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Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Friis Arne PETERSEN
chancery: 3200 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 234-4300
FAX: [1] (202) 328-1470
consulate(s) general: Chicago, New York

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador James P. CAIN
embassy: Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24, 2100 Copenhagen
mailing address: PSC 73, APO AE 09716
telephone: [45] 33 41 71 00
FAX: [45] 35 43 02 23

Flag description:

red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the
vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side; the banner
is referred to as the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
note: the shifted design element was subsequently adopted by the
other Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

Economy
Denmark

Economy - overview:

The Danish economy has in recent years undergone strong expansion
fueled primarily by private consumption growth, but also supported
by exports and investments. This thoroughly modern market economy
features high-tech agriculture, up-to-date small-scale and corporate
industry, extensive government welfare measures, comfortable living
standards, a stable currency, and high dependence on foreign trade.
Unemployment is low and capacity constraints are limiting growth
potential. Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy and enjoys a
comfortable balance of payments surplus. Government objectives
include streamlining the bureaucracy and further privatization of
state assets. The government has been successful in meeting, and
even exceeding, the economic convergence criteria for participating
in the third phase (a common European currency) of the European
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), but so far Denmark has decided
not to join 15 other EU members in the euro. Nonetheless, the Danish
krone remains pegged to the euro. Economic growth gained momentum in
2004 and the upturn continued through 2007. The controversy over
caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad printed in a Danish newspaper in
September 2005 led to boycotts of some Danish exports to the Muslim
world, especially exports of dairy products, but the boycotts did
not have a significant impact on the overall Danish economy. Because
of high GDP per capita, welfare benefits, a low Gini index, and
political stability, the