About Denmark

Denmark is the southernmost and smallest of the Scandinavian countries. With its landscape ranging from international and cosmopolitan cities to scenic country sides, Denmark has more to offer than meets the eye.

In everyday life, Denmark has a well-deserved reputation for being the benchmark for modern civilizations due to its progressive policies, commitment to free speech, and highly liberal social-welfare system. Denmark was recently recognized as having some of the “happiest” citizens out of any country in the world.

To give a brief introduction to Denmark, we’ve included a few key facts useful for any visitor to Denmark. Please be advised that the information contained on this page may be liable to change without prior warning. For the most up to date information about Denmark, please consult an expert before departing on your trip.

Official Name: Denmark

Capital: Copenhagen

Location: Denmark is located in Northern Europe and is bordered by the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. Denmark is a peninsula, north of Germany.

Size: Denmark spans 43,094 sq km making it the 142nd largest country in the world by size.

Climate: Denmark’s climate is temperate, with a typical day being humid and overcast. It has mild and windy winters, and cool summers.

Population: Denmark has a population of 5,484,723 making it the 111th most populated country in the world

Life expectancy at birth: Denmark has a life expectancy at birth of 78.13 years, giving its citizens the 48th oldest life expectancy in the world.

Major illnesses: At present there are no major infectious diseases present in Denmark.

Languages: The official language in Denmark is Danish. Other languages spoken include Faroese, Greenlandic, and German. The predominant second language is English.

Religion: 95% of Denmark’s religious population consists of Evangelical Lutheran. 3% are Protestant or Roman Catholic, while the other 2% are Muslim.

Government: Denmark is a constitutional monarchy.

Head of State: Denmark’s head or chief of state is Queen Margrethe II

Head of Government: The head of government is Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt
 
Economy: Denmark’s economy is highly modern with and features high-tech agriculture, extensive government welfare measure, and modernized small-scale and corporate industry. Being a net exporter of food and energy, Denmark enjoys a comfortable balance of payment surplus. The government has been more than successful in meeting the economic convergence criteria for being included in the third phase of the European Economic and Monetary Union, but has so far not converted to using the Euro as its national currency.  

GDP: Denmark’s GDP in purchasing power parity terms is $204.6 billion (52nd in the world) and $310.7 billion in official exchange rate terms. Its per-capita GDP of $37,400 makes it the 24th highest in the world.  

 

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