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Where Is Denmark? Location Map
List of Land & Sea Borders For Denmark
- Canada (Land + Sea): 1.3 km (0.8 miles) land / 3,109 km (1,932 miles) sea (via Greenland; land border on Hans Island)
- Norway (Sea): 2,032 km (1,263 miles) (partly via Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Jan Mayen & Svalbard)
- Iceland (Sea): 1,852 km (1,151 miles) (via Greenland & the Faroe Islands)
- United Kingdom (Sea): 963 km (598 miles) (mostly via the Faroe Islands)
- Germany (Land + Sea): 140 km (87.0 miles) land / 739 km (459 miles) sea
- Sweden (Sea): 632 km (393 miles)
- Poland (Sea): 178 km (111 miles)
Denmark Facts
Full Official Name: Denmark
Demonym: Danish, Dane
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Area
Total Area: 43,094 km²
Total Land Area: 42,434 km²
Total Water Area: 660 km²
Demographics
Population: 5,973,136
Population Growth Rate: 0.44% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Copenhagen (Population: 660,842)
Ethnic Groups: Danish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 84.2%, Turkish 1.1%, other 14.7% (largest groups are Polish, Romanian, Syrian, Ukrainian, German, and Iraqi) (2023 est.)
Languages: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority); note – English is the predominant second language
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran (official) 71.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other/none/unspecified (denominations include Roman Catholic, Jehovah’s Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, Buddhist, Church of Jesus Christ, Pentecostal, and nondenominational Christian) 24.3% (2024 est.)
Economy
Currency: Danish krone
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $428.385 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $72,000 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $278.917 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: Germany 15%, US 11%, Sweden 10%, Netherlands 6%, Norway 5% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $240.269 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: Germany 20%, Sweden 12%, China 9%, Netherlands 8%, Norway 5% (2022)
Government
Type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Capital City: Copenhagen (Population: 660,842)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC+1 (CET), UTC+2 (CEST) (DST)
Country Code: DK
Internet TLD: .dk
Climate Map of Denmark
