2015 Edition

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 European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.

Area

land

42,434 sq km

note

includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland

total

43,094 sq km

water

660 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts

Climate

temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers

Coastline

7,314 km

Elevation extremes

highest point

Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj 171 m

lowest point

Lammefjord -7 m

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

Environment - 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

signed, but not ratified

none of the selected agreements

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)

per capita

118.4 cu m/yr (2009)

total

0.66 cu km/yr (58%/5%/36%)

Geographic coordinates

56 00 N, 10 00 E

Geography - note

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

Irrigated land

4,354 sq km (2007)

Land boundaries

border countries (1)

Germany 140 km

total

140 km

Land use

arable land 58.9%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 4.4%

agricultural land

63.4%

forest

12.9%

note

highest percentage of arable land for any country in the world (2011 est.)

other

23.7%

Location

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm)

Map references

Europe

Maritime claims

contiguous zone

24 nm

continental shelf

200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone

200 nm

territorial sea

12 nm

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

Natural resources

petroleum, natural gas, fish, arable land, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand

Terrain

low and flat to gently rolling plains

Total renewable water resources

6 cu km (2011)

Age structure

0-14 years

16.77% (male 480,267/female 455,946)

15-24 years

13.11% (male 373,547/female 358,150)

25-54 years

39.03% (male 1,085,130/female 1,093,162)

55-64 years

12.41% (male 344,509/female 348,201)

65 years and over

18.68% (male 466,566/female 576,025) (2015 est.)

Birth rate

10.27 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death rate

10.25 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Dependency ratios

elderly dependency ratio

29.6%

potential support ratio

3.4% (2015 est.)

total dependency ratio

55.9%

youth dependency ratio

26.3%

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.)

Education expenditures

8.7% of GDP (2011)

Ethnic groups

Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali

Health expenditures

10.6% of GDP (2013)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.16% (2014 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2014 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

6,000 (2014 est.)

Hospital bed density

3.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Infant mortality rate

female

3.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)

male

4.12 deaths/1,000 live births

total

4.05 deaths/1,000 live births

Languages

Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)

note

English is the predominant second language

Life expectancy at birth

female

81.81 years (2015 est.)

male

76.82 years

total population

79.25 years

Major urban areas - population

COPENHAGEN (capital) 1.268 million (2015)

Median age

female

42.8 years (2015 est.)

male

40.9 years

total

41.8 years

Nationality

adjective

Danish

noun

Dane(s)

Net migration rate

2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

21% (2014)

Physicians density

3.49 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Population

5,581,503 (July 2015 est.)

Population growth rate

0.22% (2015 est.)

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.)

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.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

female

19 years (2012)

male

18 years

total

19 years

Sex ratio

0-14 years

1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years

1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years

0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years

0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over

0.81 male(s)/female

at birth

1.06 male(s)/female

total population

0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.73 children born/woman (2015 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

female

14.1% (2012 est.)

male

14.8%

total

14.2%

Urbanization

rate of urbanization

0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

urban population

87.7% of total population (2015)

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

Capital

daylight saving time

+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

geographic coordinates

55 40 N, 12 35 E

name

Copenhagen

note

applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components

time difference

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Constitution

previous 1665; latest adopted 5 June 1849; amended several times, last in 2009 (2009)

Country name

conventional long form

Kingdom of Denmark

conventional short form

Denmark

local long form

Kongeriget Danmark

local short form

Danmark

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission

Ambassador Rufus GIFFORD (since 13 September 2013)

embassy

Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24, 2100 Copenhagen 0

FAX

[45] 35 43 02 23

mailing address

Unit 5280, DPO, AE 09716

telephone

[45] 33 41 71 00

Diplomatic representation in the US

chancery

3200 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

chief of mission

Ambassador Lars Gert LOSE (since 17 September 2015)

consulate(s) general

Chicago, New York

FAX

[1] (202) 328-1470

telephone

[1] (202) 234-4300

Executive branch

cabinet

Council of State appointed by the monarch

chief of state

Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972); Heir Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK, elder son of the monarch (born on 26 May 1968)

elections/appointments

the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch

head of government

Prime Minister Helle THORNING-SCHMIDT (since 3 October 2011)

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

Government type

constitutional monarchy

Independence

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

International law organization participation

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

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

Judicial branch

highest court(s)

Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 18 judges)

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

Legal system

civil law; judicial review of legislative acts

Legislative branch

description

unicameral People's Assembly or Folketing (179 seats, including 2 representing Greenland and 2 representing the Faroe Islands; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms unless the Folketing is dissolved earlier)

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 the two seats from Greenland and the two seats from the Faroe Islands

elections

last held on 18 June 2015 (next to be held by June 2019)

National anthem

lyrics/music

Adam Gottlob OEHLENSCHLAGER/Hans Ernst KROYER; Johannes EWALD/unknown

name

"Der er et yndigt land" (There is a Lovely Land); "Kong Christian" (King Christian)

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" (King Christian Stood by the Lofty 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 holiday

none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is generally viewed as the National Day

National symbol(s)

lion, mute swan; national colors: red, white

Political parties and leaders

Alternative Party or AP [Uffe ELBAEK]

