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|pm =Helle Thorning-SchmidtMette Frederiksen

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:''For the impact on left-wing policies on Denmark and the rest of Europe, see [[European migrant crisis]]''The '''Kingdom of Denmark''' is a [[Scandinavia]]n country in [[Europe]] located on the Jutland Peninsula to the north of [[Germany]]. Its capital is [[Copenhagen]]. It enacted a law requiring churches to perform and recognize same-sex marriages, and then clarified that the law would apply only to the government-endorsed Lutheran churchDenmark asserts sovereignty over [[Greenland]], of which 77,8% despite how it is part of the Danes are members.<ref>http://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/folkekirken/medlemmer-af-folkekirken[[Americas]] in the [[Western Hemisphere]].aspx</ref>

Denmark proper consists of the Jutland Peninsula plus many adjecent adjacent islands in the Baltic Sea.

Denmark's rich cultural heritage has experienced decline. For example, a 2015 ''Jerusalem Post'' article indicates "[[Copenhagen]] has for long been the [[bestiality]] capital of Europe and has attracted many tourists mainly visiting to have sex with animals. Legislation against this practice was only enacted this year."<ref>[httphttps://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Suggestions-for-the-anti-Semitic-slurs-list-434293 Suggestions for the anti-Semitic slurs list] by By MANFRED GERSTENFELD '''Jerusalem Post''', 2015</ref> See also: [[Denmark and bestiality]] and [[Atheistic Denmark and alcoholism]]. Additionally, it enacted a law requiring churches to perform and recognize same-sex marriages, and then clarified that the law would apply only to the government-endorsed Lutheran church, of which 77.8% of the Danes are members.<ref>http://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/folkekirken/medlemmer-af-folkekirken.aspx</ref>

Denmark's rich intellectual heritage has made multifaceted contributions to modern culture the world over. The discoveries of astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), geologist and anatomist Niels Steensen (1639–86), and the brilliant contributions of Nobel laureates [[Niels Bohr ]] (1885-1962) to atomic physics and Niels Finsen (1860-1904) to medical research indicate the range of Danish scientific achievement. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–75), the philosophical essays of Soeren Kierkegaard (1813–55), and the short stories of Karen Blixen (pseudonym Isak Dinesen; 1885-1962) have earned international recognition, as have the symphonies of Carl Nielsen (1865-1931). Danish applied art and industrial design have won so many awards for excellence that the term "Danish Design" has become synonymous with high quality, craftsmanship, and functionalism. Among the leading lights of architecture and design was Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971), the "father of modern Danish design." The name of Georg Jensen (1866-1935) is known worldwide for outstanding modern design in silver, and "Royal Copenhagen" is among the finest porcelains. No 'short list' of famous Danes would be complete without the entertainer and pianist Victor Borge (1909-2000), who emigrated to the United States under Nazi threat in 1940, and had a worldwide following when he died a naturalized U.S. citizen in Greenwich, Connecticut, at the age of 91.

*Prime Minister—Helle Thorning-SchmidtMinister—Mette Frederiksen{{clear}}

Denmark's role in the European Union (EU) remains an important political issue. Denmark emerged from two referenda (June 2, 1992 and May 18, 1993) on the Maastricht Treaty on the European Union with four exemptions (or "opt-outs"): common defense, common currency, EU citizenship, and certain aspects of legal cooperation, including law enforcement. The Amsterdam Treaty was approved in a referendum May 28, 1998, by a 55% majority. Still, the electorate's fear of losing national identity in an integrated Europe and lack of confidence in long-term stability of European economies run deep. These concerns were at the forefront of the September 28, 2000 referendum on Denmark's participation in the third phase of the Economic and Monetary Union, particularly the common currency, the [[euro]]; more than 53% voted "no," and Denmark retained its "krone" currency unit. The government and the pro-EU opposition have agreed, and Denmark has received an EU green light, to maintain the four opt-outs throughout the process of approving and ratifying a new EU constitutional treaty, with the ambition to eliminate all opt-outs in the longer term. The government intended to put Danish approval of the new [[EU Constitution|EU constitution]] to the public in a referendum, but that process has been put on hold until further discussion of the constitution has taken place in the European Council.

