What language do Danes speak?

The official language of Denmark: Danish.

Denmark is one of the five Nordic countries. It is a constitutional monarchy with two autonomous regions, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The north faces Sweden and Norway across the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, collectively known as Scandinavian countries. The south is bordered by Germany, the capital and the largest city, Copenhagen.

Denmark is a highly developed capitalist country, a founding member of NATO and a member of the European Union. This country has an extremely perfect social welfare system, a highly developed economy, a very small gap between the rich and the poor, and its citizens enjoy a very high quality of life. 20 19 February 20 18 Global Happiness Index was released, and Denmark ranked third.

Extended data:

1, regional position

The Kingdom of Denmark is located on the jutland at the northwest end of the European continent. It faces the Baltic Sea in the east, the North Sea in the west, Norway and Sweden across the Skagrakir Strait, kattegat and the Oresund Strait in the north and German in the south.

2. Topography

The terrain is low and flat, with an average elevation of about 30 meters. The western part of jutland is an ice-water sedimentary plain with ups and downs. There are wide beaches along the North Sea coast, and bushes grow on the sand dunes. The sea breeze is blowing gently and the scenery is charming. This is a tourist attraction. Eastern and central jutland is one of the most typical areas in Europe to study glacial sedimentary topography.

3. Climate characteristics

Denmark has a temperate maritime climate. 10, the average temperature in October is 65438 2.4℃, and that in August is 65438 0.4℃. The average annual precipitation is about 860mm. Denmark is not as cold as people think, and the climate in most areas is similar to that in China.

4. Natural resources

Natural resources are scarce, except for oil and natural gas, there are few other minerals, and all minerals such as coal and iron are imported. Denmark's oil reserves on the continental shelf of the North Sea are estimated to be 290 million tons, and its natural gas reserves are about 200 billion cubic meters.

5. Population and nationality

5.628 million people (20 13), about 95% are Danes and about 5% are foreign immigrants. The official language is Danish. 86.6% of the residents believe in Christian Lutheranism and 0.6% in Roman Catholicism.

The population of Greenland is 52,940 (65,438+0,985), mainly Greenlanders. The population of the Faroe Islands is 45,000 (1985), belonging to the Faroe people.

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