Conservative People's Party or C [Soren PAPE POULSEN]

Danish People's Party or DF [Kristian THULESEN DAHL]

Liberal Alliance or LA [Anders SAMUELSEN]

Liberal Party or V [Lars LOKKE RAMUSSEN]

Red-Green Alliance (Unity List) or EL [collective leadership, spokesperson Johanne SCHMIDT-NIELSEN]

Social Democratic Party or SDP [Mette FREDERIKSEN]

Social Liberal Party or SLP [Morten OSTERGAARD]

Socialist People's Party or SF [Pia OLSEN DYHR]

Political pressure groups and leaders

Confederation of Danish Employers or DA [President Jorn Neergaard LARSEN]

Confederation of Danish Industries [CEO Karsten DYBVAD]

Confederation of Danish Labor Unions (Landsorganisationen) or LO [President Harald BORSTING]

DaneAge Association [President Bjarne HASTRUP]

Danish Shipowners' Association [Chairman Carsten MORTENSEN]

Danish Bankers Association [CEO Joergen HORWITZ]

Danish Society for Nature Conservation [President Ella Maria BISSCHOP-LARSEN]

other

environmental groups; humanitarian relief; development assistance; human rights NGOs

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Agriculture - products

barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets; pork, dairy products; fish

Budget

expenditures

$197.5 billion (2014 est.)

revenues

$192.6 billion

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

-1.4% of GDP (2014 est.)

Central bank discount rate

0.75% (31 December 2011)

0.75% (31 December 2010)

Commercial bank prime lending rate

3.9% (31 December 2014 est.)

4.04% (31 December 2013 est.)

Current account balance

$21.32 billion (2014 est.)

$23.48 billion (2013 est.)

Debt - external

$586.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

$571.4 billion (31 December 2011)

Distribution of family income - Gini index

24.8 (2011 est.)

24.7 (1992)

Economy - overview

This thoroughly modern market economy features a high-tech agricultural sector, state-of-the-art industry with world-leading firms in pharmaceuticals, maritime shipping and renewable energy, and a high dependence on foreign trade. Denmark is a member of the European Union (EU); Danish legislation and regulations conform to EU standards on almost all issues. Danes enjoy a high standard of living and the Danish economy is characterized by extensive government welfare measures and an equitable distribution of income. Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy and enjoys a comfortable balance of payments surplus, but depends on imports of raw materials for the manufacturing sector. 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 and, following a short respite in 2010, have since continued to decline. Household indebtedness is still relatively high at more than 275% of gross disposable income in the first half of 2013. The global financial crisis has exacerbated this cyclical slowdown through increased borrowing costs and lower export demand, consumer confidence, and investment. Denmark made a modest recovery in 2010, in part because of increased government spending; however, the country experienced a technical recession in late 2010-early 2011 and has been slow to emerge from it in 2012-14 . Historically low levels of unemployment rose sharply with the recession and have remained at about 6% in 2010-13, based on the national measure, about two-thirds average EU unemployment. An impending decline in the ratio of workers to retirees will be a major long-term issue. Denmark maintained a healthy budget surplus for many years up to 2008, but the budget balance swung into deficit in 2009, where it remains. In spite of the deficits, the new coalition government delivered a modest stimulus to the economy in 2012. Despite previously meeting the criteria to join the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), Denmark has negotiated an opt-out with the EU and is not required to adopt the euro.

Exchange rates

Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar -

5.587 (2014 est.)

5.6163 (2013 est.)

5.79 (2012 est.)

5.3687 (2011 est.)

5.6241 (2010 est.)

Exports

$108.8 billion (2014 est.)

$109.7 billion (2013 est.)

Exports - commodities

machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills

Exports - partners

Germany 18.6%, Sweden 12.1%, UK 8.1%, US 6.7%, Norway 6.5%, Netherlands 4.4% (2014)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP - composition, by end use

(2014 est.)

exports of goods and services

53.7%

government consumption

26.9%

household consumption

49.3%

imports of goods and services

-48.9%

investment in fixed capital

18.9%

investment in inventories

0.1%

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture

1.3%

industry

21.2%

services

77.5% (2014 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$44,300 (2014 est.)

$43,900 (2013 est.)

$44,100 (2012 est.)

note

data are in 2014 US dollars

GDP - real growth rate

1% (2014 est.)

-0.5% (2013 est.)

-0.7% (2012 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$340.8 billion (2014 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$249.5 billion (2014 est.)

$247.1 billion (2013 est.)

$248.3 billion (2012 est.)

note

data are in 2014 US dollars

Gross national saving

25.6% of GDP (2014 est.)

26% of GDP (2013 est.)

24.6% of GDP (2012 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

highest 10%

28.7% (2007)

lowest 10%

1.9%

Imports

$101.6 billion (2014 est.)

$101.5 billion (2013 est.)

Imports - commodities

machinery and equipment, raw materials and semimanufactures for industry, chemicals, grain and foodstuffs, consumer goods

Imports - partners

Germany 21.3%, Sweden 12.8%, Netherlands 8%, Norway 6.3%, China 6.3%, UK 4.9% (2014)

Industrial production growth rate

-1% (2014 est.)

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

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

0.6% (2014 est.)

0.8% (2013 est.)

Labor force

2.771 million (2014 est.)

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture

2.6%

industry

20.3%

services

77.1% (2011 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares

$224.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

$179.5 billion (31 December 2011)

$231.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

Population below poverty line

13.4% (2011 est.)

Public debt

44.3% of GDP (2014 est.)

43.7% of GDP (2013 est.)

note

data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) 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

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$85.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$88.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Stock of broad money

$181.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$189.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

$266.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$260 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

$136 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$147.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Stock of domestic credit

$648.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$695.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Stock of narrow money

$155.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$162.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

55.5% of GDP (2014 est.)

Unemployment rate

6.5% (2014 est.)

5.7% (2013 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

40.51 million Mt (2012 est.)

Crude oil - exports

128,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)

Crude oil - imports

74,680 bbl/day (2012 est.)

Crude oil - production

178,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)

Crude oil - proved reserves

805.1 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)

Electricity - consumption

32.62 billion kWh (2011 est.)

Electricity - exports

10.38 billion kWh (2013 est.)

Electricity - from fossil fuels

61.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

0.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)

Electricity - from other renewable sources

38.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)

Electricity - imports

11.46 billion kWh (2013 est.)

Electricity - installed generating capacity

13.51 million kW (2011 est.)

Electricity - production

29.85 billion kWh (2012 est.)

Natural gas - consumption

3.721 billion cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - exports

2.236 billion cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - imports

1.363 billion cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - production

4.845 billion cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves

43.01 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)

Refined petroleum products - consumption

154,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)

Refined petroleum products - exports

104,400 bbl/day (2012 est.)

Refined petroleum products - imports

120,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)

Refined petroleum products - production

155,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)

Broadcast media

strong public-sector TV presence with state-owned Danmarks Radio operating 4 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, 15 digital audio broadcasting stations, and about 15 web-based radio stations; approximately 250 commercial and community radio stations (2007)

Internet country code

.dk

Internet users

percent of population

96.1% (2014 est.)

total

5.4 million

Radio broadcast stations

AM 1, FM 355, shortwave 0 (1998)

Telephone system

domestic

buried and submarine cables and microwave radio relay form trunk network, multiple cellular mobile communications systems

general assessment

excellent telephone and telegraph services

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 (6 Intelsat, 10 Eutelsat, 1 Orion, 1 Inmarsat (Blaavand-Atlantic-East)); note - the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) share the Danish earth station and the Eik, Norway, station for worldwide Inmarsat access (2011)

Telephones - fixed lines

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

34 (2014 est.)

total subscriptions

1.88 million

Telephones - mobile cellular

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

128 (2014 est.)

total

7.1 million

Television broadcast stations

172 (2008)

Airports

80 (2013)

Airports - with paved runways

1,524 to 2,437 m

5

2,438 to 3,047 m

7

914 to 1,523 m

12

over 3,047 m

2

total

28

under 914 m

2 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways

47 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m

5

total

52

Merchant marine

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 (Germany 9, Greenland 1, Norway 2, Sweden 15)

registered in other countries

582 (Antigua and Barbuda 20, Bahamas 69, Belgium 4, Brazil 3, Curacao 1, Cyprus 6, Egypt 1, France 11, Gibraltar 7, Hong Kong 42, Isle of Man 30, Italy 4, Jamaica 1, Liberia 8, Lithuania 8, Luxembourg 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 34, Marshall Islands 7, Moldova 1, Netherlands 27, Norway 7, Panama 41, Philippines 2, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9, Singapore 149, Sweden 4, UK 43, Uruguay 1, US 31, Venezuela 1, unknown 4) (2010)

total

367

Pipelines

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

Ports and terminals

cruise port(s)

Copenhagen

dry bulk cargo port(s)

Ensted (coal)

major seaport(s)

Baltic Sea - Aarhus, Copenhagen, Fredericia, Kalundborg; North Sea - Esbjerg,

river port(s)

Aalborg (Langerak)

Railways

standard gauge

2,414 km 1.435-m gauge (626 km electrified) (2014)

total

2,414 km

Roadways

paved

73,929 km (includes 1,143 km of expressways) (2012)

total

73,929 km

Waterways

400 km (2010)

Manpower available for military service

females age 16-49

1,224,182 (2010 est.)

males age 16-49

1,236,337

Manpower fit for military service

females age 16-49

1,003,921 (2010 est.)

males age 16-49

1,014,560

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

female

35,865 (2010 est.)

male

37,913

Military branches

Defense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral Danish Fleet, Arctic Command, Tactical Air Command, Home Guard (2010)

Military expenditures

1.37% of GDP (2013)

1.41% of GDP (2012)

1.35% of GDP (2011)

1.41% of GDP (2010)

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)

Disputes - international

Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; Faroese continue to study proposals for full independence; 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 (country of origin)

7,253 (Afghanistan) (2014)

stateless persons

4,725 (2014)