Denmark

Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
==Economical characteristics==
* Currency: Danish krone (ISO code: DKK)
* Central bank discount rate: 1.2% (31 December 2009)
* Commercial banks lending rate: NA%
* Stock of money (M1): $155.6 billion (31 December 2009)
* Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $95.82 billion (31 December 2008)
===Statistics===
Statistic / Year 	1999 	2000 	2001 	2002 	2003 	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008
GDP (million USD)World Bank. "Denmark: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29. 	173 945	160 083	160 476	173 881	212 622	244 726	257 672	273 857	310 046	341 255
Govt. debt (% of GDP)World Bank. "Denmark: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29. 	 	50.081 	48.106 	48.282 	46.930 	42.868 	35.187 	29.142 	24.066 	
Govt. revenue (% of GDP)World Bank. "Denmark: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29. 	39.869 	36.498 	35.363 	34.641 	34.633 	36.247 	37.565 	36.243 	40.583 	
Govt. expenses (% of GDP)World Bank. "Denmark: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.	37.336 	35.321 	35.112 	34.987 	35.540 	34.917 	33.234 	32.382 	36.491 	
Debt to revenue (years) 	 	1.372 	1.360 	1.394 	1.355 	1.183 	0.937 	0.804 	0.593 	
==References==
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
==External links==
* Denmark on Wikipedia
* Central bank of Denmark
* BBC country profile
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