Foreign relations of Denmark

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U.S. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen hold a joint press conference outside Marienborg, July 2005.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen hold a joint press conference, April 2010.

The foreign policy of Denmark is based on its identity as a sovereign state in Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic. As such its primary foreign policy focus is on its relations with other nations as a sovereign state compromising the three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Denmark has long had good relations with other nations. It has been involved in coordinating Western assistance to the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania).

The country is a strong supporter of international peacekeeping. Danish forces were heavily engaged in the former Yugoslavia in the UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR), with IFOR, and now SFOR. Denmark also strongly supported American operations in Afghanistan and has contributed both monetarily and materially to the ISAF. These initiatives are a part of the "active foreign policy" of Denmark.

Instead of the traditional adaptative foreign policy of The unity of the Realm, Kingdom of Denmark is today pursuing an active foreign policy, where human rights, democracy and other crucial values are to be defended actively. In recent years, Greenland and the Faroe Islands have been guaranteed a say in foreign policy issues, such as fishing, whaling and geopolitical concerns.

Following World War II, Denmark ended its two-hundred-year-long policy of neutrality. Denmark has been a member of NATO since its founding in 1949, and membership in NATO remains highly popular. There were several serious confrontations between the U.S. and Denmark on security policy in the so-called "footnote era" (1982–88), when an alternative parliamentary majority forced the government to adopt specific national positions on nuclear and arms control issues.

The alternative majority in these issues was because the Social liberal Party (Radikale Venstre) supported the governing majority in economic policy issues, but was against certain NATO policies and voted with the left in these issues. The conservative led Centre-right government accepted this variety of "minority parliamentarism", that is, without making it a question of the government's parliamentary survival. With the end of the Cold War, Denmark has been supportive of U.S. policy objectives in the Alliance.

Danes have a reputation as "reluctant" Europeans. When they rejected ratification of the Maastricht Treaty on 2 June 1992, they put the EC's plans for the European Union on hold. In December 1992, the rest of the EC agreed to exempt Denmark from certain aspects of the European Union, including a common security and defense policy, a common currency, EU citizenship, and certain aspects of legal cooperation. The Amsterdam Treaty was approved in the referendum of 28 May 1998.

In the autumn of 2000, Danish citizens rejected membership of the Euro currency group in a referendum. The Lisbon treaty was ratified by the Danish parliament alone. It was not considered a surrendering of national sovereignty, which would have implied the holding of a referendum according to article 20 of the constitution.

History

In 1807 Denmark was neutral but Britain bombarded Copenhagen and seized the Danish Navy, Denmark became an ally of Napoleon. After Napoleon was profoundly defeated in Russia in 1812, the Allies repeatedly offered King Frederick VI a proposal to change sides and break with Napoleon. The king refused. Therefore, at the peace of Kiel in 1814, Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden. Denmark thus became one of the chief losers of the Napoleonic Wars. Danish historiography portrayed King Frederick VI as stubborn and incompetent, and motivated by a blind loyalty to Napoleon. A more recent Danish historiographical approach emphasizes the Danish state was multi-territorial, and included the semi – separate Kingdom of Norway. It was dependent for food on grain imports controlled by Napoleon, and worried about Swedish ambitions. From the king's perspective, these factors called for an alliance with Napoleon. Furthermore, the king expected the war would end in a negotiated international conference, with Napoleon playing a powerful role that included saving Norway for Denmark.

1900–1945

The Danish government responded to the First World War by declaring neutrality 1914–1918. It maintained that status until 1945 and accordingly adjusted trade; humanitarianism; diplomacy; and attitudes. The war thus reshaped economic relations and shifting domestic power balances.

1990–

Since the end of the Cold War, Denmark has become more supportive of U.S. foreign policy. Denmark supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and contributed assets to the invasion. Denmark also participated in the Afghanistan War. Denmark increased its participation in military and peacekeeping operations compared to the pre-Cold War period. Whereas Denmark only participated in 13 military operations from 1945 to 1989, Denmark participated in 76 military operations between 1990 and 2018.

International disputes

• North Pole. Denmark is trying to prove that the North Pole is geographically connected to Greenland. If such proof is established, the Kingdom will claim the North Pole.

