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Also Known As Kongeriget Danmark • Kongaríkidh Danmark • Kingdom of Denmark • Danmarkip Nâlagauvfia
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Mette Frederiksen
Capital Copenhagen
Population (2026 est.) 6,036,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 6.393 Danish krone
Head Of State Danish Monarch: King Frederik X
Form Of Government constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (Folketing [179])
Official Language Danish
Official Religion Evangelical Lutheran
Official Name Kongeriget Danmark (Kingdom of Denmark)
Total Area (Sq Km) 42,956
Total Area (Sq Mi) 16,585
Monetary Unit Danish krone (DKK; plural kroner)
Population Rank (2026) 116
Population Projection 2030 6,114,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2026) 363.9
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2026) 140.5
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 88.6%2 • Rural: (2024) 11.4%2
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2023–2024) 79.9 years • Female: (2023–2024) 83.7 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: 100% • Female: (2015) 100%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 436,165
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 73,340
1Data in this statistical presentation nearly always exclude the Faroe Islands and Greenland.2January 1.

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