🇩🇰 Denmark

About Denmark

Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean. Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.

At a Glance

Currency & Economy

Currency

Danish krone (DKK)

Exchange Rate

1 USD = 6.36 DKK

GDP

$424.5B

GDP per Capita

$71,026

Development

Life Expectancy

81.9 years

Geography & Practical Details

Region

Europe

Capital

Copenhagen

Area

43,094 km²

Population

6,011,488

Timezone

UTC-04:00

Languages

Danish

Calling Code

+45

Drives On

Right

ISO Code

DK