Denmark Agriculture Commerce

The National Bank of Copenhagen a population of about 550,000, or nearly one-fifth that of the entire country. This does not include the 99,4^0 inhabitants of Frederiksberg, which is practically a part of Copenhagen. According to official statistics for 1916, the combined popu- lation of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg was nearly ten times as great as that of the next largest city in Denmark. In addition to its preeminent position in Danish shaping, Copenhagen is the industrial and financial center of the nation. Probably no other country in the world is as de- pendent on its capital as is the case in Denmark. Wealth The wealth of the Danish people in 1919 was officially estimated for taxation purposes at $2,583,520,000 arid theii annual income at about $658,744,000. In 1909 the corre- sponding amounts were $1,225,641,000 and $197,246,- 000 respectively. On the basis of the estimate for 1919, nearly one-third of the wealth and more than 40 per cent of the nation’s income accrued to the inhabitants of Copen- hagen. The increase in the wealth of the nation in the past two years has been unusual and has added greatly to the taxing power of the government. It is expected that with 24