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Photos of Denmark

Denmark's ultra-modern Copenhagen Opera House, completed in 2005, stands on the island of Holmen in the center of Copenhagen.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 133

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

Danish audio sample:

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
2024 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 45

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 155

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 160

Death rate

comparison ranking: 41

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 41

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 167

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 210

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 144

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 97

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 32

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 126

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 14

Labor force

comparison ranking: 106

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 116

Public debt

comparison ranking: 152

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 19

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 15

Exports

comparison ranking: 33

Imports

comparison ranking: 33

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 53

Heliports

comparison ranking: 47

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 33

Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues