Country
Denmark
Also Known As Kingdom of Denmark This entity is metropolitan Denmark. The wider Kingdom of Denmark also includes the self-governing Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Northern Europe
Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, comprising the Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands, with Copenhagen as its capital and largest city. The unified Kingdom of Denmark emerged by the eighth century AD as a maritime power, with no single clean founding date; its modern constitutional monarchy dates to 5 June 1849. The wider Kingdom of Denmark also includes the self-governing Faroe Islands and Greenland. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
PopulationMay 2025 estimate. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km)Metropolitan Denmark; the wider Kingdom of Denmark also includes the self-governing Faroe Islands and Greenland. Classification
Sovereignty Status Denmark
Connections
Associated With
Copenhagen, Cities Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark.
Source Copenhagen (Wikipedia)
Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark; the ice sheet covers around 80% of its surface.
Source Greenland Ice Sheet (Wikipedia)
Helsingor, classically known in English as Elsinore, is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark.
Source Helsingør (Wikipedia)
Denmark is one of the three Nordic monarchies also called Scandinavia in the narrow sense.
Source Nordic Countries (Wikipedia)
Vejle, Cities Vejle is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula.
Source Vejle (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Denmark encloses the Baltic Sea.
Source Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)
Source North Sea (Wikipedia)
Source Wadden Sea (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark.
Source Copenhagen (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Erhard Frederiksen, nationals include there.
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Niels Johannes Fjord, nationals include there.
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Per Pinstrup-Andersen, nationals include there.
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Wilhelm Johannsen, nationals include there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: 8 House, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Amalienborg, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Christiansborg Palace, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Copenhagen City Hall, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Flynderupgård, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Jorn Utzon, nationals include there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Kronborg Castle, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: A.P. Moller-Maersk, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Arnold Peter Moller, nationals include there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Carlsberg Group, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Danish Crown, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Faxe Brewery, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Novo Nordisk A/S, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Orsted A/S, part of this there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Anders Hejlsberg, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Anders P. Ravn, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Bjarne Stroustrup, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Corinna Cortes, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Dines Bjorner, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Lars Arge, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Poul-Henning Kamp, nationals include there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Inge Lehmann, nationals include there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Nicolas Steno, nationals include there.
- Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: Halfdan Mahler, nationals include there.
- Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: WHO Regional Office for Europe, found there there.
- Also in Literature Atlas: Grook, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Christian F. Rostbøll, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Claus Emmeche, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Jan Faye, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Thomas Kjeller Johansen, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Political Atlas: Denmark, the same subject.
- Also in Science Atlas: Aage Bohr, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: August Krogh, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Bengt Stromgren, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Hans Christian Orsted, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Henrik Dam, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Inge Lehmann, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Jorgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Karl Verner, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Louis Hjelmslev, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Nicolas Steno, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Niels Kaj Jerne, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Otto Jespersen, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Peter Naur, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Rasmus Rask, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Tycho Brahe, nationals include there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Andreas Mogensen, nationals include there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Copenhagen Suborbitals, part of this there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: DTU Space, part of this there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: GomSpace, part of this there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Space Inventor, part of this there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Mads Andersen, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Nevzat Dogan, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Paul Elvstrøm, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Peter Eastgate, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Sander Lylloff, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Tom Kristensen, nationals include there.
- Also in Technology and Engineering Atlas: Hans Christian Orsted, nationals include there.
- Also in Transport Atlas: A.P. Moller, nationals include there.
- Also in Transport Atlas: Maersk, part of this there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Denmark (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Denmark / Danmark
Infobox, capital
Copenhagen (Kobenhavn)
Infobox, area
43,094 km2 (16,639 sq mi)
Demographics section, May 2025
6,001,008
History section
The unified Kingdom of Denmark emerged in the eighth century as a maritime power; its modern constitutional form dates to 1849.
Introduction
Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, comprising the Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands, with Copenhagen as its capital and largest city.
View the Source Wadden Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Wadden Sea, Infobox, Location fieldQuote, Bordered By Water: Wadden Sea, Infobox, Location field
North Sea in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands
North Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: North Sea, Infobox/lead, bordering countriesQuote, Bordered By Water: North Sea, Infobox/lead, bordering countries
the United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France
Copenhagen (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHas Capital: Copenhagen, Lead section, capital factQuote, Has Capital: Copenhagen, Lead section, capital fact
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a city proper population of 671,714, and urban population of 1.4 million.
Helsingør (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Helsingør, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Helsingør, Lead section
Helsingor, classically known in English as Elsinore, is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark.
Vejle (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Vejle, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Vejle, Lead section
Vejle is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula.
Nordic Countries (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Nordic Countries, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Nordic Countries, Lead section
Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for the Nordic countries, but that term more properly refers to the three monarchies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Greenland Ice Sheet (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Greenland Ice Sheet, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Greenland Ice Sheet, Lead section
covers 1,710,000 square kilometres (660,000 sq mi), around 80% of the surface of Greenland.
Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Baltic Sea, Lead sectionQuote, Bordered By Water: Baltic Sea, Lead section
enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden.
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