Denmark - Geography
Geography - People - Economy - Government - Communications - Transportation - Military - Transnational IssuesDenmark is located Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn). The climate is temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers. The terrain is low and flat to gently rolling plains.
Location
This entry identifies the country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.Location : Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Geographic coordinates
This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the locations provided in the Geographic Names Server (GNS), maintained by the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency on behalf of the US Board on Geographic Names.Geographic coordinates : 56 00 N, 10 00 E
Map references
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Area
This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.Area - total : 43,094 sq km
Area - land : 42,394 sq km
Area - water : 700 sq km
Area - 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
This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).Area - comparative : slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts
Land boundaries
This entry contains the total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries. When available, official lengths published by national statistical agencies are used. Because surveying methods may differ, country border lengths reported by contiguous countries may differ.Land boundaries - total : 68 km
Land boundaries - border countries : Germany 68 km
Coastline
This entry gives the total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.Coastline : 7,314 km
Maritime claims
This entry includes the following claims, the definitions of which are excerpted from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which alone contains the full and definitive descriptionsMaritime claims - territorial sea : 12 nm
Maritime claims - contiguous zone : 24 nm
Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone : 200 nm
Maritime claims - continental shelf : 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate
This entry includes a brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.Climate : temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Terrain
This entry contains a brief description of the topography.Terrain : low and flat to gently rolling plains
Elevation extremes
This entry includes both the highest point and the lowest point.Elevation extremes - lowest point : Lammefjord -7 m
Elevation extremes - highest point : Yding Skovhoej 173 m
Natural resources
This entry lists a country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.Natural resources : petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand
Land use
This entry contains the percentage shares of total land area for three different types of land useLand use - arable land : 52.59%
Land use - permanent crops : 0.19%
Land use - other : 47.22% (2005)
Irrigated land
This entry gives the number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.Irrigated land : 4,490 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
This entry provides the long-term average water availability for a country in cubic kilometers of precipitation, recharged ground water, and surface inflows from surrounding countries. The values have been adjusted to account for overlap resulting from surface flow recharge of groundwater sources. Total renewable water resources provides the water total available to a country but does not include water resource totals that have been reserved for upstream or downstream countries through international agreements. Note that these values are averages and do not accurately reflect the total available in any given year. Annual available resources can vary greatly due to short-term and long-term climatic and weather variations.Total renewable water resources : 6.1 cu km (2003)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
This entry provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal.Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total : 0.67 cu km/yr (32%/26%/42%)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita : 123 cu m/yr (2002)
Natural hazards
This entry lists potential natural disasters.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
This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entryEnvironment - 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
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
Environment - international agreements - signed, but not ratified : none of the selected agreements
Geography - note
This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.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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