General Information
Population (Mid 2005)
Denmark Proper: 5.43 million
Faeroe Islands: 46,962
Greenland: 56,375
Population Growth Rate: 0.34%
Religion and Government System
Religion: Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman
Catholic 3%, Muslim 2%
Government System: Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State: Queen Margrethe II
Head of Government: Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen
(Venstre)
Language and local currency
Languages: Danish, English (the predominant second language),
Faroese, Greenlandic, German (small minority)
Work Week: 37 hours, Monday through Friday
Currency: Danish Krone (DKK)