Danes

Danes (Danish: danskere, pronounced [ˈtænskɐɐ]) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark[27][28][29][30][31][32] and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark.[33] This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural.

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Danes
Danskere

Total population
c. 7 million
Regions with significant populations
Denmark	4,996,980[1]
United States	1,430,897[2]
Canada	207,470[3][4]
Norway	52,510[5]
Australia	50,413[6]
Germany	50,000[7]
Brazil	52,000[8][9][10]
Argentina	48,000[11][12]
Sweden	42,602[13]
United Kingdom	18,493 (Danish born only)[14]
Spain	10,000[15]
France	7,000[16]
Greenland	6,348[17]
Switzerland	4,251[18]
New Zealand	3,507[19]
Faroe Islands	2,956[citation needed]
Iceland	2,802[20]
Italy	2,084[21]
Austria	1,281[22]
Ireland	809[23]
Japan	500[24]
Lebanon	400[25]
Languages
Danish
Religion
Lutheranism (Church of Denmark)[26] Further details: Religion in Denmark
Related ethnic groups
Other Germanic peoples (especially North Germanic peoples)

Danes generally regard themselves as a nationality and reserve the word "ethnic" for the description of recent immigrants,[34] sometimes referred to as "new Danes".[35] The contemporary Danish national identity is based on the idea of "Danishness", which is founded on principles formed through historical cultural connections and is typically not based on racial heritage.[36]