Settled international disputes

• Hans Island. An island located between Greenland and Canadian Arctic islands. Unresolved boundary disputed between Canada and Denmark (The state of Denmark is responsible for Greenland's foreign relations). This dispute flared up again in July 2005 following the visit of a Canadian minister to the disputed island. On 14 June 2022 both countries agreed to split the disputed island in half. In accordance with the Greenland home rule treaty, Denmark handles certain foreign affairs, such as border disputes, on behalf of the entire Danish Realm.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Denmark maintains diplomatic relations with:

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#	Country	Date
1	United Kingdom	Template:Dts
2	Russia	Template:Dts
3	France	Template:Dts
4	Spain	Template:Dts
5	Sweden	Template:Dts
6	Netherlands	Template:Dts
7	Portugal	Template:Dts
8	United States	Template:Dts
9	Mexico	Template:Dts
10	Brazil	Template:Dts
11	Belgium	Template:Dts
12	Argentina	Template:DTS
13	Uruguay
14	Venezuela	Template:Dts
15	Dominican Republic
16	Thailand	Template:Dts
17	Italy	Template:Dts
18	Greece	Template:Dts
19	Japan	Template:Dts
20	Guatemala	Template:Dts
21	Norway	Template:Dts
22	Luxembourg	Template:Dts
23	Cuba	Template:Dts
24	Romania	Template:Dts
25	Serbia	Template:Dts
26	Finland	Template:Dts
27	Switzerland	Template:Dts
28	Poland	Template:Dts
29	Austria	Template:Dts
30	Iceland	Template:Dts
31	Czech Republic	Template:Dts
32	Hungary	Template:Dts
33	Peru	Template:Dts
34	Iran	Template:Dts
35	Egypt	Template:Dts
36	Turkey	Template:Dts
37	Chile
38	Bolivia	Template:Dts
39	Bulgaria	Template:Dts
40	Colombia	Template:Dts
41	Panama	Template:Dts
42	Canada	Template:Dts
43	South Africa	Template:Dts
44	Honduras	Template:Dts
45	Philippines	Template:Dts
46	Lebanon	Template:Dts
47	Australia	Template:Dts
48	New Zealand	Template:Dts
49	Costa Rica	Template:Dts
50	India	Template:Dts
51	Pakistan	Template:Dts
52	Indonesia	Template:Dts
53	Ethiopia	Template:Dts
54	China	Template:Dts
55	Israel	Template:Dts
56	Germany	Template:Dts
57	Sri Lanka	Template:Dts
58	Haiti	Template:Dts
59	Paraguay	Template:Dts
60	Syria	Template:Dts
61	Ecuador	Template:Dts
62	Myanmar	Template:Dts
63	Laos	Template:Dts
64	Malaysia	Template:Dts
65	Morocco	Template:Dts
66	Jordan	Template:Dts
67	Sudan	Template:Dts
68	El Salvador
69	South Korea	Template:Dts
70	Iraq	Template:Dts
71	Nicaragua	Template:Dts
72	Tunisia	Template:Dts
73	Somalia	Template:Dts
74	Nigeria	Template:Dts
75	Cyprus	Template:Dts
76	Cameroon	Template:Dts
77	Senegal	Template:Dts
78	Ghana	Template:Dts
79	Libya	Template:Dts
80	Guinea	Template:Dts
81	Ireland	Template:Dts
82	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Template:Dts
83	Rwanda	Template:Dts
84	Liberia	Template:Dts
85	Algeria	Template:Dts
86	Kuwait	Template:Dts
87	Kenya	Template:Dts
88	Ivory Coast	Template:Dts
89	Tanzania	Template:Dts
90	Benin	Template:Dts
91	Madagascar	Template:Dts
92	Uganda	Template:Dts
93	Zambia	Template:Dts
94	Niger	Template:Dts
95	Burundi	Template:Dts
96	Singapore	Template:Dts
97	Afghanistan	Template:Dts
98	Malawi	Template:Dts
99	Lesotho	Template:Dts
100	Republic of the Congo	Template:Dts
101	Cambodia	Template:Dts
102	Nepal	Template:Dts
103	Togo	Template:Dts
104	Mongolia	Template:Dts
105	Malta	Template:Dts
106	Albania	Template:Dts
107	Botswana	Template:Dts
108	Vietnam	Template:Dts
109	Bangladesh	Template:Dts
110	Trinidad and Tobago	Template:Dts
111	Mali	Template:Dts
112	Sierra Leone	Template:Dts
113	Mauritius	Template:Dts
114	Gabon	Template:Dts
115	North Korea	Template:Dts
116	Bahrain	Template:Dts
117	Jamaica	Template:Dts
118	Qatar	Template:Dts
119	United Arab Emirates	Template:Dts
120	Saudi Arabia	Template:Dts
121	Mauritania	Template:Dts
122	Yemen	Template:Dts
123	Mozambique	Template:Dts
124	Angola	Template:Dts
125	Guyana	Template:Dts
126	Papua New Guinea	Template:Dts
127	Gambia	Template:Dts
128	Oman	Template:Dts
129	Barbados	Template:Dts
130	Seychelles	Template:Dts
131	Zimbabwe	Template:Dts
132	Suriname	Template:Dts
133	Burkina Faso	Template:Dts
134	Comoros	Template:Dts
—	Holy See	Template:Dts
135	Maldives	Template:Dts
136	Saint Lucia	Template:Dts
137	Guinea-Bissau	Template:Dts
138	Cape Verde	Template:Dts
139	Central African Republic	Template:Dts
140	Eswatini	Template:Dts
141	Bhutan	Template:Dts
142	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Template:Dts
143	Antigua and Barbuda	Template:Dts
144	Tonga	Template:Dts
145	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Template:Dts
146	Brunei	Template:Dts
147	Namibia	Template:Dts
148	Bahamas	Template:Dts
149	Estonia	Template:Dts
150	Latvia	Template:Dts
151	Lithuania	Template:Dts
152	Belize	Template:Dts
153	Armenia	Template:Dts
154	Moldova	Template:Dts
155	Slovenia	Template:Dts
156	Tajikistan	Template:Dts
157	Turkmenistan	Template:Dts
158	Uzbekistan	Template:Dts
159	Croatia	Template:Dts
160	Belarus	Template:Dts
161	Ukraine	Template:Dts
162	Liechtenstein	Template:Dts
163	Azerbaijan	Template:Dts
164	Kazakhstan	Template:Dts
165	Kyrgyzstan	Template:Dts
166	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Template:Dts
167	Template:Country data Georgia	Template:Dts
168	Marshall Islands	Template:Dts
169	San Marino	Template:Dts
170	Slovakia	Template:Dts
171	Eritrea	Template:Dts
172	Template:Country data North Macedonia	Template:Dts
173	Andorra	Template:Dts
174	Fiji	Template:Dts
175	Djibouti	Template:Dts
176	Timor-Leste	Template:Dts
177	Montenegro	Template:Dts
—	Kosovo	Template:Dts
178	Chad	Template:Dts
179	Monaco	Template:Dts
180	South Sudan	Template:Dts
181	Equatorial Guinea	Template:Dts
182	Federated States of Micronesia	Template:Dts
183	Vanuatu	Template:Dts
184	Grenada	Template:Dts
185	Palau	Template:Dts
186	Dominica	Template:Dts
187	São Tomé and Príncipe	Template:Dts

