Denmark

Haylee Stoltz

Population and
Language
O Population
O 5.614 million people (2013)

O Main Language
O Danish

GDP and GNP

O GDP
O 59,831.70 USD

O GNP
O 252.3 billion PPP dollars

3 Main Exports
O Packaged Medicaments
O Crude Petroleum
O Refined Petroleum

Export to
O Germany
O Sweden
O United Kingdom

3 Main Imports
O Refined Petroleum
O Cars
O Crude Petroleum

Import from
O Germany
O Sweden
O Netherlands

History of Denmark
O Very different today than the past
O 13th to 17th centuries Denmark was

huge influence on other European

countries
O Today because of land loss,
surrenders, and lost battles influence
has become weaker

Closest Allies
O Holland
O Iceland
O Norway
O Finland
O Estonia

Enemies
O Iran
O North Korea
O Venezuela
O Cuba

History of conflict
O Denmark is engaged in armed conflict in

Afghanistan currently
O Sweden and Denmark have a long history
together. They have never really gotten along.
O Some wars
O Viking Invasion of England
O Thirty years war
O Great Northern war
O WWII
O Gulf war
O War in Afghanistan

Impact of WWII
O Total Deaths: 3200 people
O Invaded by Germany during war
O No longer able to administer to

Iceland
O Increase cost of materials
O Lost main trading partner (UK)

Denmark and the EU

O Denmark joined the EU because they

wanted to safeguard Denmarks

agricultural exports in the UK

Government
O Type: Constitutional monarchy with

Parliamentary Democracy
O Queen: Margrethe II
O Next in Line: Prince Fredrick
O Religions: 90% Protestant

Fun Facts
O Danes have been rated the happiest

people in the world two years in a row

O The Danish Language has no word for
please
O Danes eat an average of 42 sausages a
year
O Denmark has twice the amount of bikes
than cars
O Considered the least corrupt country in
the world