General overview : Denmark

. Area: 43,098 km²
. Population: 5,427,459
. Capital: Copenhagen (approx. 593,013 citizens, 1,211,542 including suburbs)
. Principal urban areas: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense
. Official language: Danish
. Regions: Region Capital, Region Zealand, Region Southern Denmark, Region Middle Jutland, Region Northern Jutland (instituted in 2006/2007).

The Evangelical-Lutheran church Den Danske Folkekirke (the Danish People's Church) is the national church in Denmark and, although the number of members is in constant decrease since 1985, still gathers over 80% of the population.

Sources: Statistics Denmark, Statistical Yearbook 2007.