Bilateral relations

Europe

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Albania	Template:Dts	See Albania–Denmark relations Albania has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Tirana. Both countries are full members of NATO.
Andorra	Template:Dts	Andorra is represented in Denmark through a non-resident ambassador based in Andorra La Vella. Denmark is represented in Andorra, through its embassy in Madrid.
Armenia	Template:Dts	See Armenia–Denmark relations Armenia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark is represented in Armenia, through its embassy in Kyiv.
Austria	Template:Dts	See Austria–Denmark relations Austria has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Vienna. Both countries are full members of the European Union.
Azerbaijan	Template:Dts	See Azerbaijan–Denmark relations Azerbaijan is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in the United Kingdom. Denmark is represented in Azerbaijan, through its embassy in Turkey.
Belarus	Template:Dts	See Belarus–Denmark relations Belarus is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Sweden. Denmark is represented through its embassy in Moscow.
Belgium	Template:Dts	See Belgium–Denmark relations Belgium has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Brussels. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Template:Dts	See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Denmark relations Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark is represented in Bosnia and Herzegovina through its embassy in Belgrade.
Bulgaria	Template:Dts	See Bulgaria–Denmark relations Bulgaria has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Sofia. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Croatia	Template:Dts	See Croatia–Denmark relations Croatia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Zagreb. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Cyprus	Template:Dts	See Cyprus–Denmark relations Cyprus has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Nicosia. Both countries are full members of the European Union.
Czech Republic	Template:Dts	See Czech Republic–Denmark relations Czech Republic has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Prague. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Estonia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Estonia relations After the restoration of Estonia's independence in 1991, Denmark was the second country to re-establish diplomatic relations with Estonia on 24 August 1991. Denmark has an embassy in Tallinn. Estonia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Finland	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Finland relations Finland has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Helsinki. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
France	Template:Dts	See Denmark–France relations Denmark has an embassy in Paris. France has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Template:Country data Georgia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Georgia relations Denmark is represented in Georgia through its embassy in Ukraine. Georgia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark is an EU member and Georgia is an EU candidate.
Germany	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Germany relations Denmark has an embassy in Berlin. Germany has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Greece	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Greece relations Denmark has an embassy in Athens. Greece has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Holy See	Template:Dts	Denmark's diplomatic relations with the Vatican City were established in 1982 after having been suspended since the reformation in 1536. Denmark is represented in the Vatican City, through its embassy in Bern.
Hungary	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Hungary relations Denmark has an embassy in Budapest. Hungary has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Iceland	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Iceland relations Denmark has an embassy in Reykjavík. Iceland has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of NATO.
Ireland	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Ireland relations Denmark has an embassy in Dublin and three honorary consulates (Cork, Limerick and Waterford). Ireland has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries became members of the European Union on 1 January 1973.
Italy	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Italy relations Denmark has an embassy in Rome, and a consulate general in Milan. Italy has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Kosovo	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Kosovo relations Denmark recognized Kosovo on 21 February 2008. Denmark is represented in Kosovo, through its embassy in Vienna.
Latvia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Latvia relations Denmark has an embassy in Riga. Latvia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Liechtenstein	Template:Dts	Liechtenstein is represented in Denmark through its embassy in Switzerland.
Lithuania	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Lithuania relations Denmark has an embassy in Vilnius. Lithuania has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Luxembourg	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Luxembourg through its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Denmark also has a consulate in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Malta	Template:Dts	Denmark has a consulate general in Valletta. Malta has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union.
Moldova	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Moldova relations Denmark is represented in Moldova through its embassy in Bucharest. Moldova is represented in Denmark through its embassy in Berlin. Denmark is an EU member and Moldova is an EU candidate.
Monaco	Template:Dts Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Monaco, through its embassy in Paris.
Montenegro	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Montenegro relations Denmark is represented in Montenegro through its embassy in Serbia. Montenegro is represented in Denmark through a non-resident ambassador based in Podgorica. Both countries are full members of NATO. Denmark is an EU member and Montenegro is an EU candidate.
Netherlands	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Netherlands relations Denmark has an embassy in The Hague. The Netherlands has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Template:Country data North Macedonia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–North Macedonia relations Denmark is represented in North Macedonia, through its embassy in Belgrade. North Macedonia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of NATO.
Norway	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Norway relations Denmark has an embassy in Oslo. Norway has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of NATO.
Poland	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Poland relations Denmark has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Portugal	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Portugal relations Portugal has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Lisbon. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Romania	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Romania relations Denmark has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Russia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Russia relations Russia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Moscow, a consulate-general in Saint Petersburg.
San Marino	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in San Marino through its embassy in Rome. San Marino is represented in Denmark through a non-resident ambassador based in City of San Marino.
Serbia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Serbia relations Denmark has an embassy in Belgrade. Serbia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark is an EU member and Serbia is an EU candidate. There are around 12,000 people of Serbian descent living in Denmark.
Slovakia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Slovakia relations Denmark has an embassy in Bratislava. Slovakia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Slovenia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Slovenia relations Denmark has an embassy in Ljubljana. Slovenia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Spain	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Spain relations Denmark has an embassy in Madrid. Spain has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Sweden	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Sweden relations Sweden has an embassy in Copenhagen Denmark has an embassy in Stockholm. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Switzerland	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Switzerland relations Denmark has an embassy in Bern. Switzerland has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Ukraine	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Ukraine relations Denmark has an embassy in Kyiv. Ukraine has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark is an EU member and Ukraine is an EU candidate.
United Kingdom	Template:Dts	See Denmark–United Kingdom relations File:Starmer meets Frederiksen at Downing Street 2025-02-04-18-48.jpg Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street, February 2025. Denmark established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 25 October 1401. Denmark maintains an embassy in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to Denmark through its embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries share common membership of the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, the International Criminal Court, the Joint Expeditionary Force, NATO, the OECD, the OSCE, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Agreement, and a Voting Participation Agreement.

