Denmark

Country in Northern Europe

Denmark is a country in Northern Europe, with its capital in Copenhagen. About 6 million people live there (2025), making it the 113th most populous of the 195 countries. At 43,094 km², it is the 130th largest country by area. It borders Germany.

Denmark at a glance

Capital: Copenhagen
Population (2025): 6 million
Area: 43,094 km²
Density: 139 per km²
Official language: Danish
Currency: Danish krone
People: Danish
Calling code: +45
Internet domain: .dk
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Denmark?

How Denmark compares

Population rank

113th of 195

22nd of 45 in Europe

Size rank

130th of 195

29th of 45 in Europe

Crowding

139 per km²

More crowded than 67% of countries

Similar in size: Netherlands (41,850 km²).
Similar population: Singapore (6.1 million).
The Danish krone is also used in 1 other place: Greenland.
Danish is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Denmark

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Denmark in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Denmark

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Denmark so far, from 1,184 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

64% right

113th hardest of 176 · 874 answers

Its flag

83% right

105th hardest of 145 · 163 answers

Its capital

80% right

24th hardest of 58 · 147 answers

Players find Denmark on the map in 64% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Norway.
Players recognise the flag of Denmark in 83% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Switzerland.
Players know that the capital of Denmark is Copenhagen in 80% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Oslo, the capital of Norway.

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Countries that border Denmark

Denmark borders 1 country: Germany.

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Quick quiz: Denmark

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Denmark?
2. What is the capital of Denmark?
3. Which of these borders Denmark?

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Questions about Denmark

Is Denmark a country?

Yes. Denmark is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Denmark?

The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen.

Which countries border Denmark?

Denmark borders 1 country: Germany.

How many countries border Denmark?

1. Denmark shares a land border with 1 country.

How big is Denmark?

Denmark covers 43,094 km², about the same size as the Netherlands (41,850 km²).

Is Denmark hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Denmark in 64% of 874 tries, 113th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Norway.

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