| Kingdom of Denmark Kongeriget Danmark
Location northern
Europe
Bordered By Germany
Area 16,629 sq mi
(43,069 sq km)
Greatest Distance E-W 250 mi (402 km)
Greatest Distance N-S 225 mi (362 km)
Coastline 1,057 mi (1,701 km)
Highest Point Yding Skovhøv; 568 ft
(173 m)
Lowest Point Lammefjord; -23 ft (-7 m)
Natural Resources petroleum, natural
gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand
Nationality Danish
Population (July 2016 est) 5,593,785
Largest Cities Copenhagen
Ethnic Groups Scandinavian, Inuit,
Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali
Religions Evangelical Lutheran
Languages Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic,
German
Capital Copenhagen
Form of Government constitutional
monarchy
Present Constitution Adopted June 5, 1953
Chief of State Queen Margrethe II (since January
14, 1972)
Head of Government Prime Minister Lars
Loekke Rasmussen (June 28, 2015)
Cabinet Council of State appointed by the
monarch
Legislature unicameral People's Assembly
(Folketinget)
Judiciary Supreme Court
Local Administration 5 regions
Currency Danish Krone
Per Capita Income $37,700
Industries iron, steel, nonferrous
metals, chemicals, food processing, machinery,
transportation equipment, textiles and clothing,
electronics, construction, furniture and other wood
products, shipbuilding and refurbishment, windmills,
pharmaceuticals, medical equipment
Agricultural Products barley, wheat, potatoes,
sugar beets; pork, dairy products; fish
Export Commodities machinery and
instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products,
fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
Import Commodities machinery and
equipment, raw materials and semi-manufactures for
industry, chemicals, grain and foodstuffs, consumer goods
Independence Achieved
first organized as a unified state in the 10th century
National Holiday none
Flag red, with a white cross that
extends to the edges of the flag
SEE ALSO
Germany
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