Denmark Travel Guide

Country Facts

Location

Northwest Europe.

Language

The official language is Danish. Many Danes also speak English, German or French.

Area

43,098 sq km (16,640 sq miles).

Time Zone

Mainland: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October). Faroe Islands and Torshavn: GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).

Electricity

230 volts AC, 50Hz. Continental two-pin plugs are standard. On many campsites, 110-volt power plugs are also available.

Population

5,534,738 (2009).

Population Density

128 per sq km.

Capital City

Copenhagen. Population: 1,894,521 (2009).

Government

Constitutional monarchy.

Head of Government

Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen since 2009.

Head of State

Queen Margrethe II since 1972.

Religion

Predominantly Evangelical Lutheran with small Roman Catholic and Muslim minorities.

Recent History

Denmark joined the European Union in 1973. Along with the UK, Denmark is one of the continent's most ‘Eurosceptic' nations, as became apparent when a 1992 referendum rejected Danish acceptance of the Maastricht Treaty on the future development of the EU. Since then, Denmark has decided to stay out of the first wave of countries joining the single European currency in favor of the krone.

Communications

Telephone

Country Code: +45.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies. Coverage is excellent.

Internet

Internet cafés are available in most urban areas, and most hotels offer a Wi-Fi connection in rooms.

Media

A free press operates under Danish law and the media, which cover a broad range of political views, are frequently critical of government policy. Danmarks Radio (DR), funded by a license fee, is Denmark's main public broadcaster, operating two TV networks as well as national and regional radio stations. TV2, a national public-service TV station, is partly state funded. Private satellite and cable TV stations also exist. Newspapers are largely regional: the main papers in the capital include Berlingske Tidende, Dagbladet Information, Ekstra Bladet and Politiken. English-language newspapers and magazines are also available.

Post

All telephone and postal rates are printed at the post offices.Mon-Fri 0900-1730, some are open Sat 0900-1200.

Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.
2010
25 Dec Christmas

2011
1 Jan New Year’s Day
21 Apr Maundy Thursday
24 Apr - 25 Apr Easter
20 May Common Prayer Day
2 Jun Ascension
5 Jun Constitution Day
13 Jun Whit Monday
25 Dec Christmas Day

2012
1 Jan New Year’s Day
5 Apr Maundy Thursday
8 Apr - 9 Apr Easter
4 May Common Prayer Day
17 May Ascension
28 May Whit Monday
5 Jun Constitution Day
25 Dec Christmas Day

Contact Information

British Embassy in Denmark

Kastelsvej 36/38/40, DK-100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel: (45) 7734 8651.
Website: http://ukindenmark.fco.gov.uk
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1700.

Royal Danish Embassy in the UK

55 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9SR, UK
Tel: (020) 7333 0200.
Website: www.denmark.org.uk
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 0900-1630 and Fri 0900-1600; consular enquiries Mon-Fri 1500-1600 (telephone).

VisitDenmark in the UK

55 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9SY, UK
Tel: (020) 7259 5958 (Mon - Fri 0900-1700).
Website: www.visitdenmark.com
Not open to the public.

Royal Danish Embassy in the USA

3200 Whitehaven Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 234 4300.
Website: www.ambwashington.um.dk

Royal Danish Consulate General in the USA

One Dag Hammerskjold Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017-2201, USA
Tel: (212) 223 4545.
Website: www.denmark.org

VisitDenmark in the USA

655 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA
Tel: (212) 885 9700.
Website: www.visitdenmark.com/usa
Not open to the public.