Americas

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Antigua and Barbuda	Template:Dts	Denmark has a consulate in Saint John.
Argentina	Template:Dts	See Argentina–Denmark relations Argentina has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark closed its embassy in Buenos Aires in July 2022.
Bahamas	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Bahamas, through its embassy in Mexico, Denmark has a consulate in Nassau.
Barbados	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Barbados, through its embassy in Mexico City. Barbados is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Brussels.
Belize	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Belize, through its embassy in Nicaragua.
Bolivia	Template:Dts	See Bolivia–Denmark relations Bolivia is accredited to Denmark from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Denmark is accredited to Bolivia from its embassy in Bogotá, Colombia.
Brazil	Template:Dts	See Brazil–Denmark relations Brazil has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Brasília.
Canada	Template:Dts	See Canada–Denmark relations Canada has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Ottawa.
Chile		See Chile–Denmark relations Chile has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Santiago.
Colombia	Template:Dts	See Colombia–Denmark relations Colombia is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm. Denmark has an embassy in Bogotá.
Costa Rica	Template:Dts	Costa Rica has one consulate general in Copenhagen. Denmark has one consulate general in San José.
Cuba	Template:Dts	Cuba has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark have a consulate general in Havana.
Dominica	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Dominica, through its embassy in Mexico.
Dominican Republic	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in the Dominican Republic, through its embassy in Mexico. Dominican Republic is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Ecuador	Template:Dts	Denmark has a consulate general in Quito.
El Salvador	Template:Dts	Denmark has a consulate in San Salvador. A treaty of Commerce and Navigation was signed on 9 July 1958.
Grenada	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Grenada, through its embassy in Mexico. Grenada is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Brussels.
Guatemala	Template:Dts	Denmark has a consulate general in Guatemala City.
Guyana	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Guyana, through its embassy in Brasília. Guyana is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Brussels.
Haiti	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Haiti, through its embassy in Mexico. Haiti is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Berlin.
Honduras	Template:Dts	Denmark have a consulate general in Tegucigalpa. Honduras is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Jamaica	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Jamaica, through its embassy in Mexico. Jamaica is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in London.
Mexico	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Mexico relations Mexico has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Mexico City.
Nicaragua	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Nicaragua relations Denmark has an embassy in Managua. Nicaragua has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Panama	Template:Dts	Denmark have a consulate general in Ciudad de Panamá, and in Colón. Panama is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Paraguay	Template:Dts	Paraguay is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm. Denmark is represented in Paraguay, through its embassy in Buenos Aires. Denmark also has an honorary consulate in Asunción.
Peru	Template:Dts	Peru is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Berlin. Denmark has a consulate general in Lima.
Saint Kitts and Nevis	None	Denmark is represented in St. Kitts and Nevis, through its embassy in Washington D.C.
Saint Lucia	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in St. Lucia, through its embassy in Mexico.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, through its embassy in Mexico.
Suriname	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Suriname, through its embassy in Brasília. Denmark have a consulate in Paramaribo.
Trinidad and Tobago	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Trinidad and Tobago, through its embassy in Mexico. Denmark have a consulate general in Port of Spain.
United States	Template:Dts	See Denmark–United States relations File:Denmark embassy 2.JPG Embassy of Denmark, Washington, D.C. File:Den amerikanske ambassade i København.JPG Embassy of the United States, Copenhagen Denmark recognized the United States in 1792. Denmark has an embassy in Washington D.C. and consulates-general in Chicago, Houston, New York City and Palo Alto. United States has an embassy in Copenhagen and a consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.
Uruguay	Template:Dts	Denmark is accredited to Uruguay from its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Uruguay is accredited to Denmark from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
Venezuela	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Venezuela relations Venezuela is accredited to Denmark from its embassy in Oslo, Norway. Denmark is accredited to Venezuela from its embassy in Brasília, Brazil.

Middle East

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Bahrain	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Bahrain, through its embassy in Riyadh. Denmark also has a Royal Consular Agency in Manama. Bahrain is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in London.
Egypt	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Egypt relations Denmark has an embassy in Cairo. Egypt has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Iran	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Iran relations Denmark has an embassy in Tehran. Iran has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Iraq	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Iraq relations Denmark has an embassy in Baghdad. Iraq has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Israel	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Israel relations Denmark has an embassy in Tel Aviv. Israel has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Jordan	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Jordan, through its embassy in Damascus. Jordan is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Berlin.
Kuwait	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Kuwait, through its embassy in Riyadh. Kuwait is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Lebanon	Template:Dts	Denmark has an embassy in Beirut. Lebanon is represented in Denmark through its embassy in Stockholm.
Oman	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Oman, through its embassy in Riyadh. Oman is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Berlin.
Template:Country data State of Palestine	None	See Denmark–Palestine relations Denmark has a representative office in Ramallah. Palestine has a mission in Copenhagen.
Qatar	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Qatar, through its embassy in the United Arab Emirates. Qatar is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in the Hague.
Saudi Arabia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Saudi Arabia relations Denmark has an embassy in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Syria	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Syria relations Denmark has an embassy in Damascus. Syria is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
TurkeyTemplate:Refn	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Turkey relations Denmark has an embassy in Ankara and a consulate general in Istanbul. Turkey has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of NATO. Denmark is an EU member and Turkey is an EU candidate. Denmark opposes Turkey's accession negotiations to the EU, although negotiations have now been suspended.
United Arab Emirates	Template:Dts	See Denmark–United Arab Emirates relations Denmark has an embassy in Abu Dhabi, and a consulate general in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Yemen	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Yemen, through its embassy in Riyadh. Yemen is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Berlin.