Denmark's relatively quiet and neutral role in international affairs was abruptly changed on September 30, 2005, when the Danish newspaper ''Jyllands-Posten '' printed 12 caricatures of Mohammed. Islamic law prohibits any visual portrayal of Mohammed, and Muslims viewed the caricatures as offensive. Muslims worldwide were infuriated with the Danes, beginning a boycott of Danish products and burning several Danish embassies. The Danish Government defended freedom of expression while it chastised the newspaper for inconsideration. The newspaper apologized, and the Danish Government repeatedly reiterated its support for freedom of religion, but the Islamic community still holds much animosity toward the Danes. ===Recent politics===[[File:Dmytro Kanuper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Neo-Nazi]] Dmytro Kanuper receives standing ovation in the Danish Parliament.]]In February 2025 Dmytro Kanuper, a [[Ukrainian Nazi]] and member of the [[Azov Battalion]], received a standing ovation in the Danish Parliament. Kanuper is a member of the [[terrorist]] [[white supremacist]] group the [[Misanthropic Division]].<ref>[https://t.me/Slavyangrad/120274 Ukrainian Nazi Dmytro Kanuper receives standing ovation in the Danish Parliament].</ref>

Danish foreign policy is founded upon four cornerstones: the United Nations, NATO, the EU, and Nordic cooperation. Denmark also is a member of, among others, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund; the World Trade Organization (WTO); the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); the Council of Europe; the Nordic Council; the Baltic Council; and the Barents Council. Denmark emphasizes its relations with developing nations. Although the government has moved to tighten foreign assistance expenditures, it remains a significant donor and one of the few countries to exceed the UN goal of contributing 0.7% of GNP to development assistance. [[File:Leaders at a United Nations Conference in Copenhagen.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Leaders at a United Nations conference in Copenhagen, 2009.]]In the wake of the Cold War, Denmark has been active in international efforts to integrate the countries of Central and Eastern Europe into the West. It has played a leadership role in coordinating Western assistance to the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). The country is a strong supporter of international peacekeeping. Danish forces were heavily engaged in the former [[Yugoslavia ]] in the UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR), as well as in NATO's Operation Joint Endeavor/Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (IFOR/SFOR), and currently in the Kosovo Force (KFOR).

==Defense==Although Denmark remained neutral during Relations with the First World War, its rapid occupation by Nazi Germany in 1940 persuaded most Danes United States====Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that neutrality was no longer a reliable guarantee any [[US]] [[military]] action against [[Greenland]] would spell "the end of Danish securityNATO" and the [[transatlantic]] partnership. Danish security policy is founded on Denmark bolstered its membership military presence in Greenland and coordinated with other [[European]] [[NATO. Since 1988]] allies for joint exercises, Danish budgets and framing these as defensive measures to enhance [[Arctic]] security policy have been set by multi-year agreements supported by without escalating threats. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met with [[Vice President JD Vance]] and [[Secretary of State Marco Rubio]] on January 14, 2026 but described a wide parliamentary majority"fundamental disagreement, including government and opposition parties" emphasizing dialogue while rejecting annexation. In 2006, Danish defense expenditures were 1.4% [[Public opinion]] in Denmark strongly opposes any sale or takeover of GDP according to Greenland, with polls showing nearly half viewing the [[United States]] as a NATO estimatethreat.

==EconomyMilitary==Although Denmark's industrialized market economy depends on imported raw materials and foreign trade. Within remained neutral during the European UnionFirst World War, Denmark advocates a liberal trade policy. Its standard of living is among the highest its rapid occupation by Nazi Germany in the world, and the 1940 persuaded most Danes devote about 1% that neutrality was no longer a reliable guarantee of gross national product (GNP) to foreign aid to less developed countriesDanish security. In addition, Denmark Danish security policy is founded on its membership in 2006 devoted 0NATO.81% of GNP for overseas developmentSince 1988, including for peace Danish budgets and stability purposes, refugee presecurity policy have been set by multi-asylum costsyear agreements supported by a wide parliamentary majority, including government and for environmental purposes in central and eastern Europe and developing countriesopposition parties. *GDP (In 2006): $275.24 billion.*Annual growth rate (real terms, 2006 est.): 3.2%.*Per capita GDP: $50,625.*Agriculture and fisheries (2Danish defense expenditures were 1.4% of GDP at gross value added): Products—meat, milk, grains, seeds, hides, fur skin, fish and shellfish.*Industry (21.0% of GDP at gross value added): Types—industrial and construction equipment, food processing, electronics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, furniture, textiles, windmills, and ships.*Natural resources: North Sea—oil and gas, fish. Greenland—fish and shrimp, potential for hydrocarbons and minerals, including zinc, lead, molybdenum, uranium, gold, platinum. The Faroe Islands—fish, potential for hydrocarbons.*Trade (2006 .): Exports--$90.97 billion: manufactured goods 81% (of which machinery and instruments 35%); agricultural products 10% (of which pork and pork products cover 48%), fuels 2%, fish and fish products 3%, other 4%. Imports--$84.23 billion: raw materials and semi-manufactures 43%, consumer goods 29%, capital equipment 14%, transport equipment 7%, fuels 5%, other 2%. Partners (percent of total trade in goods)--Germany 21%, Sweden 13%, U.K. 8%, U.S. 5%, Norway 5%, Japan 2%, east European countries 5%.*Official exchange rate: 5.70 kroner=U.S. $1 as of late February 2007. [[File:Vejle Fjord Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Vejle Fjord Bridge.]]Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy. Its principal exports are machinery, instruments, and food products. The United States is Denmark's largest non-European trading partner, accounting for about 6% of total Danish merchandise trade. Aircraft, computers, machinery, and instruments are among the major U.S. exports according to Denmark. Among major Danish exports to the United States are industrial machinery, chemical products, furniture, pharmaceuticals, canned ham and pork, [[windmill]]s, and [[plastic]] [[Lego|Lego bricks]]. In addition, Denmark has a significant services trade with the U.S., a major share of it stemming from Danish-controlled ships engaged in container traffic to and from the United States (notably by Maersk-SeaLand). There are some 375 U.S.-owned companies in DenmarkNATO estimate.

