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This article refers to the two definitions, ethnic Danes and their descendants plus the minority in Germany. DANES IN DENMARK Almost1 five million ethnic Danes live in Denmark today. The Danes are a Scandinavia n Ethnic Group , and are the descendants of the Norse - better known as Viking s - along with Norwegians , Swedes , Icelanders , and Faroese . The average Dane enjoys a comfortable standard of living. ''See also History Of Denmark ''. A minority of approx. 50,000 Danes live in Southern Schleswig in Germany , a former Danish territory, forming around 10% of the local population. In Denmark, the latter group is often referred to as De danske syd for grænsen (literally: the Danes south of the (Danish-German) border). For the global genetic make-up of the Danes and other peoples, see also: and [https://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/atlas.html THE DANISH NATION IN A POLITICAL CONTEXT Det danske folk (''The Danish nation'') as a concept, played an important role in 19th Century Ethnic Nationalism and refers to self-identification rather than a legal status. Use of the term is most often restricted to a historical context; the historic German-Danish struggle regarding the status of the Duchy of Schleswig vis-à-vis a Danish Nation-state . It describes people of Danish Nationality , both in Denmark and elsewhere. Most importantly, ethnic Danes in both Denmark proper and the former Danish Duchy of Schleswig . Excluded from this definition are people from the formerly Norwegian Faroe Islands and Greenland as well as members of the German minority as well as members of other ethnic minorities. The term should not be confused with the legal concept of Nationality , Danske statsborgere (''Danish nationals'') i.e. individuals holding Danish citizenship. SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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