Asia

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Afghanistan	Template:Dts	See Afghanistan–Denmark relations Denmark has an embassy in Kabul. Afghanistan is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Oslo.
Bangladesh	Template:Dts	See Bangladesh–Denmark relations Denmark has an embassy in Dhaka. Bangladesh is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Bhutan	Template:Dts	See Bhutan–Denmark relations Denmark has a representative office in Thimphu. Bhutan is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Brussels.
Brunei	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Brunei, through its embassy in Singapore. Brunei is represented in Denmark through a non-resident ambassador based in Bandar Seri Begawan.
Cambodia	Template:Dts	See Cambodia–Denmark relations Denmark is represented in Cambodia, through its embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Cambodia is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in London.
China	Template:Dts	See People's Republic of China–Denmark relations Denmark has an embassy in Beijing. China has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Template:Country data East Timor	12 February 2003	Denmark is represented in East Timor, through its embassy in Jakarta. East Timor is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Brussels.
India	Template:Dts	See Denmark–India relations Denmark has an embassy in New Delhi. India has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Indonesia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Indonesia relations Denmark has an embassy in Jakarta. Indonesia has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Japan	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Japan relations Denmark has an embassy in Tokyo. Japan has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Kazakhstan	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Kazakhstan relations Denmark is represented in Kazakhstan, through its embassy in Moscow. Kazakhstan is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Berlin.
Kyrgyzstan	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Kyrgyzstan, through its embassy in Moscow.
Laos	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Laos, through its embassy in Hanoi. Laos is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Malaysia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Malaysia relations Denmark has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Maldives	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Maldives, through its embassy in New Delhi. Maldives is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in London.
Mongolia	Template:Dts	Denmark has a consulate general in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Myanmar	Template:Dts	See Burma–Denmark relations Denmark is represented in Burma, through its embassy in Bangkok. Burma is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in London.
Nepal	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Nepal relations Denmark has an embassy in Kathmandu. Nepal has an embassy in Copenhagen.
North Korea	Template:Dts	See Denmark–North Korea relations Denmark is represented in North Korea, through its embassy in Beijing. North Korea is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Pakistan	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Pakistan relations Denmark has an embassy in Islamabad. Pakistan has an embassy in Copenhagen. Roughly 20,000 Pakistanis live and work in Denmark, making them the country's fifth-largest non-Western community. Six Pakistani immigrants/descendants of immigrants have seats on local parliaments and councils, the second-highest number of any immigrant group.
Philippines	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Philippines relations Denmark has an embassy in Manila. The Republic of the Philippines has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Singapore	Template:Dts	Denmark has an embassy in Singapore City. Singapore is represented in Denmark, through a non-resident ambassador based in Singapore.
South Korea	Template:Dts	See Denmark–South Korea relations Both nations are having an agreement of work and holiday program thus citizens of both countries can live, work, study and travel for up to a year and there are no quotas for Danish and South Koreans working and traveling in the each other. Royal Danish embassy in Seoul. South Korean embassy in Copenhagen.
Sri Lanka	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Sri Lanka relations Denmark has a consulate general in Colombo. Sri Lanka is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Tajikistan	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Tajikistan, through its embassy in Moscow.
Taiwan	None	See Denmark–Taiwan relations Denmark has a trade council in Taipei. Taiwan has a Representative Office in Copenhagen.
Thailand	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Thailand relations Denmark has an embassy in Bangkok. Thailand has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Turkmenistan	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Turkmenistan, through its embassy in Moscow.
Uzbekistan	Template:Dts	Uzbekistan is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Moscow. Denmark is represented in Uzbekistan, through its embassy in Moscow.
Vietnam	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Vietnam relations Denmark has an embassy in Hanoi. Vietnam has an embassy in Copenhagen.

