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GeographyLocation
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) Geographic coordinates
56 00 N, 10 00 E
Map references
Europe
Area World Ranking: 134
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 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 Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj 171 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) Irrigated land
4,350 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
6.1 cu km (2003)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 0.67 cu km/yr (32%/26%/42%)
Per capita 123 cu m/yr (2002) Natural hazards
Flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes Environment - current issues
Air pollution, principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides Environment - international agreements
Party to
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling Signed, but not ratified None of the selected agreements Geography - note
Controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen
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Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.