Area > Comparative slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts |
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Area > Land
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42,394 sq km |
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[131st of 238]
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Area > Total
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43,094 sq km |
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[139th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Copenhagen - 1,339,395 |
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Climate temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers |
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Forested Land
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10.7% |
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[145th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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56 00 N, 10 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
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Germany 68 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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52.59% |
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[4th of 258]
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Largest city Copenhagen |
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Largest city population
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1,326,000 |
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[68th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Copenhagen - 1,339,395 |
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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) |
Map references Europe |
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 |
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand |
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Population density
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126.36 people per sqkm |
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[81st of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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127.65 people/m²
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[70th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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43,090 km²
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[131st of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Yding Skovhøj |
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