Africa

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Algeria	Template:Dts	Denmark has an embassy in Algiers. Algeria has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Angola		Denmark is represented in Angola, through its embassy in Lusaka. Angola is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Benin	Template:Dts	See Benin–Denmark relations Benin has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Cotonou.
Botswana	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Botswana, through its embassy in Pretoria. Botswana is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Burkina Faso	Template:Dts	See Burkina Faso–Denmark relations Denmark has an embassy in Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Burundi	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Burundi, through its embassy in Kampala. Burundi is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Berlin.
Cameroon	Template:Dts	Denmark has a consulate general in Yaoundé. Cameroon is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in London.
Cape Verde	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Cape Verde, through its embassy in Lisbon.
Central African Republic	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in the Central African Republic, through its embassy in Ouagadougou. The Central African Republic is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Brussels.
Chad	Template:Dts	Chad has a consulate in Copenhagen, Denmark. Denmark is represented in Chad, through its embassy in Burkina Faso.
Comoros	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Comoros, through its embassy in Dar es Salaam.
Republic of the Congo	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Republic of Congo, through its embassy in Cotonou.
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, through its embassy in Pretoria.
Djibouti	Template:Dts	Denmark have a consulate in Djibouti City.
Equatorial Guinea	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Equatorial Guinea, through its embassy in Pretoria.
Eritrea	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Eritrea relations Eritrea was a Danish programme country from 1993 to 1996, and again from 1999 to 2001. In 1996, Denmark assisted 112 million DKK to the agriculture sector, and 80 million DKK to the education sector. Relations between Eritrea and Denmark have been bad, since Denmark decided to suspend development cooperation with Eritrea in January 2002, and completely closed its embassy in Eritrea in June 2002. Denmark is represented in Eritrea through its embassy in Nairobi.
Eswatini	Template:Dts	Denmark has a consulate in Mbabane.
Ethiopia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Ethiopia relations Denmark has an embassy in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in London.
Gabon	Template:Dts	Denmark have a consulate in Libreville. Gabon is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in London.
Gambia	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Gambia, through its embassy in Bamako. Gambia is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in London.
Ghana	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Ghana relations Denmark has an embassy in Accra. Ghana has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Guinea	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Guinea, through its embassy in Accra. Guinea is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Berlin.
Guinea-Bissau	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Guinea Bissau, through its embassy in Lisbon. Guinea-Bissau is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Brussels.
Ivory Coast	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Côte d'Ivoire, through its embassy in Accra. Denmark have a consulate general in Abidjan. Côte d'Ivoire have an embassy in Copenhagen.
Kenya	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Kenya relations Denmark has an embassy in Nairobi. Kenya is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Lesotho	Template:Dts	Denmark have a consulate in Maseru.
Liberia	Template:Dts Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Liberia, through its embassy in Accra. Liberia is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Berlin.
Libya	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Libya relations Libya closed its embassy in Copenhagen, as a protest against the Jyllandsposten cartoons controversy, in 2006.
Madagascar	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Madagascar, through its embassy in Pretoria. Denmark have a consulate in Antananarivo.
Malawi	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Malawi, through its embassy in Maputo. Malawi is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in London.
Mali	Template:Dts	Denmark has an embassy in Bamako. From 2006 to 2011, Denmark assisted Mali with 800 million DKK for poverty reduction.
Mauritania	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Mauritania, through its embassy in Rabat. Mauritania is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Brussels.
Mauritius	Template:Dts	Denmark have a consulate in Port Louis.
Morocco	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Morocco relations Denmark has an embassy in Rabat. Morocco has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Mozambique	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Mozambique relations
