The population of Denmark is 5,566,856
The capital is Copenhagen with 1,199,224 inhabitants
Other large cities are Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg
Average life expectancy for women is 81 years and men 76 years
The native language is Danish
The religion in Denmark is 80 percent Protestant
The Aarhus film
Visit Aarhus has produced a small film about Aarhus.
Geography
Demark covers an area of 43,098 square kilometers
Denmark consists of the peninsula Jutland and 407 islands
The total coastline of Denmark is 7,314 kilometers
The highest peak of Denmark is Møllehøj situated 170.86 meter above sea level
The largest lake in Denmark is Arresø of 39.50 square kilometers
The longest river is Gudenåen stretching over 158 kilometers
Form of state is Constitutional Monarchy.
Head of state is Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II.
The Government is a coalition of the Social Democratic party, Danish Social Liberal party and Socialist People's party, headed by the Social Democrats.
Head of government is Helle Thorning-Schmidt.
Other
The currency is Danish Kroner, DKK (DKK 5,54 equals USD 1 and DKK 7,44 equals 1 Euro)
Denmark is member of e.g. UN, OECD, EU, NATO, Schengen, OSCE, IMF, WT
A study from 2006 shows that Danes are the happiest people on earth. See the report form US TV station ABC here.
