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Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean. Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Metropolitan Denmark is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly 1,400 islands greater than 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft) in area; 443 have been named and 78 are inhabited. Denmark's population is over 6 million…

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Denmark

FCDO travel advice for Denmark. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Denmark

Capital: Copenhagen
Language: Danish
Currency: Danish krone
Time zone: Central European Time
Calling code: +45
Internet domain: .dk
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Denmark

NytårsdagNew Year's Day2026-01-01

SkærtorsdagMaundy Thursday2026-04-02

LangfredagGood Friday2026-04-03

PåskedagEaster Sunday2026-04-05

2. PåskedagEaster Monday2026-04-06

Kristi HimmelfartsdagAscension Day2026-05-14

BanklukkedagBank closing day2026-05-15

PinsedagPentecost2026-05-24

2. PinsedagWhit Monday2026-05-25

GrundlovsdagConstitution Day2026-06-05

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalCopenhagen

Population5,797,446

CurrencyDKK

Languagesda-DK,en,fo,de-DK

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Aalborg AirportAalborgAAL Aarhus AirportAarhusAAR Billund AirportBillundBLL Copenhagen Kastrup AirportCopenhagenCPH Odense Hans Christian Andersen AirportOdenseODE Bornholm AirportRønneRNN Copenhagen Roskilde AirportRoskildeRKE Esbjerg AirportEsbjergEBJ Lolland Falster Maribo AirportRødbyMRW Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base KarupKarupKRP Sindal AirportSindalCNL Skive AirportSkiveSQW