Area: 43.093 Km²
Population: 5.411.000 (1/1/2005)
Density: 126 pop/Km²

System of government: Constitutional monarchy
Capital: Copenhagen (502.000 pop., 1.815.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: Århus 228.500 pop., Odense 145.600 pop., Ålborg 121.500 pop.
Ethnic majority: Danish 95%, European 3%, Asian 1%, others 1%
Border countries: Germany SOUTH

Principal mountains: Ejer Bavnehøj 170,95 m, Yding Skovhøj 170,89 m
Principal rivers: Gudenå 158 Km, Storå 104 Km, Varde Å 100 Km
Principal lakes: Arresø 37 Km², Stadil Fjord 19 Km², Esrum Sø 18 Km², Mossø 17 Km², Salgbæk Vig 16 Km²
Principal islands: Sjælland 7031 Km², Vendsyssel-Thy 4685 Km², Fyn 2985 Km², Lolland 1243 Km², Bornholm 588 Km², Falster 514 Km²
Climate: Temperate

Language: Danish
Religion: Evangelical Lutheran 86,5%, Muslim 2%, other 11,5%
Currency: Danish Krone (DKK)

Dependences: Greenland (2.176.165 Km², 56.400 pop.), Faroe Islands (1399 Km², 48.400 pop.)

Useful Links: Danish Tourist Board 


Official data updated to 2003. Sources: Statistics Denmark, Ministry of the Environment