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Kingdom of Denmark
🗺️ Copenhagen, Denmark
Capital city
📍 55.6761°, 12.5683°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalCopenhagen
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population6.1M
Governmentparliamentary constitutional monarchy
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsType C, E, F, K (230V)
Internet Code.dk
Internet Users100%
GDP per Capita$73,700
🌍 Geography
LocationNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm)
Size Comparisonslightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts; about two-thirds the size of West Virginia
Climatetemperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Terrainlow and flat to gently rolling plains
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsDanish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 84.2%, Turkish 1.1%, other 14.7% (largest groups are Polish, Romanian, Syrian,...
ReligionsEvangelical Lutheran (official) 71.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other/none/unspecified (denominations include Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox...
Median Age42.2 years
Life Expectancy82.1 years
National HolidayConstitution Day, 5 June (1849)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook