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ECO TOURISM IN DENMARK - MAIN FEATURES

Official name:

Flag of Denmark

Kongeriget Danmark (Kingdom of Denmark)

Location and borders:

Denmark is located in the north of Europe and is one of the Scandinavian countries. The only frontier is in the south with Germany. On the west and south it is bordered by the North Sea and on the southeast by the Baltic Sea.

Total land area:

Denmark has an extension of 43.094 km2

Capital:

The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen.

Administrative divisions:

Since 2007 Denmark is divided into 5 regions:

  1. Region Hovedstaden
  2. Region Midtjylland
  3. Region Nordjylland
  4. Region Sjælland
  5. Region Syddanmark

Furthermore 443 islands belong to the territory of Denmark. The Faeroe Islands and Greenland (the largest island) are two autonomous provinces.

Language:

Danish in all the territory. The Faeroe Islands and Greenland have their own language besides Danish.

Government:

Parliamentary democracy

Population:

According to the estimation 2006: 5,447,084

Currency:

Danish Krone