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| | + | {{Country |
| | + | |name =''Kongeriget Danmark'' |
| | + | |map =Denmark rel99.jpg |
| | + | |flag =Flag of Denmark.png |
| | + | |arms =Arms of Denmark.png |
| | + | |capital =Copenhagen |
| | + | |capital-raw = |
| | + | |government =Parliamentary Democracy, Constitutional Monarchy |
| | + | |government-raw = |
| | + | |language =Danish |
| | + | |king = |
| | + | |queen =Margrethe II |
| | + | |monarch-raw = |
| | + | |president = |
| | + | |president-raw = |
| | + | |chancellor = |
| | + | |chancellor-raw = |
| | + | |pm =Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
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| | + | |area =16,639 sq mi |
| | + | |pop =5,475,791 |
| | + | |pop-basis =2008 |
| | + | |gdp =$198.5 billion |
| | + | |gdp-year =2006 |
| | + | |gdp-pc =$46,600 |
| | + | |currency =Danish krone |
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| | + | }} |
| | The '''Kingdom of Denmark''' is a [[Scandinavia]]n country in [[Europe]] located on the Jutland Peninsula to the north of [[Germany]]. It's capital is [[Copenhagen]]. | | The '''Kingdom of Denmark''' is a [[Scandinavia]]n country in [[Europe]] located on the Jutland Peninsula to the north of [[Germany]]. It's capital is [[Copenhagen]]. |
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| | + | ==Geography== |
| | + | Denmark proper consists of the Jutland Peninsula plus many adjecent islands in the Baltic Sea. |
| | + | *Area: 43,094 sq. km. (16,639 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Vermont and New Hampshire combined. |
| | + | *Cities: Capital--Copenhagen (pop. 0.5 million in Copenhagen and 1.1 million in the Copenhagen Region). Other cities--Arhus (293,510), Odense (185,206), Aalborg (163,231). |
| | + | *Terrain: Low and flat or slightly rolling; highest elevation is 173 m. (568 ft.). |
| | + | *Climate: Temperate. The terrain, location, and prevailing westerly winds make the weather changeable. |
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| | + | Two autonomous provinces with home rule are considered part of Denmark, despite their distance from the Jutland Peninsula. They are the [[Faroe Islands]], a small archipelago located in tne Norwegian Sea between [[Scotland]] and [[Iceland]]; and [[Greenland]], off northeast [[Canada]], part of the [[North America]]n landmass and the largest island in the world. |
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| | ==People== | | ==People== |