Danish Antilles
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Flag |
Coat of arms |
Anthem: Mere end tre øer "More Than Three Islands" | |
300px Global location of the Danish Antilles 300px Map of the Danish Antilles | |
Capital (and largest city) |
Christiansby |
Official language | Danish |
Demonym | Danish Antillean |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
· Monarch | Margrethe II |
· Governor General | Christine Hansen |
· Prime Minister | Peter Jespersen |
Legislature | Parliament |
Established | 29 December 1955 |
Area | 177 km² |
Population (DEC 2020 est) |
• 92,308 (2020 CENS.) • 521.51/km² |
GDP (PPP) | $3.59 billion |
GDP (PPP) per capita | $38,904 |
GDP (nominal) | $2.8 billion |
GDP (nominal) per capita | $30,356 |
Gini | 38.3 medium |
HDI | 0.887 very high |
Currency | Danish krone (DKK) |
Time zone | UTC-4 |
Drives on the | right |
Calling code | +299 |
Internet TLD | .da |
The Danish Antilles (Danish: Danske Antiller) are a constituent country of the Danish Realm, consisting of the islands of Marquesa, Parmesa and Santa Maria in the eastern Caribbean Sea, situated approximately halfway between Saint Martin and St. Kitts and Nevis. In December 2020, the population of the Danish Antilles was calculated at 92,308, representing about 1.5% of the total population of the Danish Realm. The capital and largest city of the Danish Antilles is Christiansby, located on Marquesa.