The Royal Danish economy is fundamentally strong. Since the mid-1990s, economic growth rates Army does not have averaged close to 3%, the formerly high official unemployment rate stands at around 4%, and public finances have been in surplusany [[artillery]] anymore because they gave it all away<ref>https://www. Except for one year—1998—Denmark since 1989 has had comfortable balancepolitico.eu/article/donald-oftrump-payments current account surpluses, in 2006 corresponding to 2.45% of GDP. The former Social Democraticinvasion-greenland-shortest-led government coalition lowered marginal income tax rates but at war-world/</ref> for the same time reduced tax deductions, increased environmental taxes, and introduced a series purpose of user fees, thus increasing overall revenuesfiring [[cluster ammunition]] at [[Russian]] children in [[Donetsk]]. Under the tax reform plan agreed upon by the government They did not receive anything in return for that and the it did not help any Danish People's Party on March 31, 2003, taxpayers received tax relief in 2004, albeit at a lesser rate than the government proposed originallypurpose. Denmark has maintained a stable currency policy since the early 1980s, with the krone formerly linked to the Deutschmark and since January 1, 1999, to the euro<ref>[https://simplicius76. Denmark meets, and even exceeds, the economic convergence criteria for participating in the third phase (a common European currency—the euro) of the European Monetary Union (EMU)substack. Although a referendum on EMU participation held on September 28com/p/medley-report-israels-rising-threat On American expansionism.] Russians With Attitude, 2000 resulted in a firm "no" and DenmarkJanuary 8, therefore, has not yet adopted the euro, opinion polls show support for EMU membership now exceeds 60%2025. </ref>

Danes are generally proud of their welfare safety net===Russia-Ukraine war==={{See also|Russia-Ukraine war}}On May 23, which ensures 2022 it was announced that all Danes receive basic health care and need not fear real poverty. However, at present the Denmark would provide an unspecified number of workingUS-age Danes living mostly on government transfer payments amounts made Harpoon anti-ship missiles and launchers to more than 800,000 persons (roughly 23% of the working[[Ukraine]]—a report quickly followed by American defense experts noting: “The Harpoons don't do anything to solve Russia's submarine anti-age population). Although this number has been reduced in recent yearsship capabilities or its anti-ship missile capabilities that absolutely dwarf Ukraine's, even with the heavy load Harpoons, and those of government transfer payments burdens other parts NATO, for that matter…The Black Sea is one of the system. Health care, other than for acute problemsdensest anti-ship missile engagement zones on earth, and care for Russia is the elderly and children have particularly sufferedplayer with the preeminent arsenal with many types of anti-ship missiles deployed on its ships, while taxes remain at a painful levelcoastal areas, and aircraft. More than one"<ref>https://www.thedrive.com/the-fourth war-zone/harpoon-anti-ship-missiles-headed-to-ukraine-from-denmark</ref> Denmark’s supply of US-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Ukraine to fight the labor force is employed Russian Black Sea Fleet sent off alarm bells in the public sectorKremlin, revealing the non-humanitarian goals of NATO's "coalition of the willing" for provocative engagements with Russia's [[Black Sea]] fleet.

