The Flag of Scotland, (Scottish Gaelic: Bratach na h-Alba, Scots: Banner o Scotland), also known as St Andrew's Cross or the Saltire, is the national flag of Scotland. As the national flag, the Saltire, rather than the Royal Standard of Scotland, is the correct flag for all individuals and corporate bodies to fly. It is also, where possible, flown from Scottish Government buildings every day from 8am until sunset, with certain exceptions.
Military Spending in Denmark. Our latest data shows that Denmark spent $4,679,000,000 on their military in 2012 which amounted to 1.4% of the country's GDP that year. Check out the chart below for more Danish military budget data. We can only publish the past 12 years, but SIPRI has data as far back as 1988 on their site.
Denmark's armed forces are known as the Danish Defence (Danish: Forsvaret). The monarch is commander-in-chief of the Danish Defence, and serves as chief diplomatic official abroad. During peacetime, the Ministry of Defence employs around 33,000 in total.enmark became a member of the European Economic Community in 1973, maintaining certain opt-outs; it retains its own currency, the krone. It is among the founding members of NATO, the Nordic Council, the OECD, OSCE, and the United Nations; it is also part of the Schengen Area.