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Region |
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) |
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Capital |
Copenhagen
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Government |
Constitutional monarchy
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US Embassy |
Chief of mission: Ambassador Stuart BERNSTEIN embassy: Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24,
2100 Copenhagen mailing address: PSC 73, APO AE 09716 telephone: [45] 35 55 31 44
FAX: [45] 35 43 02 23
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Legal System |
Civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction,
with reservations
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Languages |
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English
is the predominant second language
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Currency |
Danish Kronar |
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Currency Code |
DEK |
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Exchange Rate |
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Holidays |
None designated; Constitution Day, 5 June is generally viewed as the National Day
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Climate |
Temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
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Terrain |
Low and flat to gently rolling plains
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