Formation

June 5, 1849

Capital

Copenhagen

Population

5.857 million (2021)

Denmark

About

A Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries. It has 443 islands including Greenland, the largest non-continental island on the planet.

Trivia

It has the oldest continuously used national flag in the world, comprising a white cross on a red background. It has one of the highest rates of income tax in the world. The Lego company was invented in 1932 in the small town of Billund.

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