Denmark, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 27 May 2025.
Image of Copenhagen, capital city of Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic monarchy producing 50 % of electricity from wind, pioneering Power-to-X green fuels, high social-welfare scores, and leading life-sciences and maritime clusters.
Denmark in one word would be “Hygge,” meaning cozy comfort.
Denmark Flag
Denmark armorial
Denmark is a country located in the Northern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Denmark administrative divisions
metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner)
- Hovedstaden (Capital),
- Midtjylland (Central Jutland),
- Nordjylland (North Jutland),
- Sjaelland (Zealand),
- Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)
Easy learning about Denmark |
The capital city of Denmark is Copenhagen.
| Denmark is located in | Northern Europe Europe Continent Inhabitants of Denmark are called Danes |
| Member of | European Union since 1973 Schengen since 2001 NATO since 1949 |
| Denmark has a population of | 5,948,136 inhabitants within a total area of 43,094 Km2 (26,777 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Denmark’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 8 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.38 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Denmark HDI ranks in position nº 4 worldwide HDI of 0.962 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Denmark’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 189 countries Denmark passport ranks 3rd 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 has a score of 603 ranks 7th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 56° 00' N, 10° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| 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 |
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