| Location: | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm) |
| Population: | 5,529,888 (July 2011 est.) |
| Capital: | name: Copenhagen geographic coordinates: 55 40 N, 12 35 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components |
| GDP per capita: | $36,600 (2010 est.) $35,900 (2009 est.) $38,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars |