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| Basic Facts |
| Official name |
Kingdom of Denmark |
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| Capital |
Copenhagen |
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| Area |
43,094 sq km |
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16,639 sq mi |
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| Administrative divisions (population) |
| Hovedstaden |
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| Midtjylland |
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| Nordtjylland |
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| Sjælland |
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| Syddanmark |
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| Largest cities (population) |
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| Copenhagen |
501,158 (2006 estimate) |
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| Århus |
222,559 (2003 estimate) |
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| Odense |
145,374 (2003 estimate) |
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| Ålborg |
121,100 (2003 estimate) |
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| Esbjerg |
72,613 (2003 estimate) |
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| Randers |
55,897 (2003 estimate) |
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| Kolding |
54,526 (2003 estimate) |
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| Vejle |
49,782 (2003 estimate) |
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| Horsens |
49,457 (2003 estimate) |
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| Roskilde |
43,753 (2003 estimate) |
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| Silkeborg |
38,111 (2003 estimate) |
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| Helsingør |
34,906 (2003 estimate) |
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| Herning |
29,871 (2003 estimate) |
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| People |
| Population |
5,484,723 (2008 estimate) |
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| Population growth rate |
0.29 per cent (2008 estimate) |
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| Population density |
129 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) |
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335 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) |
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| Urbanization |
| Per cent urban |
86 per cent (2005 estimate) |
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| Per cent rural |
14 per cent (2005 estimate) |
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| Life expectancy |
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| Total |
78.1 years (2008 estimate) |
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| Female |
80.6 years (2008 estimate) |
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| Male |
75.8 years (2008 estimate) |
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| Infant mortality rate |
| 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) |
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| Literacy rate |
| Total |
99 per cent (1995) |
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| Female |
Not available |
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| Male |
Not available |
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| Ethnic divisions |
| Danish, Inuit, Faroese, German |
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| Languages |
| Danish (official), Standard German (official regional language), Faroese, Greenlandic Inuktitut |
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| Religions |
| Evangelical Lutheran, other Protestant, Roman Catholic, other |
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| Government |
| Type of government |
Constitutional monarchy |
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| Independence |
1849 (became a constitutional monarchy) |
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| Constitution |
June 5, 1953 |
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| Voting rights |
Universal at age 18 |
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| Economy |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (US$) |
| 275 billion (2006) |
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| GDP per capita (US$) |
50,650.50 (2006) |
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| GDP by economic sector |
| GDP, agriculture |
1.6 per cent (2006) |
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| GDP, industry |
26 per cent (2006) |
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| GDP, services |
72.4 per cent (2006) |
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| National budget (US$) |
| Total revenue |
99.26 billion (2006) |
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| Total expenditure |
88.68 billion (2006) |
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| Monetary unit |
| 1 Danish krone (DKr), consisting of 100 öre |
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| Exports |
| Meat and meat products, dairy products, transport equipment (ships and accessories), fish, furniture, textiles, clothing, chemicals, industrial machinery |
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| Imports |
| Petroleum, machinery and equipment, chemicals, grain and foodstuffs, textiles, paper |
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| Major trading partners for exports |
| Germany, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Norway, United States, the Netherlands |
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| Major trading partners for imports |
| Germany, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Norway, United States, the Netherlands |
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| Industries |
| Food processing, machinery and equipment, textiles and clothing, chemical products, electronics, construction, furniture and other wood products, shipbuilding |
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| Agriculture |
| Meat, dairy, grains, potatoes, rapeseed, sugar beet, fish |
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| Natural resources |
| Petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone |
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| Sources |
| Basic Facts and People sections |
| Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). |
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| Health and Education section |
| Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). |
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| Government section |
| Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data are from Military Balance. |
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| Economy section |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the latest Europa World Yearbook and various International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. |
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| Energy, Communication, and Transportation section |
| Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). |
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| Note |
| Figures may not total 100 per cent due to rounding. |
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