Denmark (
i/ˈdɛnmɑːrk/; Danish: Danmark, pronounced [ˈd̥ɛnmɑɡ̊] (
)),
officially the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Kongeriget
Danmark, [ˈkɔŋəʁiːəð
ˈd̥ɛnmɑɡ̊] (
)),
is a sovereign state
in Northern Europe,
located southwest of Sweden and south of
Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom includes two
autonomous constituent countries in the north Atlantic Ocean, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. At 43,094 square kilometres
(16,638.69 sq mi),[10] with a
population of around 5.6 million inhabitants, Denmark consists of a peninsula,
Jutland, and the Danish archipelago of
407 islands,[11] of which around 70
are inhabited. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy
coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. The national language, Danish, is closely
related to and mutually intelligible with Swedish and Norwegian.More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark
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