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Unlike the other Scandinavian countries, Denmark is densely populated, with approximately 5.3 million inhabitants living in an area of only 43,000 square kilometres. Almost 70% of the land area is given over to agriculture, but only 5.7% of the population works in the farming sector. An important economic sector is the fishing industry. Denmark changed from an agrarian to an industrialized nation during the 1960s. About 28% of employed persons are active in industry, while 66% work in the service sector. The high export potential for Danish industry is secured by a concentration on modern production and research technologies and a highly trained workforce. In 1999 the unemployment rate was 5.9%. In 2001 the gross national product amounted to 182,000m euros. Spending on education comprised about 14% of public expenditure. With the expansion of the Welfare State, expenditure on education climbed from 2% of GNP in the 1950s to 14% in 2001.
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Werler, T., Keiding, T.B. (2007). Denmark. In: HÖRNER, W., DÖBERT, H., KOPP, B.V., MITTER, W. (eds) The Education Systems of Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4874-2_14
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