Territory in northen Europe, ruled since 1953 by the Kongeriget Danmark
Denmark (Danish: Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Kongeriget Danmark) is a country in Europe. Denmark is a Nordic country and the southernmost of the Scandinavian nations, it is southwest of Sweden, south of Norway and bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark also comprises two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark proper consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, Funen and the North Jutlandic Island. The islands are characterized by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km², land area of 42,394 km² and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km², and a population of 5,781,190 (as of 2018).
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 56° N — Longitude: 10° E
Area: 42,925 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: DK
Birthplace of
Hans Christian Andersen, in Odense, on 2 Apr 1805
Deathplace of
Hans Christian Andersen, in Østerbro, Copehagen, on 4 Aug 1875
Measures of Freedom
Denmark: Country Profile, Freedom in the World, 2025Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 97/100, Political Rights: 40/40, Civil Liberties: 57/60
Denmark is a robust democracy with regular free and fair elections. Citizens enjoy full political rights, the government protects free expression and association, and the judiciary functions independently. However, Denmark has struggled to uphold fundamental freedoms for immigrants and other newcomers.
Economic Freedom Summary Index, Economic Freedom of the World, 25 Sep 2025
2023 overall score: 8.02, rank: 9
2023 overall score: 8.02, rank: 9
Human Freedom Index [PDF], The Human Freedom Index 2023: A Global Measurement of Personal, Civil, and Economic Freedom
2021: 8.83, Rank: 3, Personal freedom: 9.35, Economic freedom: 8.10
2021: 8.83, Rank: 3, Personal freedom: 9.35, Economic freedom: 8.10
The introductory paragraph uses material from the Wikipedia article "Denmark" as of 25 Sep 2018, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.