Country information
General overview
- Area: 43,098 km²
- Population: 5,579,204
- Capital: Copenhagen (approx. 650,000 citizens, 1,700,000 including suburbs, as of Oct. 2011)
- Principal urban areas: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, Esbjerg
- 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 of Denmark (in Danish: Den Danske Folkekirke, lit. 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 about 80% of the population.
Sources: Statistical Yearbook 2011, "Religion i Danmark, 2011".
13 July 2012