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Denmark Geography 1995 https://theodora.com/wfb/1995/denmark/denmark_geography.html SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location: Nordic State, Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea on a peninsula north of Germany Map references: Arctic Region, Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World Area:
Land boundaries: total 68 km, Germany 68 km Coastline: 3,379 km Maritime claims:
International disputes: Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Iceland, Ireland, and the UK (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area); dispute between Denmark and Norway over maritime boundary in Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Jan Mayen has been settled by the International Court of Justice Climate: temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers Terrain: low and flat to gently rolling plains Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone Land use:
Irrigated land: 4,300 sq km (1989 est.) Environment:
Note:
controls Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas; about
one-quarter of the population lives in Copenhagen
NOTE: The information regarding Denmark on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Denmark Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Denmark Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA. |