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    General Information
    Region    Northern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   5 792
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   136.5
    Capital city    Copenhagen
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 333.9b,c
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   42 921a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   98.9
    National currency    Danish Krone (DKK)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   6.7c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)321 995302 673355 675d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)1.92.32.4d
    GDP per capita (current US$)57 966.653 206.161 833.7d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)1.41.11.2d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)22.82324.4d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)102.1107.9107.5d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)2.42.52.1i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)19.619.318.3i
    Employment in services (% employed)7878.279.6i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)7.56.24.8
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)59.8 / 69.157.7 / 66.458.2 / 66.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj (2010=100)100107110c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)101105101k
    International trade: exports (million current US$)96 21794 619109 942c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)82 72485 32797 196c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)13 4929 29112 746c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)21 05124 95327 581c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratem (average annual %)0.50.50.4
    Urban population (% of total population)86.887.588c
    Urban population growth ratem (average annual %)0.70.6...
    Fertility rate, totalm (live births per woman)1.91.71.8
    Life expectancy at birthm (females/males, years)80.8 / 76.482.2 / 78.182.7 / 78.7
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)17.9 / 23.316.8 / 24.816.3 / 26.1
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)500.8 / 9.0595.9 / 10.5722.9 / 12.5c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)24.5n27.347.4c
    Infant mortality ratem (per 1 000 live births)3.73.53.1
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)10.310.210.1a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)3.73.94k
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)8.67.6o...
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)99.7 / 99.5100.8 / 102.1100.9 / 101.6a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)120.0 / 119.0133.4 / 127.3129.8 / 128.4a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)87.4 / 60.496.3 / 68.793.6 / 68.4a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)0.81.11d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)383839.7p
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)88.7q96.3q97.3d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)2.93.13.1r,d
    Threatened species (number)333677
    Forested area (% of land area)13.815.315.3i,a
    CO2 emission estimatess (million tons/tons per capita)47.3 / 8.531.9 / 5.631.3 / 5.4a
    Energy production, primarys (Petajoules)977668655a
    Energy supply per capitas (Gigajoules)147118126a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)9 42510 424t12 749d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)86.286.286.2c
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedu (% of GNI)0.910.850.74a
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