Denmark

Kingdom of Denmark · Danmark

Denmark (DK, DNK) is a country in Northern Europe, with Copenhagen as its capital. The currency is the Danish Krone (DKK, DKK). The international dialling code is +45; mobile numbers are written like 34 41 23 45. The time zone is Europe/Copenhagen. Official language: Danish.

CurrencyDKKDKK

Dial code+45e.g. 34 41 23 45

Time zoneCopenhagenUTC+01:00

LanguageDanish

CapitalCopenhagen

Population6M43.1K km²

Overview

Official name: Kingdom of Denmark
Native name: Danmark
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: DK
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: DNK
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 208
IOC code: DEN
Demonym: Danish
Capital: Copenhagen
Region: Europe › Northern Europe
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Northern Europe
European Union
United Nations
Internet domain: .dk
Coordinates: 56, 10
Area: 43,094 km²
Population: 5,973,140
GDP: $428.4B ($71.7K per person)
Literacy: 99%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: 🇩🇪 Germany

Currency

Danish Krone DKK

Symbol: DKK narrow kr
Minor units: 2 decimals
Cash rounding: 2 decimals, increment 50
Example: 1.234,50 kr.

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Danish da	Official	93% (5.6M)
German de	Official (regional)	47% (2.8M)
Kalaallisut kl	Official (regional)	0.12% (7.2K)
English en		86% (5.1M)
Swedish sv		13% (776.5K)
Faroese fo		0.38% (22.7K)
Jutish jut		0% (0)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Europe/Copenhagen		UTC+01:00	UTC+02:00	Central European Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +45
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: none
National number length: 8 digits
Emergency number: 112 pattern 11[24]

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	32 12 34 56	+45 32 12 34 56	XX XX XX XX	8
Mobile	34 41 23 45	+45 34 41 23 45	XX XX XX XX	8
Toll free	80 12 34 56	+45 80 12 34 56	XX XX XX XX	8
Premium rate	90 12 34 56	+45 90 12 34 56	XX XX XX XX	8

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Show the 1 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})`	`[2-9]`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}

{Organization}

{Street address}

{Postal code} {City}

Required fields: Street address, City, Postal code

Postal code

Pattern: \d{4}
Examples: 8660 · 1566
Post office lookup: http://www.postdanmark.dk/da/Privat/Kundeservice/postnummerkort/Sider/Find-postnummer.aspx

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 4 days of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23)
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: da-DK
en-DK
fo-DK

Number and date formats

As written by the Danish (Denmark) locale (da-DK), amounts in DKK.

Number: 1.234.567,891
Percent: 45,7 %
Currency (DKK): 1.234.567,89 kr.
Accounting: -1.234.567,89 kr.
Currency, name: 1.234.567,89 danske kroner
Compact short: 1,2 mio.
Compact long: 1,2 million
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilometer i timen
Temperature: 21,5°C
Date, full: fredag den 27. marts 2026
Date, long: 27. marts 2026
Date, medium: 27. mar. 2026
Date, short: 27.03.2026
Time, medium: 15.04.05
Time, short: 15.04
Date and time: 27. mar. 2026, 15.04
Month and year: marts 2026
Weekday: fredag
Relative time: i går · om 3 dage · for 2 timer siden
List: and: A, B og C
List: or: A, B eller C