Denmark β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Denmark covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Denmark
The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. It has a population of approximately 6.0M. The country covers an area of 43,094 kmΒ². It is located in Northern Europe.
Consistently ranks at or near the very top of the World Happiness Report.
Geography
Denmark is a country in Northern Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 43,094 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Germany, totalling 1 neighbour.
Demographics & Languages
Denmark has a population of approximately 6,011,488 people. Population density is around 139.5 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Danish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Danish.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Denmark reports a nominal GDP of about $424.5 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 75.3% of GDP in 1994. The official currency is the Danish krone (DKK, symbol kr). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 6.4 DKK.
Culture & Time
Denmark spans 5 time zones (including UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.dk.
Government & Status
The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +45. Its FIFA country code is DEN, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is DK.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.