DENMARK

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Denmark People

Country Name: Kingdom of Denmark

Capital City: Copenhagen

Population: 5,450,661 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.33% (2006)

Currency: Danish krone (DKK)

Languages: Danish,English

Area: 43,094 sq km

Inflation Rate: 1.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 3.8% (2006)

Domain extension: .dk

PEOPLE OF DENMARK

Age Structure 0-14 years:

18.6% (male 520,669/female 494,228)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

66% (male 1,817,757/female 1,792,974)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

15.4% (male 363,828/female 478,664) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

40.1 years

Median Age - male:

39.2 years

Median Age - female:

40.9 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.311% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

10.91 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.053 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.014 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.76 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.977 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

77.96 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

75.65 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

80.41 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Dane(s)

Ethnic Groups:

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

Religions:

Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%

Languages:

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