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Country profile: Denmark
| Location: | 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). Also Bornholm. |
| Climate: | temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers |
| Terrain: | low and flat to gently rolling plains |
| Size: | 43094 sq. km total (Land area: 42394 sq. km Water area: 700 sq.km) |
| Population: | 5,484,723 (July 2008 est.) |
| Languages: | Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language |
| Government: | constitutional monarchy |
| Capital city: | Copenhagen |
| Legal system: | civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Currency: | Danish krone (DKK) |
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Country profile
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.
Energy production and consumption
| Oil | Gas | |
| Production: | 342,000 bbl/day (2006 est.) | 9 billion cu m (2006 est.) |
| Consumption: | 171,000 bbl/day (2006 est.) | 4 billion cu m (2006 est.) |
| Exports: | 320,000 bbl/day (2006 est.) | 5 billion cu m (2006 est.) |
| Imports: | 164,000 bbl/day (2006 est.) | |
| Reserves: | 1 billion bbl (1 January 2006 est.) | 75 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
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Denmark - recent news
| 30 Apr 25 |
Denmark: RWE installs first foundation at Thor offshore wind farm RWE has taken an important step in the construction of the 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea: the first of 72 monopile foundations has been successfully installed. |
| 14 Apr 25 |
Denmark: GreenGo Energy and Doral Energy celebrate milestone with completion of 60 MWp solar park in Urup, Denmark GreenGo Energy has announced the successful completion of its largest solar park in Denmark to date, a state-of-the-art 60 MWp facility located in Urup, Jutland. The park is now fully connected to the grid and operating at full capacity. |
| 14 Apr 25 |
Sweden/Denmark: Öresundskraft and INEOS led Project Greensand signs agreement to store 210,000 tonnes of CO2 per year from Sweden in Denmark Öresundskraft Kraft & Värme AB and INEOS on behalf of Project Greensand have signed an agreement to investigate the opportunity to store up to 210,000 tonnes of CO2 annually from Sweden in Denmark. The captured carbon dioxide is planned for safe and permanent storage in Greensand storage facility located in the Danish part of the North Sea, with the first volumes expected to be stored from 2028. |
| 14 Apr 25 |
Denmark: Danish Government awards Norne Thorning Storage the License to explore the possibility of CO2 storage in Jutland Norne Thorning Storage, a Fidelis New Energy company, has been awarded the Exploration License for the Thorning structure by the Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities. Norne will soon commence its exploration work program to gather the necessary information about the structure to thoroughly evaluate and confirm its suitability for safe and permanent CO2 storage. |
| 10 Apr 25 |
Denmark: BlueNord provides update on Tyra Redevelopment Project BlueNord has announced that Tyra II has now been successfully restarted and that full technical capacity has been achieved on the facilities. The continuation of ramp-up of production is currently ongoing. |
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