Denmark Geography

Country Name: Kingdom of Denmark

Capital City: Copenhagen

Population: 5,450,661 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.33% (2006)

Currency: Danish krone (DKK)

Languages: Danish,English

Area: 43,094 sq km

Inflation Rate: 1.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 3.8% (2006)

Domain extension: .dk

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF DENMARK

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 Co-ordinates:

56 00 N, 10 00 E

Area - total:

43,094 sq km

Area - total:

43,094 sq km

Area - land:

42,394 sq km

Area - water:

700 sq km

Land Boundaries:

68 km

Border Countries:

Germany 68 km

Terrain:

low and flat to gently rolling plains

Elevation - highest point:

Yding Skovhoej 173 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Lammefjord -7 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand

Arable Land:

52.59%

Permanent Crops:

0.19%

Other Land Use:

47.22% (2005)

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