Flag of Denmark
Its colour palette includes red and white.
Current flag
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Denmark
Flag facts
- Official name
- Dannebrog
Flag design
Nordic cross.
- Layout
- Cross
- Cross type
- Nordic cross
- Details
- Offset cross
- Colours
- Red and white
Sources
- Official name: Justitsministeriet – Flagning
Flag comparisons
What does Denmark's flag mean?
Denmark's flag is called the Dannebrog. It has a white Nordic cross on a red field and is one of the world's oldest national flags still in use. Its name probably means “the cloth of the Danes” or “the Danish flag”.
A famous legend says the flag fell from the sky during a battle, though this is not treated as a historically verified event. The red-and-white cross became established as Denmark's emblem in the Middle Ages and later influenced the cross flags of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland.
Country facts
- Type
- Country
- Name
- Denmark
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Copenhagen
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- DK
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- DNK
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 208
- Top-level domain
- .dk
- Area
- 43,094 km²
- Population
- 6,009,169 (2025)
- Currency
- DKK
- Calling code
- +45
Flags with a similar layout
These flags come from the same region and share one or more design characteristics.
Historical flags: Denmark (1500–)
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About historical flags
Vexilla's historical flag collection includes former flags associated with present-day countries and territories, as well as flags of states, empires, and other authorities that historically governed them.
A flag's inclusion in a country's historical collection does not necessarily mean that the country was independent at the time or that the flag was its own national flag.
The years shown are based on historical records in the dataset and do not always indicate the date of official adoption. The collection is not exhaustive, and historical usage, territorial coverage, and interpretations may vary.
