Recognised as Country
Denmark
- DK
- Europe
- DKK
- .dk
Denmark (DK/DNK) is a country in Europe with its capital at Copenhagen. It covers about 43,094 km² with a population of roughly 5,900,000, uses the DKK, dials on +45, owns the .dk internet domain and keeps its capital on Europe/Copenhagen. It borders 1 country.
Identity
Official short nameDenmark
CapitalCopenhagen
ContinentEurope
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2DK
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3DNK
Internet TLD.dk
Calling code+45
Currency codeDKK
Geography
Latitude56.2639° N
Longitude9.5018° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area43,094 km²16,639 square miles
Land neighbours1
Distance from London822 kmto the approximate centre of Denmark, not to Copenhagen. NE, bearing 46.2°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalEurope/Copenhagenthe IANA zone for Copenhagen; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+01:00
Observes daylight savingYesthe clock moves between UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00
Summer offsetUTC+02:00
Offset in JanuaryUTC+01:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 12:48
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population5,900,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density136.9 per km²≈
Share of world population0.073%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset130 of 196
Population rank in this dataset113 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Germany570 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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