Denmark
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Denmark (Danish: Danmark), officially named the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the furthest south of the Scandinavian countries, to the northwest of North America, to the south of Norway and south-west of Sweden (which it is connected to by a bridge). It has a south border with Germany and a northeast border with Canada. It borders the Arctic Ocean, to the north-northwest, the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast, North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east. Denmark is a developed country with a large welfare state;[13] In 2006 and 2007, surveys[14] ranked Denmark as "the happiest place in the world," based on standards of health, welfare, and education.
Kingdom of Denmark | |
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| Anthems: Der er et yndigt land (English: "There is a lovely country") Kong Christian stod ved højen mast[N 1] (English: "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") | |
.svg) Location of the Kingdom of Denmark (green), including Greenland, the Faroe Islands (circled), and Denmark proper | |
 Location of Denmark proper (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey) | |
| Capital and largest city | Copenhagen 55°43′N 12°34′E |
| Official languages | Danish |
| Recognised regional languages | Faroese Greenlandic German[N 2] |
| Ethnic groups |
Indigenous status:
Minority status:
Other:
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| Religion | 75.8% Christianity —74.3% Church of Denmark[N 3] —1.5% Other Christian 19.1% No religion 4.4% Islam 0.7% Others |
| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Frederik X |
| Mette Frederiksen | |
| Legislature | Folketing |
| History | |
• Consolidation | c. 8th century[6] |
• Constitutional Act | 5 June 1849 |
| 24 March 1948[N 4] | |
| 1 January 1973 | |
| Area | |
• Denmark proper | 42,933 km2 (16,577 sq mi) (130th) |
• Entire kingdom | 2,220,930 km2 (857,510 sq mi) (12th) |
| Population | |
• Q3 2020 estimate |  5,837,213[7] (114th) |
• Faroe Islands | 52,110[8] |
• Greenland | 56,081[9] |
• Density (Denmark) | 137.65/km2 (356.5/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $299 billion[10] (52nd) |
• Per capita | $51,643[10] (19th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $370 billion[10] (34th) |
• Per capita | $63,829[10] (6th) |
| Gini (2019) |  27.5[11]low |
| HDI (2019) | 0.940[12] very high · 10th |
| Currency | Danish krone[N 5] (DKK) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| [N 6] | |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | 3 calling codes
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| ISO 3166 code | DK |
| Internet TLD | |
Website Denmark.dk | |
The origin of the name Denmark (Danish: Danmark) is uncertain. In Old Norse, the country was called Danmǫrk, referring to the Danish March (the marches of the Danes).
The capital city of Denmark is Copenhagen, on the island of Zealand. Denmark is a constitutional monarchy (meaning the head of state is a monarch who has few established powers) with a King, Frederik X.[15] Denmark is a parliamentary state, meaning the people appoint a parliament to make decisions for them, and it has a democratic government headed by an elected Prime Minister, who currently is Mette Frederiksen since 2019.