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| Kingdom of Denmark Kongeriget Danmark Kongsríki Danmarkar Kunngeqarfik Danmarki | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Capital and largest city | Copenhagen |
| Official languages | Danish |
| Recognized regional languages | Faroese Greenlandic |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Area | |
• Total | 42,926 km²(metropolitan Denmark) 2,210,408 (entire realm) |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 5,930,998 |
The Kingdom of Denmark is a country in Northern Europe. It consists of metropolitan Denmark and its colonies of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
History
Denmark was once a significant power within Europe and occupied and claimed most of Scandinavia.[1] However, due to wars of imperialism, the Danish empire reached the brink of collapse, and the final blow was the Prussian invasion of 1864.
NSA surveillance
The Danish military allows the NSA to spy on the Danish Finance Ministry, Foreign Ministry, weapons companies, and civilian population.[2]
Politics
The far-right Danish People's Party has been decreasing in strength since 2014. A new far-right party, Hard Line, advocates for banning Islam and deporting all Muslims from Denmark.[3]
References
- ↑ Jon Mathorne (06 april 2017). "Så stort har Danmark været" Videnskab.dk.
- ↑ Ron Ridenour (2020-12-10). "Outposts of the U.S. Surveillance Empire: Denmark and Beyond" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ↑ Ellen Rivera, Marsha P. Davis (2019-07-22). "Dissecting Identity & Democracy: the EU’s new far-right super group" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2022-11-23.