Namibia	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Namibia, through its embassy in Pretoria. Namibia is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Niger	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Niger, through its embassy in Ouagadougou.
Nigeria	Template:Dts	See Foreign relations of Nigeria
Rwanda	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Rwanda, through its embassy in Kampala. Rwanda is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	None	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has a representative office in Copenhagen.
São Tomé and Príncipe	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in São Tomé and Príncipe, through its embassy in Lisbon. São Tomé and Príncipe is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Brussels.
Senegal	Template:Dts	Denmark have a consulate general in Dakar.
Seychelles	Template:Dts	Denmark has a consulate in Victoria, Seychelles.
Sierra Leone	Template:Dts	Denmark has a consulate in Freetown.
Somalia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Somalia relations Denmark has a consulate general in Mogadishu.
South Africa	Template:Dts	See Denmark–South Africa relations Denmark has an embassy in Pretoria.
South Sudan	Template:Dts
Sudan	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Sudan relations Denmark is represented in Sudan, through its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Sudan is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Oslo, Norway.
Tanzania	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Tanzania relations
Tunisia	Template:Dts	See Foreign relations of Tunisia
Togo	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Togo, through its embassy in Cotonou.
Uganda	Template:Dts	Uganda has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Zambia	Template:Dts	See Denmark–Zambia relations
Zimbabwe	Template:Dts	See Foreign relations of Zimbabwe

Oceania

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Australia	Template:Dts	See Australia–Denmark relations Australia has an embassy in Copenhagen. Denmark has an embassy in Canberra and a consulate general in Sydney.
Cook Islands	None	Denmark is represented in Cook Islands, through its embassy in Canberra.
Fiji	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Fiji, through its embassy in Jakarta. Fiji is represented in Denmark, through its high commission in London. Further details Denmark–Fiji relations refers to the current and historical relations between Denmark and Fiji. Denmark is represented in Fiji through its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. Fiji is represented in Denmark through its High Commission in London. Denmark has an honorary consulate and a consulate in Suva, the capital of Fiji. The current Fijian ambassador to Denmark is Solo Mara. In 1971, an abolition of visas agreement was signed between Denmark and Fiji. In October 1974, Denmark and Fiji signed an avoidance of double taxation agreement. In November 2003, the Danish ambassador to Fiji Geert Aagaard Andersen said that Denmark supports the European Union's decision to resume development cooperation with Fiji and that Denmark is pleased with the reestablishing democracy progress in Fiji. Trade between Denmark and Fiji showed a potential increase he said. For the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference meeting in Copenhagen, the Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama stressed that: "We in Fiji experienced unprecedented floods in February of this year. The enormous devastation caused by such disasters not only results in commercial and economic hardships but has a deleterious effect on food production, the ill effects of climate change can still be minimised." In July 2011, Danish export to Fiji amounted approximately 1 million DKK while Fijian export were about 100.000 DKK.
Kiribati		Denmark is represented in Kiribati, through its embassy in Singapore.
Marshall Islands	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Marshall Islands, through its embassy in Singapore.
Micronesia, Federated States of	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Micronesia, through its embassy in Singapore.
Nauru	None	Denmark is represented in Nauru, through its embassy in Canberra.
New Zealand	Template:Dts	See Denmark–New Zealand relations Denmark is accredited to New Zealand from its embassy in Canberra, Australia. New Zealand is accredited to Denmark from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
Palau	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Palau, through its embassy in Singapore.
Papua New Guinea	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Papua New Guinea, through its embassy in Jakarta. Papua New Guinea is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Brussels.
Samoa	None	Denmark is represented in Samoa, through its embassy in Canberra.
Solomon Islands	None	Denmark is represented in the Solomon Islands, through its embassy in Singapore.
Tonga	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Tonga, through its embassy in Canberra.
Tuvalu	None	Denmark is represented in Tuvalu, through its embassy in Canberra.
Vanuatu	Template:Dts	Denmark is represented in Vanuatu, through its embassy in Canberra.

