Capital

Dänemark

name: Copenhagen

geographic coordinates: 55 40 N, 12 35 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October; note - applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components

etymology: name derives from the city's Danish appellation Kobenhavn, meaning "Merchant's Harbor"

Republik Korea

name: Seoul; note - Sejong, located some 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul, is being developed as a new capital geographic coordinates: 37 33 N, 126 59 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship

Dänemark

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Denmark

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Republik Korea

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Korea dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Republik Korea

presidential republic

Legal system

Dänemark

civil law; judicial review of legislative acts

Republik Korea

mixed legal system combining European civil law, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought

Suffrage

Dänemark

18 years of age; universal

Republik Korea

19 years of age; universal

Area

Dänemark

total: 43,094 sq km

land: 42,434 sq km

water: 660 sq km

note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn) but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland

Republik Korea

total: 99,720 sq km land: 96,920 sq km water: 2,800 sq km

Land use

Dänemark

agricultural land: 63.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 58.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 4.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 12.9% (2018 est.)

other: 23.7% (2018 est.)

Republik Korea

agricultural land: 18.1% (2011 est.) arable land: 15.3% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 2.2% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 0.6% (2011 est.) forest: 63.9% (2011 est.) other: 18% (2011 est.)

Location

Dänemark

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm)

Republik Korea

Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea

Age structure

Dänemark

0-14 years: 16.24% (male 495,887/female 469,976)

15-64 years: 63.13% (male 1,900,182/female 1,854,222)

65 years and over: 20.63% (2023 est.) (male 566,363/female 660,354)

Republik Korea

0-14 years: 13.03% (male 3,448,627 /female 3,251,786) 15-24 years: 12.19% (male 3,295,814 /female 2,970,439) 25-54 years: 45.13% (male 11,986,760 /female 11,220,268) 55-64 years: 15.09% (male 3,825,127 /female 3,935,700) 65 years and over: 14.55% (male 3,202,232 /female 4,281,344) (2018 est.)

Birth rate

Dänemark

11.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

8.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death rate

Dänemark

9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

6.30

Languages

Dänemark

Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority); note - English is the predominant second language

major-language sample(s):
Verdens Faktabog, den uundværlig kilde til grundlæggende oplysninger. (Danish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Republik Korea

Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)

Life expectancy at birth

Dänemark

total population: 81.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 80 years

female: 83.9 years

Republik Korea

82.50

Major urban areas - population

Dänemark

1.381 million COPENHAGEN (capital) (2023)

Republik Korea

9.963 million SEOUL (capital), 3.467 million Busan, 2.763 million Incheon, 2.221 million Daegu (Taegu), 1.558 million Daejon (Taejon), 1.518 million Gwangju (Kwangju) (2018)

Median age

Dänemark

total: 42.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 41 years

female: 43.3 years

Republik Korea

total: 42.3 years male: 40.6 years female: 44 years (2018 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

Dänemark

29.8 years (2020 est.)

Republik Korea

31 years (2014 est.)

Net migration rate

Dänemark

2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Population distribution

Dänemark

with excellent access to the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, and the Baltic Sea, population centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland

Republik Korea

with approximately 70% of the country considered mountainous, the country's population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is quite high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated

Population growth rate

Dänemark

0.44% (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

0.44% (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

Dänemark

1.77 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Republik Korea

1.27 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Urbanization

Dänemark

urban population: 88.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Republik Korea

rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Education expenditures

Dänemark

6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Republik Korea

5.30

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Dänemark

total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2020)

Republik Korea

female: 16 years (2013)

Republik Korea

3.10

Republik Korea

36.60

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Dänemark

1.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

1.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

$2,035,000,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Dänemark

5.25% (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

4.60

Republik Korea

10.4

Republik Korea

$39,500

Republik Korea

27,750,000

Republik Korea

3.70

Labor force

Dänemark

3.051 million (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

27,750,000

Population below poverty line

Dänemark

12.5% (2018 est.)

