Population: 5,468,120
Capital: Copenhagen
Time Zone: UTC+1
Currency Name: Danish krone (DKK)
Government Type: Constitutional monarchy
Languages: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
Ethnic Breakdown: Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali
Religion: Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Major Cities: Copenhagen, Arhus, Odense
Phone Country Code: 45
Health Concerns:
Official Tourism Website:
High Travel Season: June - August
Voltage: 230 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: c, k
Major Holidays: January 1 (New Year's Day), Easter, May 4 (General Prayer Day), May 17 (Ascension Day), Whit Monday, June 5 (Constitution Day), December 24-25 (Christmas), December 26 (Boxing Day)
Misc Fact / Good to Know: Denmark's per capita expenditures on education rank among the highest in the world.