See also

Politics of Denmark

• History of Denmark
• Denmark–Soviet Union relations
• Politics of Denmark
  • Politics of the Faroe Islands
  • Politics of Greenland
• Denmark and the European Union
  • Danish European Union opt-outs referendum
• Faroe Islands–United Kingdom relations
• Scandinavian defense union
• List of diplomatic missions of Denmark
• List of diplomatic missions in Denmark
• Visa requirements for Danish citizens
• Foreign relations of Greenland
• List of ambassadors of Denmark

Further reading

• Andreasen, Uffe. "Reflections on public diplomacy after the Danish cartoon crises: From crisis management to normal public diplomacy work." Hague Journal of Diplomacy 3.2 (2008): 201–207.
• Due-Nielsen, Carsten, and Nikolaj Petersen. "Denmark's foreign policy since 1967: An introduction." in Adaptation and Activism (Copenhagen: DJØF Publishing, 1995): 11–54.
• Frederichsen, Kim. Soviet Cultural Diplomacy Towards Denmark During the Cold War, 1945–1991 (PhD. Diss. University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, 2017).
• Henriksen, Anders, and Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen. "The Greenland card: Prospects for and barriers to Danish Arctic diplomacy in Washington." Danish foreign policy yearbook 1 (2017): 75–98.
• Jakobsen, Peter Viggo, Jens Ringsmose, and Håkon Lunde Saxi. "Prestige-seeking small states: Danish and Norwegian military contributions to US-led operations." European journal of international security 3.2 (2018): 256–277.
• Jakobsen, Peter Viggo, and Jens Ringsmose. "Size and reputation—why the USA has valued its ‘special relationships’ with Denmark and the UK differently since 9/11." Journal of Transatlantic Studies 13.2 (2015): 135-153.
• Kaarbo, Juliet, and Cristian Cantir. "Role conflict in recent wars: Danish and Dutch debates over Iraq and Afghanistan." Cooperation and Conflict 48.4 (2013): 465–483.
• Kronvall. Olof. "US–Scandinavian Relations Since 1940." in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. (Oxford University Press, 2020).
• Lidegaard, Bo. Defiant Diplomacy: Henrik Kauffmann, Denmark, and the United States in World War II and the Cold War, 1939–1958. Peter Lang, 2003. Template:Webarchive Template:ISBN.
• Petersen, Nikolaj. "Denmark and NATO 1948-1987." (1987).
• Rahbek-Clemmensen, Jon. ""An Arctic Great Power"? Recent Developments in Danish Arctic Policy." Arctic Yearbook 5 (2016): 387–399.
• Tonra, Ben. The Europeanisation of national foreign policy: Dutch, Danish and Irish foreign policy in the European Union (Routledge, 2018) online.
• Wivel, Anders, and Matthew Crandall. "Punching above their weight, but why? Explaining Denmark and Estonia in the transatlantic relationship." Journal of transatlantic studies 17.3 (2019): 392-419.

Pre-1940

• Feldbæk, Ole. "Eighteenth‐century Danish neutrality: Its diplomacy, economics and law." Scandinavian Journal of History 8.1–4 (1983): 3–21.
• Feldbæk, Ole. "Denmark and the Treaty of Kiel 1814." Scandinavian Journal of History 15.3–4 (1990): 259–268.
• Feldbæk, Ole. "Denmark in the Napoleonic Wars: A Foreign Policy Survey." Scandinavian Journal of History 26.2 (2001): 89–101
• Feldbæk, Ole. "Denmark and the Baltic 1720–1864." In Quest of Trade and Security. the Baltic in Power Politics 1500–1990. Vol 1. 1500–1890 (Probus Förlag, 1995) pp. 257–95.
• Fogdall, Soren Jacob Marius Peterson. Danish-American Diplomacy, 1776–1920 (1922) .
• Gram-Skjoldager, Karen. "Denmark during the First World War: Neutral policy, economy and culture." Journal of Modern European History 17.2 (2019): 234–250.
• Jónsson, Már. "Denmark-Norway as a potential world power in the early seventeenth century." Itinerario 33.2 (2009): 17–27.
• Murdoch, Steve. Britain, Denmark-Norway and the House of Stuart, 1603–1660: A Diplomatic and Military Analysis (Tuckwell Press, 2000).
• Naum, Magdalena, and Jonas M. Nordin. "Introduction: Situating Scandinavian Colonialism." in Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity (Springer, 2013) pp. 3–16.

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