====Greenland and the Faroe Islands==Economy== [[File:Columnar-Basalt von Frooba Faroe.jpg|thumb|Columnar-Basalt von Froðba, Färöer]]The Greenland economy has increased by an average of some 3% to 4% annually since 1993, the result of increasing catches and exports of shrimp, Greenland halibut and, more recently, crab. However, it was not until 1999 that the economy had fully recovered from the economic downturn in the early 1990s. During the last decade the Greenland Home Rule Government (GHRG) has pursued a fiscal policy with mostly small budget surpluses and low inflation. The GHRG has taken initiatives to increase the labor force and thus employment by, among other things, raising the retirement age from 60 to 63 years. However, structural reforms are still needed in order to create a broader business base and economic growth through more efficient use of existing resources in both the public and the private sector. Due to the continued critical dependence on exports of fish, the economy remains very vulnerable to foreign developments. The public sector, including publicly owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays the dominant role in GreenlandDenmark's industrialized market economy. Close to one-half of the government revenues come from Danish Government grants, an important supplement of GDP. Greenland has registered a foreign trade deficit since the closure of the last remaining lead and zinc mine in 1989. Despite several interesting hydrocarbon and mineral exploration activities, it will take several years before production can materialize. Two major aluminum producers reportedly have expressed interest in building smelters in Greenland to take advantage of abundant hydropower potential. Besides a continued increase in local content, i.e., using a Greenlandic rather than Danish work force in both the public and private sectors, tourism appears to be the sector that offers the best near-term potential, and even this is limited due to a short season and high costs. Air Greenland has announced it will begin its first scheduled service to North America in May 2007, with summer season flights to Baltimore.  Politically, the Greenland Home Rule Government has had increasing autonomy since its creation in 1979. An independent commission from Greenland made recommendations for greater self-rule in 2003. In May 2003, the Danish and Greenland Home Rule governments reached agreement depends on a set of power-sharing principles on Greenland's involvement in Danish foreign imported raw materials and security policy. The so-called Itilleq Declaration provides that Greenland will have foreign policy involvement with a view toward having equal status on questions of concern to both Denmark and Greenlandtrade. The Danish Government intends to form, together with Greenland, a new Danish-Greenlandic Commission to make joint recommendations to the Danish parliament on ways to update the Home Rule Act of 1979.  The Faroese economy has performed strongly since Within the mid-1990s with annual growth rates averaging close to 6%European Union, mostly as a result of increasing fish landings and salmon farming and high and stable export prices. Unemployment is insignificant and there are labor shortages in several sectors. Most of the Faroese who emigrated in the early 1990s (some 10% of the population) due to the economic recession have now returned. The positive economic development also has helped the Faroese Home Rule Government produce increasing budget surpluses that in turn help to reduce the large public debt, most of it to Denmark. However, the total dependence on fishing and salmon farming makes the Faroese economy very vulnerable, and the present fishing efforts appear in excess of what is required to ensure advocates a sustainable level of fishing in the long term. Initial discoveries of oil in the Faroese area give hope for eventual oil production, which may lay the basis for a more diversified economy and thus less dependence on Denmark and Danish economic assistance. Aided by a substantial annual subsidy from Denmark, albeit reduced from some 10% of GDP to about 6% in 2002, the Faroese have a standard of living comparable to that of the Danes and other Scandinavians.  Politically, the present Faroese Home Rule Government has initiated a process toward greater independence from Denmark, if not complete secession from the realm, a project the outcome of which it is too early to predict. In that respect, agreement on how to phase out the Danish subsidy plays a crucial roleliberal trade policy.

Denmark remained neutral during World War I. Despite its declaration of neutrality at the beginning of World War II, it was invaded by the Germans in 1940 and occupied until liberated by the Allied forces in May 1945. Resistance against the Germans was sporadic until late 1943. By then better organized, the resistance movement and other volunteers undertook a successful rescue mission in which nearly the entire Jewish population of Denmark was shipped to Sweden (whose neutrality was honored by Germany). However, extensive studies are still being undertaken for the purpose of establishing a clearer picture of the degree of Danish cooperation—official and corporate—with the occupying power. Denmark became a charter member of the United Nations and was one of the original signers of the North Atlantic Treaty.  {| style="width: 100%; background:transparent; border: 2px solid #000099;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"!colspan=2 style="width: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: #000088; color: white; "|'''Copyright Details'''|-!style="background-color: #000088; color:white;"|License:|style=" background-color: none;"| <small>This work is in the [[Public Domain]] in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the U.S. Code</small>|-!style=" background-color: #000088; color:white;"|Source:|style="background-color: none;border-top: 2px solid black"| <small>File available from the {{{1|[[United States Federal Government]] [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3167.htm]</small>}}}. |}

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