Denmark

Basic facts about Denmark

Country name: Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
Country code: 248
Continent: Europe
Currency name: Danish krone
Independence:
Independent from: ca. 965 unified and Christianized under HARALD I Gormson; 5 June 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Total area (km2): 43,094
Land area (km2): 42,434
Water area (km2): 660
Population: 5,556,452
Population note: 5,556,452 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Danish
All languages: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Date format:
Drive on: right
Calling code: +45
Domain: .dk