1981 Edition

Area

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42,994 km8 (exclusive of Greenland and Faroe Islands); 64% arable, 8% meadows and pastures, 11% forested, 17% other

Coastline

3,379 km

Land boundaries

68 km

Limits of territorial waters (claimed)

3 nm (fishing 200 nm)

Ethnic divisions

homogeneous white population

Labor force

2,529,000 (1979 average); 8.2% agriculture, forestry, fishing, 21.0% manufacturing, 7.9% construction, 13.3% commerce, 6.8% transportation, 7.0% banking and business services, 34.1% social services; 6.9% average unemployment rate

Language

Danish; small German-speaking minority

Literacy

99%

Nationality

noun — Dane(s); adjective — Danish

Organized labor

65% of labor force

Population

5,125,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate 0.1%

Religion

96% Evangelical Lutheran, 3% other Protestant and Roman Catholic, 1% other

Branches

legislative authority rests jointly with Crown and parliament (Folketing); executive power vested in Crown but exercised by Cabinet responsible to parliament; Supreme Court, 2 superior courts, 106 lower courts

Capital

Copenhagen

Communists

7,500-8,000; a number of sympathizers, as indicated by 34,625 Communist votes cast in 1981 elections

Elections

on call of prime minister but at least every four years (last election 8 December 1981) Political parties and leaders: Social Democratic, Anker J0rgensen; Liberal, Henning Christophersen; Conservative, Poul Schlttter; Radical Liberal, Niels Helveg Petersen; Socialist People's, Gert Petersen; Communist, Joergen Jensen; Left Socialist, Preben Wilhjelm; Center Democratic, Erhard Jakobsen; Christian People's, Christian Christensen; Justice, Poul Gerhard Kristiansen; Trade and Industry Party, Asger J. Lindinger; Progress Party, Mogens Glistrup Voting strength (1981 election): 32.9% Labor, 11.3% Liberal, 14.4% Conservative, 8.9% Progress, 11.3% Socialist People's, 5.1% Radical Liberal, 2.6% Left Socialist, 8.3% Center Democrats, 2.3% Christian, 1.4% Justice

Government leaders

Queen MARGRETHE II; Prime Minister Anker J0RGENSEN

Legal system

civil law system; constitution adopted 1953; judicial review of legislative acts; legal education at Universities of Copenhagen and Arhus; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

Member of

ADB, Council of Europe, DAC, EC, EEC, ELDO (observer), EMA, ESRD, EURATOM, FAO, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAC, ICAO, ICES, ICO, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, International Lead and Zinc Study Group, IMCO, IMF, IPU, ISO, ITC, ITU, IWC— International Wheat Council, NATO, Nordic Council, OECD, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WSG

National holiday

birthday of the Queen, 16 April

Official name

Kingdom of Denmark

Political subdivisions

14 counties, 277 communes, 88 towns

Suffrage

universal over age 21

Type

constitutional monarchy

Agriculture

highly intensive, specializes in dairying and animal husbandry; main crops — cereals, root crops; food imports — oilseed, grain, feedstuffs; caloric intake, 3,180 calories per day per capita (1968-69)

Aid

donor — economic aid authorized (ODA and OOF) $1.7 billion (1970-79)

Budget

(1981) expenditures $24.2 billion, revenues $21.36 billion

Crude steel

863,000 metric tons produced (1978), 170 kg per capita

Electric power

7,000,000 kW capacity (1980); 25.438 billion kWh produced (1980), 4,960 kWh per capita

Exports

$16.5 billion (f.o.b., 1980); principal itemsmeat, dairy products, industrial machinery and equipment, DENMARK (Continued) textiles and clothing, chemical products, transport equipment, fish, furs, and furniture

Fiscal year

calendar year, beginning 1 January

Fishing

catch 1.7 million metric tons (1979), exports $707 million 1979 (est.)

GNP

$64.6 billion (1980), $12,623 per capita; 51.6% private consumption, 18.8% investment, 27.5% government, 3.5% net foreign sector and stock building; 1980 growth rate —0.2%, constant prices

Imports

$19.2 billion (c.i.f., 1980); principal itemsindustrial machinery, transport equipment, petroleum, textile fibers and yarns, iron and steel products, chemicals, grain and feedstuffs, wood and paper

Major industries

food processing, machinery and equipment, textiles and clothing, chemical products, electronics, transport equipment, metal products, bricks and mortar, furniture and other wood products

Major trade partners

49.5% EC-nine (18.8% West Germany, 13.2% UK); 13.0% Sweden; 5.0% US (1979)

Monetary conversion rate

5.6359 Kroner=US$l (1980)

Airfields

178 total, 121 usable; 24 with permanentsurface runways; 9 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 6 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Civil air

55 major transport aircraft, including 5 leased out

Highways

approximately 66,482 km total; 64,551 km concrete, bitumen, or stone block; 1,931 km gravel, crushed stone, improved earth

Inland waterways

417 km

Military manpower

males 15-49, 1,294,000; 1,094,000 fit for military service; 41,000 reach military age (20) annually

Pipelines

refined products, 418 km

Ports

16 major, 44 minor

Railroads

2,770 km standard gauge (1.435 m); Danish State Railways (DSB) operate 2,120 km (1,999 km rail line and 121 km rail ferry services); 97 km electrified, 730 km double tracked; 650 km of standard gauge lines are privately owned and operated

Telecommunications

excellent telephone, telegraph, and broadcast services; 3.11 million telephones (60.8 per 100 popl.); 1 AM, 37 FM, and 30 TV stations; 16 submarine coaxial cables DEFENSE FORCES