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Kingdom of Denmark
Kongeriget Danmark
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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4.785 million (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1,444,016 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: excellent telephone and telegraph services
domestic: buried and submarine cables and microwave radio relay form trunk network, 4 cellular mobile communications systems international: 18 submarine fiber-optic cables linking Denmark with Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, UK, Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Canada; satellite earth stations - 6 Intelsat, 10 Eutelsat, 1 Orion, 1 Inmarsat (Blaavand-Atlantic-East); note - the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) share the Danish earth station and the Eik, Norway, station for worldwide Inmarsat access (1997) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 355, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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6.02 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998) |
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Televisions:
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3.121 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.dk |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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13 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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3.37 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 2,859 km (508 km privately owned and operated)
standard gauge: 2,859 km 1.435-m gauge (600 km electrified; 760 km double-track) (1998 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 71,474 km
paved: 71,474 km (including 880 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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417 km |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 110 km; petroleum products 578 km; natural gas 700 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Abenra, Alborg, Arhus, Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Frederikshavn, Hirtshals, Kolding, Odense, Roenne (Bornholm), Vejle |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 301 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,258,959 GRT/8,143,520 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Greenland 1, Indonesia 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 105, chemical tanker 26, container 72, liquefied gas 20, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 25, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 7, specialized tanker 3 |
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Airports:
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116 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 28
over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 12 under 914 m: 3 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 76
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 71 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,287,168 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,099,900 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 29,212 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$2.47 billion (FY99/00) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.4% (FY99/00) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark, Iceland, and the UK (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area); dispute with Iceland over the Faroe Islands' fisheries median line boundary within 200 NM; disputes with Iceland, the UK, and Ireland over the Faroe Islands continental shelf boundary outside 200 NM; Faroese are considering proposals for full independence |