Republik Korea

14.4% (2016 est.)

Unemployment rate

Dänemark

4.8% (2021 est.)

5.64% (2020 est.)

5.02% (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

3.7% (2017 est.) 3.7% (2016 est.)

Republik Korea

total: 10.4% male: 11.3% female: 9.7% (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

39.50

Public debt

Dänemark

35.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

37.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions

Republik Korea

39.50

Republik Korea

1.90

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Dänemark

1.85% (2021 est.)

0.42% (2020 est.)

0.76% (2019 est.)

Republik Korea

1.90

Republik Korea

1.50

Republik Korea

1.50

Republik Korea

$577,400,000,000

Exports

Dänemark

$234.262 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$195.729 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$205.019 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Republik Korea

$577,400,000,000

Exports - partners

Dänemark

Germany 14%, United States 10%, Sweden 10%, China 6%, Norway 5% (2021)

Republik Korea

China 25.1%, US 12.2%, Vietnam 8.2%, Hong Kong 6.9%, Japan 4.7% (2017)

Republik Korea

$457,500,000,000

Imports

Dänemark

$208.121 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$172.868 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$179.356 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Republik Korea

$457,500,000,000

Imports - partners

Dänemark

Germany 21%, Sweden 12%, China 9%, Netherlands 8%, Poland 4% (2021)

Republik Korea

China 20.5%, Japan 11.5%, US 10.5%, Germany 4.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2017)

Republik Korea

$230,600,000,000

Republik Korea

$344,700,000,000

Republik Korea

$344.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $358 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Republik Korea

$230,600,000,000

Republik Korea

526,000,000,000

Republik Korea

507,600,000,000

Republik Korea

2016 est.

Republik Korea

2016 est.

Republik Korea

2017 est.

Republik Korea

2017 est.

Republik Korea

3,057,000

Republik Korea

339,800,000

Republik Korea

2017 est.

Republik Korea

48,650,000,000

Republik Korea

26,842,952

Republik Korea

63,658,688

Republik Korea

44,153,000

Republik Korea

21,195,918

Republik Korea

111

Republik Korea

3,979

Republik Korea

100,428

Republik Korea

1,600

Airports

Dänemark

80 (2021)

Republik Korea

111

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Dänemark

total: 2,590,282 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2020 est.)

Republik Korea

total: 21,195,918 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

3.057 million bbl/day (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

0 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

507,600,000,000

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

526,000,000,000

Internet users

Dänemark

total: 5.841 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 99% (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

total: 44.153 million (July 2016 est.)

Republik Korea

0

Republik Korea

48.65 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Republik Korea

339.8 million cu m (2017 est.)

Railways

Dänemark

total: 2,682 km (2020) 876 km electrified

Republik Korea

total: 3,979 km (2016) standard gauge: 3,979 km 1.435-m gauge (2,727 km electrified) (2016)

Roadways

Dänemark

total: 74,558 km (2017)

paved: 74,558 km (2017) (includes 1,205 km of expressways)

Republik Korea

100,428

Telephones - fixed lines

Dänemark

total subscriptions: 706,604 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

total subscriptions: 26,842,952 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 52 (2017 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Dänemark

total subscriptions: 7,287,875 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 124 (2021 est.)

Republik Korea

63,658,688

Waterways

Dänemark

400 km (2010)

Republik Korea

1,600

Disputes - international

Dänemark

Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; in 2019, Denmark signed continental shelf delimitation agreements with Iceland and Norway to parts of the continental shelf in the Ægir Basin, which is located north of the Faroe Islands

Republik Korea

Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km-wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953; periodic incidents with North Korea in the Yellow Sea over the Northern Limit Line, which South Korea claims as a maritime boundary; South Korea and Japan claim Liancourt Rocks (Tok-do/Take-shima), occupied by South Korea since 1954