Geography Statistics of Denmark

Denmark's Information

Land Area	42,434 km²
Water Area	660 km²
Total Area	43,094km² (#130)
Population	5,593,785 (#115)
Population Density	131.82/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
GDP (PPP)	$265.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$46,600
Currency	Krone (DKK)
Largest Cities	Copenhagen (1,153,615) Arhus (237,551) Odense (145,931) Aalborg (122,219) Frederiksberg (95,029) Esbjerg (72,205) Randers (55,780) Kolding (55,363) Vejle (51,177) Horsens (50,074) View all cities in Denmark

Coastline: 7,314 km (4.35 miles)
Land Area:
(land) 16,384 sq miles (42,434 sq km)
(water) 255 sq miles (660 sq km)
(TOTAL) 16,639 sq miles (43,094 sq km)

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Land Area: (all countries)
Land Divisions: (5) As of January 1, 2007, Denmark is now divided into five regions, including Hovedstaden, Midtjylland, Nordjylland, Sjaelland and Syddanmark.
Regions Map
Regions (largest by pop.) Hovedstaden, 1,645,825
Regions (largest by size) Midtjylland, 13,142 sq km
Horizontal Width: 259 km (160 miles) from the capital city of Copenhagen, west to Esbjerg
Vertical Length: 330 km (205 miles) from Skagen south to Tonder

Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections
Bordering Countries: (1) Germany
Geographic Center: The city of Aarhus on the Jutland Peninsula
Highest Point: Mollehoj 170 m (557 ft)
Lowest Point: Lammefjord (-7 m) (-22 ft)
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