Population
6 023 520 (2026)
National currency
Danish krone
Conditional reduction of currency
DKK
Climate, average max and min t°
Temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers; avg. maximum temperature (July) +26°; avg. minimum temperature (January) +8°
Time difference from Moscow
- 2 hours
Ethnic groups
Danish (89,6%) and immigrants (10,4%)
History
The Danes were first documented in written sources around 500 AD. Later, Danes took part in Viking raids which brought success and let the Dutch King control several countries at the same time, such as England and Norway. Denmark was long in disputes with Sweden over control of Skånelandene (Scanian War) and Norway, and in disputes with the Hanseatic League over the duchies of Schleswig (a Danish fief) and Holstein (a German fief). Eventually, Denmark lost the conflicts and ended up ceding first Skåneland to Sweden and later Schleswig-Holstein to the German Empire. After the eventual cession of Norway in 1814, Denmark retained control of the old Norwegian colonies of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. During the 20th century Iceland gained independence, Greenland and the Faroese became integral parts of the Kingdom of Denmark and North Schleswig reunited with Denmark in 1920 after a referendum. During World War II Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany and liberated in 1945, after which it joined the United Nations. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973.
Government type
Constitutional monarchy
Executive branch
Prime Minister and his Cabinet
Legislative branch
Unicameral Parliament Folketing (179 members)
Judicial branch
Supreme Court, 2 land courts and local courts
GDP per capita rank
14 (2024, IMF)
Corruption perceptions index rank
Corruption Perceptions Index - 1 (2024)
