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Kingdom of Denmark
Kongeriget Danmark  (Danish)
Anthems:
Der er et yndigt land
(English: "There is a lovely country")

Kong Christian stod ved højen mast[N 1]
(English: "King Christian stood by the lofty mast")
Location of the Kingdom of Denmark (green), including Greenland, the Faroe Islands (circled), and Denmark proper
Location of the Kingdom of Denmark (green), including Greenland, the Faroe Islands (circled), and Denmark proper
Location of Denmark proper[N 2] (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green)
Location of Denmark proper[N 2] (dark green)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green)

Capital
and largest city
Copenhagen
55°43′N12°34′E / 55.717°N 12.567°E / 55.717; 12.567
Official languagesDanish
Recognised regional languagesFaroese
Greenlandic
German[N 3]
Ethnic groups
(2020)[2][3]
Religion
(2020)[4][5]
75.8% Christianity
—74.3% Church of Denmark[N 5]
—1.5% Other Christian
19.1% No religion
4.4% Islam
0.7% Others
Demonym(s)
GovernmentUnitaryparliamentary
constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Margrethe II
Mette Frederiksen
Henrik Dam Kristensen
LegislatureFolketing
History
c. 8th century[6]
5 June 1849
24 March 1948[N 6]
1 January 1973
Area
• Denmark proper
42,933 km2 (16,577 sq mi)[7] (130th)
• Water (%)
1.74 (as of 2015)[8]
• Entire kingdom
2,220,930 km2 (857,510 sq mi)
(12th)
Population
• Q3 2021 estimate
Neutral increase 5,850,189[9][N 7] (114th)
• Faroe Islands
52,110[10]
• Greenland
56,081[11]
• Density (Denmark)
137.65/km2 (356.5/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2018 estimate
• Total
$299 billion[12][N 8] (52nd)
• Per capita
$51,643[12] (19th)
GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$370 billion[12][N 8] (34th)
• Per capita
$63,829[12] (6th)
Gini (2020)Positive decrease 27.3[13]
low
HDI (2019)Increase 0.940[14]
very high · 10th
CurrencyDanish krone[N 9] (DKK)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
[N 10]
Date formatDD.MM.YYYY[N 11]
YYYY-MM-DD[15]
Driving sideright
Calling code
3 calling codes
  • +45      (Denmark)
  • +298    (Faroe Islands)
  • +299    (Greenland)
ISO 3166 codeDK
Internet TLD
3 TLDs
Website
Denmark.dk
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Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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