Denmark: flag, capital and facts
Denmark is a country in Northern Europe (Europe). Its capital is Copenhagen. Population — 5,976,992. Area — 43,094 km². Below: the flag, the key facts and easy ways to remember them.
The flag of Denmark
Red with a white cross — the oldest flag in the world.
The capital of Denmark — Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. Copenhagen ends in 'hagen', from a word meaning harbour — a true port city.
Facts about Denmark
- Official name
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Capital
- Copenhagen
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Population
- 5,976,992
- Area
- 43,094 km²
- Currency
- DKK (kr)
- Status
- UN member state
- Coordinates
- 56°, 10°
How to remember the name
The nameDenmark is the home of LEGO and the storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.
Did you know?
Denmark's flag is over 800 years old — the oldest national flag in the world.
Flags that look alike
These flags are easy to mix up with the flag of Denmark — in the game they are trained side by side, so the difference sticks.
Other countries of Northern Europe
Learn all 229 flags — not just read about them
Flagovore turns this atlas into a game: short lessons, an interactive world map that fills with colour, and smart repetition that makes flags and capitals stick. Free, ad-free, for kids 7+ and their parents.
Open Flagovore