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![]() ![]() Denmark Geography 2001https://photius.com/wfb2001/denmark/denmark_geography.htmlSOURCE: 2001 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaeland and Fyn) Geographic coordinates: 56 00 N, 10 00 E Map references: Europe Area:
Area - comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts Land boundaries:
Coastline: 7,314 km Maritime claims:
Climate: temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers Terrain: low and flat to gently rolling plains Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand Land use:
Irrigated land: 4,350 sq km (1993 est.) 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: 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 - international agreements:
Geography - note:
controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen
NOTE: The information regarding Denmark on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Denmark Geography 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Denmark Geography 2001 should be addressed to the CIA. |