Population: 5.4 million
Capital: Copenhagen
Language: Danish
Area: 43,098 sq km (16,640 sq miles)
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Currency unit: 1 krone = 100 ore
Denmark decided not to adopt the Euro as a currency.
Main exports: Machinery and equipment
GNI per capita: US $47,390
International dialing code: +45
Electricity: About electrical outlets in Denmark
Politics & Regions:
- Queen: Margrethe II
- Prime minister: Anders Fogh Rasmussen (Liberal)
- Danish Region: The Faroe Islands
- Danish Region: Jutland
- Danish Region: Zealand
- Danish Territory: Greenland
Denmark has a temperate climate and can be humid and overcast. The winters are mild and windy here, and the summers are cool. Generally, the best time to travel is May through mid-August. Read more: Weather in Denmark
Transportation:
If you'd like to rent a car and drive, make sure to learn about driving in Denmark. The largest airport is Kastrup International Airport (airport code CPH) in Copenhagen. There are daily bus and rail services between Germany and Denmark and the Oresund Bridge which links the metro area of Copenhagen to Sweden. Within Denmark, the extensive bicycle routes are a favorite means of alternative transportation.
Press:
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Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten - widely-read daily
- Berlingske Tidende - daily
- Politiken - daily
- Ekstra Bladet - daily tabloid
Major TV channels:
- DR TV - public, operates channels DR1 and DR2
- TV2 - national, commercial
- TV3 - commercial satellite channel
- TV Danmark - local commercial stations
Major radio stations:
- DR Radio - public, operates P1, P2, P3, P4 national networks
- Sky Radio - national
- Radio 100 FM
- Radio 2
