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Photos of Denmark

Hans Christian Andersen is Denmark’s most beloved author. This bronze statue by Henry Luckow-Nielsen was erected in 1965 in the Copenhagen City Hall Square and depicts Anderson with a book, facing the boulevard named for him. Andersen is the author of plays, novels, poems, travel books, and several autobiographies, but he is best known for his 156 fairy tales.

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Geography

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People and Society

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Age structure

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Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

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Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Heliports

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Merchant marine

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