| Population |
5,707,251 (2016 estimate) |
| Area |
42,925.46 square kilometres |
| Population density |
132.96 per square kilometre |
| Geographic region |
Scandinavia |
| Gross domestic product |
$300.906 billion (2016 estimate) |
| GDP per capita |
$53,280 (2016 estimate) |
| Capital |
Copenhagen (1,789,174 – January 2016) |
| Other major cities |
Aarhus 259.754, Odense 172.512 & Aalborg 109.092 (2014) |
| Form of state |
Monarchy |
| Government |
The Liberal Party (Venstre) |
| Head of state |
Queen Margrethe II (since 14 January 1972) |
| Head of government |
Lars Løkke Rasmussen (since 28 June 2015) |
| Ethnic distribution |
5,026,561 Danes. Immigrants and their descendants constitute 600,674 (2014) |
| Life expectancy |
Women 81.9 years, men 78.0 years (2014) |
| Language |
Danish |
| Religion |
90% Protestant |
| Currency |
Danish Kroner, DKK 1 Krone = 100 Øre |
| Membership |
UN, OECD, EU, Nato, Schengen, OSCE, IMF, WTO and others. |
