Danemark
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Kingdom of Denmark
Kongeriget Danmark (Danish)
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Anthem: Der er et yndigt land
There is a lovely country Kong Christian stod ved højen mast King Christian stood by the lofty mast |
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![Location of Denmark[N 2] (dark green), in Europe (dark grey) and in the European Union (light green)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Denmark.svg)
Location of Denmark (dark green), in Europe (dark grey) and in the European Union (light green)
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| Capital and largest city |
Copenhagen 55°43′N 12°34′E / 55.717°N 12.567°E |
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| Official languages | Danish | ||||
| Recognised regional languages | German | ||||
| Religion | Church of Denmark | ||||
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| Sovereign state |
 Kingdom of Denmark
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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• Monarch
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Margrethe II | ||||
| Lars Løkke Rasmussen | |||||
| Legislature | Folketing | ||||
| History | |||||
| c. 8th century | |||||
| 5 June 1849 | |||||
| 24 March 1948 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Denmark
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42,925.46 km2 (16,573.61 sq mi) (133rd) | ||||
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• January 2017 estimate
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5,748,769 (112th) | ||||
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• Density
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133.4/km2 (345.5/sq mi) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$264.837 billion (52nd) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$46,602 (19th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$302.571 billion (34th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$53,242 (6th) | ||||
| Gini (2014) |
 27.5low |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.923very high · 4th |
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| Currency | Danish krone (DKK) | ||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
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• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +45 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | DK | ||||
| Internet TLD | .dk | ||||
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Largest cities in Denmark (as of 1 January 2016[update])
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Rank | Core City | Region | Urban Population | Municipal Population | |||||
| 1 | Copenhagen | Capital Region of Denmark | 1,280,371 | 591,481 | ||||||
| 2 | Aarhus | Central Denmark Region | 264,716 | 330,639 | ||||||
| 3 | Odense | Region of Southern Denmark | 175,245 | 198,972 | ||||||
| 4 | Aalborg | North Denmark Region | 112,194 | 210,316 | ||||||
| 5 | Esbjerg | Region of Southern Denmark | 72,151 | 115,748 | ||||||
| 6 | Randers | Central Denmark Region | 62,342 | 97,520 | ||||||
| 7 | Kolding | Region of Southern Denmark | 59,712 | 91,695 | ||||||
| 8 | Horsens | Central Denmark Region | 57,517 | 87,736 | ||||||
| 9 | Vejle | Region of Southern Denmark | 54,862 | 111,743 | ||||||
| 10 | Roskilde | Region Zealand | 50,046 | 86,207 | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Denmark | ||||||||||
| year | population | members | percentage |
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| 1990 | 5,135,409 | 4,584,450 | 89.3% |
| 2000 | 5,330,500 | 4,536,422 | 85.1% |
| 2005 | 5,413,600 | 4,498,703 | 83.3% |
| 2010 | 5,534,738 | 4,479,214 | 80.9% |
| 2015 | 5,659,715 | 4,400,754 | 77.8% |
| 2016 | 5,707,251 | 4,387,571 | 76.9% |
| Statistical data: 1984, 1990–2016, Source: Kirkeministeriet | |||
Denmark (
i/ˈdɛnmɑːrk/; Danish: Danmark [ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊]), officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Scandinavian country in Europe. The southernmost and smallest of the Nordic countries, it is south-west of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark is the sovereign state that comprises Denmark and two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark has a total area of 42,924 square kilometres (16,573 sq mi), and a population of 5.75 million. The country consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand and Funen. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate.
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