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Denmark

Denmark national flag

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

Population: 5,468,120 (July 2007 est.)

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

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

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

Currency (code): Danish krone (DKK)

Exchange rates: Danish kroner per US dollar - 5.4797 (2007), 5.9468 (2006), 5.9969 (2005), 5.9911 (2004), 6.5877 (2003)