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Denmark has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 105,989 km 2 (40,923 sq mi). When including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, the EEZ is the 15th largest in the world with 2,220,093 km 2 (857,183 sq mi). A circle enclosing the same total area as Denmark would have a diameter of 234 km (146 miles).
The location of Denmark. The following outline is provided as an overview, and topical guide to Denmark. Denmark – country located in Scandinavia of Northern Europe. [1] It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries. The mainland is bordered to the south by Germany; Denmark is southwest of Sweden and south of Norway.
Denmark has considerably large deposits of oil and natural gas in the North Sea and ranks as number 32 in the world among net exporters of crude oil [166] and was producing 259,980 barrels of crude oil a day in 2009. [167] Denmark is a long-time leader in wind power: In 2015 wind turbines provided 42.1% of the total electricity consumption. [168]
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark refers to the state's territory as Danmarks Rige (Danish Realm), which means "The Realm of Denmark". [23] [24] [25]The Danish term rigsfællesskabet, translated as "The unity of the Realm", [18] the "commonwealth of the Realm", [26] [27] or the "Danish Commonwealth" [28] refers to the constitutional status of the relationship between Denmark, the ...
The modern Norway–Sweden border remained the border between Denmark–Norway and Sweden until the breakup of Denmark and Norway in 1814. Under the Treaty of Kiel, Denmark retained possession of Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Iceland became a separate kingdom in union with Denmark in 1918, and became an independent republic in 1944.
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Like their geographical areas, the names of several regions are neologisms. The term Syddanmark (Southern Denmark) was known before the reform, but not in the present meaning. It was sometimes used to refer to Denmark proper as opposed to the North Atlantic parts of the Danish Realm , the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Ertholmene (formerly spelled Ærtholmene) is a small archipelago in Denmark. The largest island is Christiansø, whose name is often used with reference to the entire archipelago. [2] Ertholmene are situated 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Gudhjem, Bornholm, and include Denmark's easternmost point. [2]