Denmark

Sovereign: Queen Margrethe II (1972)

Prime Minister: Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2001)

Land area: 16,359 sq mi (42,370 sq km); total area: 16,639 sq mi (43,094 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 5,515,575 (growth rate: 0.2%); birth rate: 10.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.3/1000; life expectancy: 78.4; density per sq mi: 129

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Copenhagen, 1,094,400

Other large cities: Århus, 220,700; Odense, 144,600; Ålborg, 120,600

Monetary unit: Krone