Denmark in brief
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Population:
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5,910,913 (2023)
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Area:
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43,560 square kilometres
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Population density:
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139 per square kilometre (2023)
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Geographic region:
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Scandinavia
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Gross domestic product:
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DKK 2,684 billion (2022)
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GDP per capita:
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DKK 451,173,77 (2022)
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Capital:
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Copenhagen 1,381,000 (2023)
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Other major cities:
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Aarhus 361,544 (2023), Aalborg 222,571 (2023), Odense 207,792 (2023)
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Form of state:
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Head of State:
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King Frederik X (since 14 January 2024)
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Government:
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The Social Democratic Party (S), Venstre (V), Moderaterne (M), since november 2022 |
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Head of government:
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Mette Frederiksen (S)
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Ethnic distribution:
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84,6% Danes. Immigrants and their descendants constitute 15,4% (2023)
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Life expectancy:
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Women 83.92 years, men 80.13 years (2023)
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Language:
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Danish
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Religion:
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72% Protestant (Members of the National Church as of January 2023)
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Currency:
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Danish Kroner, DKK 1 Krone = 100 Øre
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Membership:
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UN, EU, NATO, Council of Europe. OECD, Schengen, OSCE, IMF, WTO and others.
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