Denmark

Kongeriget Danmark Kingdom of Denmark
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: none (Royal motto: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke "The Help of God, the Love of the People, the Strength of Denmark")
Anthem: Der er et yndigt land (national) Kong Christian (royal and national)
Location of  Denmark  (orange) – on the European continent  (camel & white) – in the European Union  (camel)
Capital (and largest city)	Copenhagen 55°43′N 12°34′E
Official languages	Danish1
Government	Constitutional monarchy
- Queen	Margrethe II
- Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Consolidation	(prehistoric)
Accession to EU	1 January 1973
Area
- Total	43,094 km² (134th2) 16,6392 sq mi
- Water (%)	1.62
Population
- 2007 estimate	5,447,084 (109th)
- Density	128.48 /km² (78th2) 332.78 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)	2005 estimate
- Total	$187.9 billion2 (45th)
- Per capita	$34,7402 (6th)
GDP (nominal)	2005 estimate
- Total	$259.7 billion (27th)
- Per capita	$47,984 (6th)
HDI (2004)	0.943 (high) (15th)
Currency	Danish krone (DKK)
Time zone	CET2 (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST2 (UTC+2)
Internet TLD	.dk2
Calling code	+453
1 Co-official with Greenlandic in Greenland, and Faroese in the Faroe Islands. German is recognised as a protected minority language in the South Jutland area of Denmark. Danish is recognised as a protected minority language in the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany. 2 For Denmark excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The TLD .eu is shared with other European Union countries. 3 The Faroe Islands use +298 and Greenland uses +299.

The Kingdom of Denmark (Danmark, IPA: ) is the smallest and southernmost of the Nordic countries. Located north of its only land neighbour, Germany, southwest of Sweden, and south of Norway, it is located at 56° N 10° E in northern Europe. The national capital is Copenhagen. Denmark is regarded as a Scandinavian country, although it is not located on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The kingdom of Denmark (Danmarks Rige) includes Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland, which borders northern Germany, plus a large number of islands, most notably Zealand, Funen, Vendsyssel-Thy, Lolland and Bornholm as well as hundreds of minor islands often referred to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark has historically controlled the approach to the Baltic Sea, and these waters are also known as the Danish straits.

Denmark became a constitutional monarchy in 1849 after having been an absolutist state since 1660 and has been a parliamentary democracy since 1901. Having existed for more than 1000 years, the Danish monarchy is the second oldest in the world, right after the Japanese. Denmark is a part of the European Union. The Kingdom of Denmark also encompasses two off-shore territories, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, both of which enjoy wideranging home rule. Since the mid-20th century, Danish society has been partly defined by the "Scandinavian Model" of public services.