- Denmark together with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.
- The average temperature in the country changes from 0 °C in January to 16 °C in August.
- Denmark’s population is 5,475,791, giving Denmark a population density of 129.16 inhabitants per square km (334.53 inh/sq mi).
- In 2009, 90.5 percent of Denmark’s population was of Danish descent.
- The ice free part of Greenland is almost ten times larger than Denmark.
- Denmark has the best business climate in the world, according to the U.S. business magazine Forbes.
- Denmark borders with only 1 country, Germany.
- The Vikings lived from 800 to 1200 in the period of time known as the Viking Age. Originally , they come not only from Denmark but also from Norway and Sweden.
- In 2010, Transparency International ranked it as least corrupt country in the world.
- Danish women are on average almost 29 years old when they give birth to their first child.
- The Great Danes dog breed probably did not originate from Denmark, but from Germany.
- From 2006 to 2008, surveys ranked Denmark as "the happiest place in the world", based on standards of health, welfare and education.
- Only 3 Danish films have sold more than one million tickets.
- Danish is the official language in the country.
- 43 percent of all Danes own a car.
- The Danish monarchy has existed for over 1000 years.
- The average tax rate in Denmark is 49 percent.
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