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Denmark
Location marker · geographic overview
56° N / 10° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Copenhagen
- Population
- 5,976,992 2024
- Area
- 43,094 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Danish
- Currency
- Danish krone (DKK)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Denmark
Denmark (Danish: Danmark) is the smallest of the Nordic countries in terms of landmass. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European naval power, the Kingdom of Denmark is the oldest kingdom in the world still in existence, but has evolved into a democratic, modern, and prosperous nation.
Food & everyday culture
The traditional bread in Denmark is Rugbrød, a special kind of dark and dense sourdough, wholemeal rye bread, and it is still a popular choice, especially for smørrebrød. Common white bread, locally known as franskbrød (French Bread), is equally popular and available everywhere. Rundstykker is a special kind of crusty white bread wheat buns usually served for breakfast, in particular on special occasions or Sunday mornings.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-17. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
A few more connections
- Highest point in Denmark proper source-listed
- Møllehøj Wikidata record ↗
Cited reference ↗
Wikidata, CC0 1.0. Source-matched, not independently certified. Observation year unavailable; retrieved 2026-09-27.
A little more to discover +
- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Calling code
- +45
- Internet domain
- .dk
- Land border codes
- DEU
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .dk. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.