Facts about Denmark

Population: 5.564.219 (2011)

Area: 43.098 square kilometres

Population density: 126,4 pr. square kilometre

Geographic region: Scandinavia

Gross domestic product: DKK 1.656 billion (2009)

GDP pr. inhabitant: 386.931 DKK (2011)

Capital: Copenhagen 1.702.388 (2011)

Other major cities: Århus 311.235, Odense 190.448, Aalborg 199.437 (2011)

Form of state: Monarchy

Government: Coalition of The Social Democrats, The Social Liberals and The Socialist People´s Party

Head of state: Queen Margrethe II (since 14 January 1972)

Head of government: Helle Thorning-Schmidt (since 3. October 2011)

Ethnic distribution: 4.996.980 Danes. Immigrants and their descendants constitute 567.932 (2011)

Life expectancy: Women 81,2 years, men 77,1 (2011)

Language: Danish

Religion: 90% Protestant

Currency: Danish Kroner, DKK. 1 Krone = 100 Øre (5,3 DKK = 1 USD, 2011)

Member of: UN, OECD, EU, Nato, Schengen, OSCE, IMF, WTO and others

Statistical Yearbook
Statistics Denmark


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