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Denmark

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  (dark green) – on the European continent  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)
Location of  Denmark proper  (dark green)

– on the European continent  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)

Capital
and largest city
Copenhagen
55°43′N 12°34′E / 55.717°N 12.567°E / 55.717; 12.567
Official languagesDanish
Recognised regional languagesFaroese
Greenlandic
German[N 2]
Ethnic groups

Indigenous status:

Minority status:

Other:

Religion
(2020)[4][5]
75.8% Christianity
—74.3% Church of Denmark[N 3]
—1.5% Other Christian
19.1% No religion
4.4% Islam
0.7% Others
Demonym(s)
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary
constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Frederik X
Mette Frederiksen
LegislatureFolketing
History
c. 8th century[6]
5 June 1849
24 March 1948[N 4]
1 January 1973
Area
• Denmark proper
42,933 km2 (16,577 sq mi) (130th)
• Entire kingdom
2,220,930 km2 (857,510 sq mi)
(12th)
Population
• Q3 2020 estimate
Increase 5,837,213[7] (114th)
• Faroe Islands
52,110[8]
• Greenland
56,081[9]
• Density (Denmark)
137.65/km2 (356.5/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2018 estimate
• Total
$299 billion[10] (52nd)
• Per capita
$51,643[10] (19th)
GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$370 billion[10] (34th)
• Per capita
$63,829[10] (6th)
Gini (2019)Positive decrease 27.5[11]
low
HDI (2019)Increase 0.940[12]
very high · 10th
CurrencyDanish krone[N 5] (DKK)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
[N 6]
Driving sideright
Calling code
3 calling codes
  • +45      (Denmark)
  • +298    (Faroe Islands)
  • +299    (Greenland)
ISO 3166 codeDK
Internet TLD
3 TLDs
Website
Denmark.dk

Denmark (Danish: Danmark), officially named the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the furthest south of the Scandinavian countries, to the northwest of North America, to the south of Norway and south-west of Sweden (which it is connected to by a bridge). It has a south border with Germany and a northeast border with Canada. It borders the Arctic Ocean, to the north-northwest, the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast, North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east. Denmark is a developed country with a large welfare state;[13] In 2006 and 2007, surveys[14] ranked Denmark as "the happiest place in the world," based on standards of health, welfare, and education.

The origin of the name Denmark (Danish: Danmark) is uncertain. In Old Norse, the country was called Danmǫrk, referring to the Danish March (the marches of the Danes).

The capital city of Denmark is Copenhagen, on the island of Zealand. Denmark is a constitutional monarchy (meaning the head of state is a monarch who has few established powers) with a King, Frederik X.[15] Denmark is a parliamentary state, meaning the people appoint a parliament to make decisions for them, and it has a democratic government headed by an elected Prime Minister, who currently is Mette Frederiksen since 2019.

  1. ↑ "Not one but two national anthems". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bekendtgørelse af ILO-konvention nr. 169 af 28. juni 1989 vedrørende oprindelige folk og stammefolk i selvstændige stater". Retsinformation.dk. 9 October 1997.
  3. ↑ "Den dansk-tyske mindretalsordning". Udenrigsministeriet.
  4. ↑ "Folkekirkens medlemstal" (in Danish). Kirkeministeriet. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Arly Jacobsen, Brian (8 February 2018). "Hvor mange muslimer bor der i Danmark?" (in Danish). Religion.dk. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Stone et al. 2008, p. 31.
  7. ↑ "Population and population projections". Statistics Denmark. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Faroe Islands Population". Hagstova Føroya. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "2020 Population". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Denmark". International Monetary Fund. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income - EU-SILC survey". ec.europa.eu. Eurostat. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  12. ↑ Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  13. ↑ Esping-Andersen, G. (1990). The three worlds of welfare capitalism. Princeton University Press.
  14. ↑ News, A. B. C. (8 January 2009). "Great Danes: The Geography of Happiness". ABC News. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ↑ "H.M. Kongen". www.kongehuset.dk. Retrieved 2024-02-25.


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