Denmark Country Info - Europe

Description and Basic Information

Denmark with its capital Copenhagen is located in Europe (Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea). It covers some 43,095 square kilometres (slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts) with 5,484,000 citizens. Danish, English, Faroese and German are the official languages spoken in Denmark (consider regional differences). Germany is a bordering country.

Denmark is a country in Scandinavia. The main part of it is Jutland, a peninsula north of Germany. Sports are popular in Denmark, with football reigning supreme in popularity and counted as the national sport, followed by Gymnastics, Handball and Golf. Long distance train travel is best done with DSB, the Danish State Rail system. A number of long distance bus companies also operate. However, driving in Denmark between cities is very easy, with well-maintained roads everywhere. With a 7400 kilometre coastline, almost the same as Brazil's and longer than India's, you are never far from a beach in Denmark. Much has happened since the Danes were wrecking havoc to much of Northern Europe, but the more peaceful modern version of the Danes still take immense pride in their Viking heritage. Denmark is a very safe country, with almost no risk of natural disasters or animal attacks. Compared to most other countries crime and traffic are only minor risks, and most crime visitors are likely to encounter is non violent pickpocketing. As of 15 August 2007 it is not legal to smoke in any public space in Denmark. Denmark is teeming with amusement parks, and indeed features some of the most famous in world.

Pictures from Capital (Copenhagen)

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About Denmark

The landscape features low and flat to gently rolling plains. The average density of population is about 127 per km². The climate in Denmark can be described as temperate with humid and overcast, mild, windy winters and cool summers. Potential threats by nature are flooding being a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes.

To reach someone in Denmark dial +45 prior to a number. There are 2,062,000 installed telephones. And there are 7,406,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".dk". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz. The following list are the 5 regions/states in Denmark we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Danish population grew at a rate of 0.27% (or by 14,782 citizens). With 56,204 deaths and 57,362 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.02%. 13,623 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Denmark: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.