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Denmark

56.0N 10.0E · 26 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
THE JELLING STONE NAMES DENMARK · C. 965
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1920 – present · Occupation, the Welfare State and the Modern Realm
6 EVENTS
9 Apr 1940 · German occupation of Denmark 2 REFS
1949 · Founding member of NATO 2 REFS
1864 – 1920 · The Schleswig Question and the Making of the Modern Border
4 EVENTS
1864 · The Second Schleswig War 2 REFS
30 Oct 1864 · Cession of the duchies 2 REFS
1720 – 1864 · The Napoleonic Catastrophe and the Birth of Constitutional Denmark
4 EVENTS
1807 · The bombardment of Copenhagen 2 REFS
5 Jun 1849 · The June Constitution 2 REFS
1523 – 1720 · Reformation, Denmark-Norway and the Wars with Sweden
4 EVENTS
1536 · The Reformation under Christian III 2 REFS
1563–1720 · The long wars with Sweden 2 REFS
1042 – 1523 · The Medieval Kingdom and the Kalmar Union
4 EVENTS
1387–1412 · The rule of Margaret I 2 REFS
1397 · The Kalmar Union 2 REFS
c. 800 – 1042 · The Viking Age and the Birth of the Kingdom
4 EVENTS
c. 936–958 · Reign of Gorm the Old at Jelling 2 REFS
c. 965 · The Jelling Stone names Denmark 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Copenhagen
Population
5.6 m
Area
43,094 km²
Region
Northern Europe
Languages
Danish
Currency
Danish krone (kr)
Demonym
Danish
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$463 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$76,970’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
2.9%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
1.9%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
129.2%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
6.0 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
82.3 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
88.8%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.5’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
90.0’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
79.0’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
88.5’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
85.3’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
91.5’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
94.2’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
9.4%’24 WB-WHO
Physicians
4.50’21 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
4.0’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
94.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
99.9%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Education spending
6.4%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
99.8%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
125.6%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
79.0%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
3.0%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
8,838’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
99.8%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
127’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
17.6%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
40,000 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
15.8%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
65.5%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
4.3’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
39.5%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.3%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.3%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
2.4%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$10.0 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
15,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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