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Country facts about Denmark

Short country facts about Denmark

Geography

Capital

Copenhagen (1.476.988 inhabitants; 2023)

Area

43.094km²

Population

5.923.984 (2023)

Ethnic groups

86,6 % Danes; 13,4 % others

Language

Danish (English is the dominant second language)

 

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 Economy

 

GDP percapita

USD 58.651 (2023)

Growth in GDP

3,8 % (2022)

Currency

Danish kroner (DKK)

Exchange rate

1USD is 6,80 DKK.

Date of exchangerate  

April 2023

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Government

 

Form of government

Constitutional monarchy

Head of state

Queen Margrethe II

Head of government

Mette Frederiksen (Social Democratic Party)

Foreign Minister

Jeppe Kofod (Social Democratic Party)

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