Copenhagen metropolitan area Copenhagen metropolitan area The Copenhagen metropolitan area or Metropolitan Copenhagen (, literally "The Capital Area") is a large commuter belt (the area in which it is practical to commute to work) surrounding Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. It includes Copenhagen Municipality, Frederiksberg and surrounding municipalities stretching westward across Zealand. It has densely-populated core surrounded by suburban settlements. According to OECD, the Copenhagen Metropolitan Region had close to 2.4 million inhabitants in 2005, which is the largest metropolitan area of any Scandinavian city. The metropolitan area has several current definitions and also some historical, now defunct, definitions. The most widely accepted
Economy of Denmark includes dairy and beef cattle, pigs, poultry and fur animals (primarily mink) - all sectors that produce mainly for export. Regarding vegetable production, Denmark is a leading producer of grass-, clover- and horticultural seeds. The agriculture and food sector as a whole represented 25% of total Danish commodity exports in 2015. 63% of the land area of Denmark is used for agricultural production - the highest share in the world according to a report from University of Copenhagen in 2017. The Danish agricultural industry is historically characterized by freehold and family ownership, but due to structural development farms have become