| Kingdom of Denmark Kongeriget Danmark |
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Motto: (Royal) "Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke"[a]
"God's Help, the People's Love, Denmark's Strength" |
Anthem: Der er et yndigt land
There is a lovely country
Royal anthem: Kong Christian stod ved højen mast
King Christian stood by the lofty mast |
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Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark (dark green) |
Capital
(and largest city) | Copenhagen
55°43′N12°34′E / 55.717°N 12.567°E / 55.717; 12.567 |
| Official language(s) | Danish |
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| Recognised regional languages | Faroese, Greenlandic, German[c] |
| Demonym | Danish or Dane(s) |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutional monarchy |
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| - | Monarch | Margrethe II |
| - | Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt |
| - | Speaker of the Folketing | Mogens Lykketoft |
| Legislature | Folketing |
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| Consolidation | 8th century |
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| Area |
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| - | Denmark[b] | 43,094 km2 [3][4](134th)
(16,639) sq mi |
| - | Greenland | 2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi) |
| - Faroe Islands | 1,399 km2 (540.16 sq mi) |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 5,543,453 [4] (111th) |
- Greenland
- Faroe Islands
- Density (Denmark) | 57,695 [5][d]
49,483 [6][d]
128/km2 (333/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $206.586 billion[7][e] (52nd) |
| - | Per capita | $37,151[7] (20th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $333.238 billion[7][e] (32nd) |
| - | Per capita | $59,928[7] (7th) |
| Gini (2009) | 24.7[e] (low) (1st) |
| HDI (2010) |  0.866[8][e] (very high) (19th) |
| Currency | Danish krone[f] (DKK) |
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| Time zone | CET(UTC+1[e]) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | DK |
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| Internet TLD | .dk[g] |
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| Calling code | +45[h] |
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