Kingdom of Denmark
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 Location of the Kingdom of Denmark (green), including Greenland, the Faroe Islands (circled), and Denmark proper |
![Location of Denmark proper[N 2] (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/EU-Denmark.svg/250px-EU-Denmark.svg.png) |
Capital
and largest city | Copenhagen
55°43′N12°34′E / 55.717°N 12.567°E / 55.717; 12.567 |
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| Official languages | Danish |
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| Recognised regional languages | Faroese
Greenlandic
German[N 3] |
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| Ethnic groups | Indigenous status:
Minority status:
Other:
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| Religion | Church of Denmark[N 4] |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentary
constitutional monarchy |
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| Margrethe II |
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| Mette Frederiksen |
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| Legislature | Folketing |
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| History |
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| c. 8th century |
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| 5 June 1849 |
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| 24 March 1948[N 5] |
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| 1 January 1973 |
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| Area |
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• Denmark proper | 42,933 km2 (16,577 sq mi)[5] (130th) |
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| 2,220,930 km2 (857,510 sq mi)
(12th) |
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| Population |
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• Q3 2020 estimate |  5,837,213[6] (114th) |
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• Faroe Islands | 52,110[7] |
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• Greenland | 56,081[8] |
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• Density (Denmark) | 137.65/km2 (356.5/sq mi) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $299 billion[9][N 6] (52nd) |
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• Per capita | $51,643[9] (19th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $370 billion[9][N 6] (34th) |
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• Per capita | $63,829[9] (6th) |
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| Gini (2019) |  27.5[10]
low |
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| HDI (2018) | 0.930[11]
very high · 11th |
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| Currency | Danish krone[N 7] (DKK) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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| UTC+2 (CEST) |
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| [N 8] |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | 3 calling codes - +45 (Denmark)
- +298 (Faroe Islands)
- +299 (Greenland)
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| ISO 3166 code | DK |
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5,837,213
27.5