

Stock of direct foreign investment at home:
$133.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$145.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 41

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad:
$239.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$250 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

Rank: 24

Exchange rates:
Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar -
6.7236 (2015 est.)
5.6183 (2014 est.)
5.6125 (2013 est.)
5.79 (2012 est.)
5.3687 (2011 est.)



Denmark - Energy 2016
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Electricity
Access electrification total population: 100%
Production: 31 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Production rank: 65
Consumption: 32 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Consumption rank: 60
Exports: 9.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Exports rank: 21
Imports: 13 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Imports rank: 19
Installed generating capacity: 14 million kW (2014 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 50
Generation sources fossil fuels: 56.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 140
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 78
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 153
Generation sources other renewable sources: 43.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 1

Coal

Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 156,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 40
Crude oil exports: 98,430 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 34
Crude oil imports: 86,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 48
Crude oil proven reserves: 611 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 46

Crude oil

Refined petroleum
Products production: 189,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products production rank: 57
Products consumption: 154,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products consumption rank: 65
Products exports: 167,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products exports rank: 42
Products imports: 182,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products imports rank: 38

Natural gas
Production: 4.634 billion m³ (2014 est.)
Production rank: 53
Consumption: 3.182 billion m³ (2014 est.)
Consumption rank: 71
Exports: 2.093 billion m³ (2014 est.)
Exports rank: 37
Imports: 625 million m³ (2014 est.)
Imports rank: 62
Proven reserves: 29.93 billion m³ (1 January 2016 es)
Proven reserves rank: 66

Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 42 million Mt (2013 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 68

Energy consumption per capita


Denmark - Communication 2016
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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 1,694,051
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30
Fixed lines rank: 61
Mobile cellular total: 7.266 million
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 130
Mobile cellular rank: 106

Telephone system
General assessment: excellent telephone and Internet services
Domestic: buried and submarine cables and microwave radio relay form trunk network; multiple mobile-cellular communications systems
International: country code - 45; a series of fiber-optic submarine cables link Denmark with Canada Faroe Islands Germany Iceland Netherlands Norway Poland Russia Sweden and UK; satellite earth stations - 18 ); note - the Nordic countries (Denmark Finland Iceland Norway and Sweden) share the Danish earth station and the Eik Norway station for worldwide Inmarsat access (2015)

Broadcast media: strong public-sector TV presence with state-owned Danmarks Radio (DR) operating 6 channels and publicly owned TV2 operating roughly a half-dozen channels; broadcasts of privately owned stations are available via satellite and cable feed; DR operates 4 nationwide FM radio stations 10 digital audio broadcasting stations and 14 web-based radio stations; in 2010 there were 140 commercial and 187 community (non-commercial) radio stations

Internet
Country code: .dk
Users total: 5.377 million
Users percent of population: 96.3%
Users rank: 62

Broadband fixed subscriptions


Denmark - Military 2016
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Military expenditures:
1.2% of GDP (2015)
1.17% of GDP (2014)
1.37% of GDP (2013)
1.41% of GDP (2012)
1.35% of GDP (2011)

Rank: 71

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months according to specialization; reservists are assigned to mobilization units following completion of their conscript service; women eligible to volunteer for military service (2012)

Space program

Terrorist groups


Denmark - Transportation 2016
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National air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 10
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 76
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 582,011
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 0 mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: OY (2016)

Airports: 80 (2013)
Rank: 68
With paved runways total: 28
With paved runways over 3047 m: 2
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 7
With paved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 5
With paved runways 914 to 1523 m: 12
With paved runways under 914 m: 2
With unpaved runways total: 52
With unpaved runways 914 to 1523 m: 5
With unpaved runways under 914 m: 47

Heliports

Pipelines: condensate 11 km; gas 4,377 km; oil 647 km; oil/gas/water 2 km (2013)

Railways
Total: 2,633 km
Standard gauge: 2,633 km 1.435-m gauge (2015)
Rank: 66

Roadways
Total: 74,497 km
Paved: 74,497 km (2016)
Rank: 63

Waterways: 400 km (2010)
Rank: 87

Merchant marine
Total: 367
By type: bulk carrier 4 cargo 48 carrier 1 chemical tanker 125 container 94 liquefied gas 4 passenger 1 passenger/cargo 40 petroleum tanker 36 refrigerated cargo 3 roll on/roll off 8 specialized tanker 3
Foreign owned: 27
Registered in other countries: 582 (2010)
Rank: 27

Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Baltic Sea - Aarhus Copenhagen Fredericia Kalundborg; North Sea - Esbjerg
River port: Aalborg
Dry bulk cargo port: Ensted
Cruise port: Copenhagen


Denmark - Transnational issues 2016
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Disputes international: Iceland the UK and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; sovereignty dispute with Canada over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland; Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Russia is collecting additional data to augment its 2001 CLCS submission

Refugees and internally displaced persons
Refugees: 12,988 (Syria) (2015)
Stateless persons: 6,580

Illicit drugs



Qatar Airways


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