Denmark is known for its agriculture. Fishing and livestock farming are also important forms of primary production. The Danish industrial sector produces agricultural products, pharmaceuticals and oil. Danish brewery products are also a popular export. 

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy. This means that Denmark has its own royal family, but actually decision-making rests on the democratically elected parliament.

Denmark became a member of the European Union already in the year 1973, when the union was still called the European Community. In addition to belonging to the EU, Denmark is also part of the military defence alliance NATO.

Denmark is home to approximately 5,6 million people, making it slightly larger than Finland. Over one fifth of the Danish population is concentrated near the capital city of Copenhagen, on the island of Sjaelland.

Because Denmark is a country with a small surface area (43 561 km²) and a relatively large population, it is the most densely populated Nordic nation.