Denmark

Denmark forms part of the continent of Europe, where it has a coastal position and is bordered by Germany, the Baltic Sea and North Sea. Denmark, along with Finland, Sweden, Iceland and Norway, form the Nordic countries. There are seven continents in the world: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, Australia (Oceania). Europe is the second smallest continent in the world, it has 51 countries, with some countries belonging to both Europe and Asia, stretches across a total area size of 10,180,000 km2 and forms 6.8% of the landmass of the world. Denmark is a coastal country that spans a total area of approximately 2,210,570 km2. It is a country of average size when compared to other countries belonging to Europe. However, when taking into account, Denmark's territory of Greenland, it becomes the twelth largest country in the world. Greenland spans a huge area of more than 2.1 million km2.

The following border information provides details on the length of Denmark's borders:
Coastline 7,314 km, Germany 140 km.

Denmark has a temperate climate with cool summer temperatures and mild, cloudy winters. The geography of Denmark can be described as consisting mainly of lowland, rolling plains and coastal regions. The lowest point of Denmark is the Lammefjord at -7m, and the highest point of elevation is Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj at 171m.

The official language of Denmark is Danish. Other languages that are spoken by a small percentage of the population include Faroese, Greenlandic and German.

The main religion of Denmark is Evangelical Lutheran at approximately 76% of the population. Around 4% are Muslim. The remaining population either belongs to other religions or no religion at all.

Natural resources are materials and substances that can be found occurring naturally on Earth. Natural resources are very important across the world, and can be exploited for economic gain. The level of resources that occur naturally in an individual country are influenced by varying factors such as the geography, climate and location of that country. Some countries are very rich in natural resources, where as others have limited to none. Countries that have particularly rich resources include Russia, The United States, Saudi Arabia and Canada. Food, transport and construction are three of the primary uses of natural resources. For example, fish is a naturally occurring resource that can be caught for food consumption. Crude oils can be refined into different types of fuels in order to power vehicles/cars. Wood/timber from forests can be used to build homes and furniture. The natural resources found in Denmark include natural gas, petroleum, fish, arable land suitable for growing crops, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand.

Every country has its own unique culture, history and identity. Flags, symbols, emblems, mottos, songs, anthems and colors are used by countries across the world to represent national pride and identity. These national symbols are forged through a nation's unique history and can represent both hardship and prosperity, embodying freedom, strength and unity. Flags, emblems, songs, mottos and colors reflect the past, present and future hopes of a country, and create an important image to the rest of the world. National symbols can include a mixture of things that are symbolic to a nation such as wildlife, plants, geographical features, crops, tools of agriculture, and tools of war. The following facts depict some of the national symbols, songs and colors that are important to Denmark: