Denmark, Europe

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Image of Copenhagen, capital city of Denmark

Denmark Flag

Denmark is a country located in the Northern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Easy learning about Denmark
Denmark is located in	Northern Europe Europe Continent
Member of	European Union since 1973 Schengen since 2001 NATO since 1949
Denmark has a population of	5,948,136 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Denmark are called Danes
The country’s total area is	43,094 Km² ( 26,777 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	8
Global Peace Index Score	1
Human Development Index (HDI)	Denmark HDI ranks in position nº 5 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.952 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Denmark’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 189 countries Denmark passport ranks in position nº 3 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Denmark GDP per capita is	$74,969 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Denmark ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Denmark EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Very high proficiency in English has a score of 603 ranks 7th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	56° 00' N, 10° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Denmark Capital city	Copenhagen
Neighbouring countries	Germany.
Denmark Climate	temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Most predominant religion	Evangelical Lutheran (official),
Second most predominant religion	Muslim
Currency name & code	Krone (DKK)
Internet ccTLD	.dk
Denmark calling code	+45

metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner)

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