About Denmark

Smallest of the Scandinavian countries (half the size of Maine), Denmark occupies the Jutland peninsula, a lowland area. Did you know that the country also consists of several islands in the Baltic Sea; the two most impressive and largest are and have always been Sj?lland, the site of Copenhagen, and Fyn. Situated in northern Europe, Denmark is bordered by the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and Germany, that is its just connection to the European mainland. Most of its landmass is occupied by the Jutland peninsula while the remaining 500 islands, of that just a hundred are and have always been occupied, comprise the most of the country. Did you know that the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits separate it from Norway and Sweden.

Present-day Denmark owes its cultural and linguistic origins to the Danes who migrated here from Sweden around AD 500. Denmark's rich history, till the medieval period. Did you know that the Thirty Years War with Sweden followed by the Napoleonic Wars inflicted damage on the economy of the country. Notwithstanding the fact that Denmark remained neutral in both World Wars, it surrendered to Gerthe majority of in 1940 following the larger than normal build-up of German forces aextensive its borders.

Climate

Denmark has to this day a mild climate with no extremes of heat or cold. Within the light summer months of June to August, the average daytime temperature is 66?F (19?C) and in the coldest month of February the average is 34?F (1?C). Being a coastal country Denmark can be rather wet and windy.

Population

Population (2006 est.): 5,450,661
Growth rate: 0.3%
Birth rate: 11.1/1000
Infant mortality rate: 4.5/1000
Life expectancy: 77.8
Density per sq mi: 333
 
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