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Danish Society
With fewer than 6 million citizens, Denmark has a long and fascinating history.
Geography of Denmark
Area: |
total: 43,094 sq km land: 42,394 sq km water: 700 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 |
Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts |
Land boundaries: |
total: 68 km border countries: Germany 68 km |
Coastline: |
7,314 km |
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
Climate: |
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers |
Terrain: |
low and flat to gently rolling plains |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Lammefjord -7 m highest point: Yding Skovhoej 173 m |
Natural resources: |
petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand |
Land use: |
arable land: 52.59% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 47.22% (2005) |
Learn More about Denmark
Demographics - The People of Denmark
Government of Denmark
The Economy of Denmark
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Arhus (Århus), Denmark
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