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| Capital city: |
Copenhagen |
| Surface area: |
43,000 sq km |
| Population: |
5.5 million |
| Official language(s): |
Danish |
| Head of State: |
H.M. Queen Margrethe II |
| Head of Government: |
Prime Minister Mr Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Australian exports to Denmark: |
A$176 million |
| Australian imports from Denmark: |
A$1,070 million |
| Denmark's principal export destinations: |
Germany, Sweden, UK |
| Denmark's principal import sources: |
Germany, Sweden, Netherlands |
(Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Country economic fact sheet)
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Denmark is a constitutional monarchy based on a 1953 Constitution.
The government does not have a parliamentary majority, and must rely on cooperation with other parties on the right and left to pass legislation. There are 13 parties in the Parliament with the Social Democratic Radical and Danish People’s Party forming the main opposition groups. |
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Trade relations and statistics
Denmark is a full member of the European Union (EU), but in a referendum held in September 2000 the Danes opted not to join the European Monetary Union (EMU). In the new, enlarged Europe, Denmark has emerged as holding a pre-eminent position as the gateway to northern and eastern Europe. Denmark's location in one of Europe's most prosperous regions and the membership of the European Union (EU) afford access to a total EU market of 350 million people and a further 200 million to the east.
In 2000 Denmark and Sweden were linked by one of the world's largest bridges. This link has created a unified market with three million consumers within a radius of 50km of Copenhagen. The bridge is bringing important growth to the Copenhagen area and consolidating Denmark's strategic role as a gateway for access to Scandinavia and the Baltic region.
The proximity of Germany has traditionally orientated the country south in an economic and political sense, but close cooperation with Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland, with which Denmark enjoys a passport union also ties Denmark to the North.
Please see the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade country economic fact sheet for key trade statistics.
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