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The Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Kongeriget Danmark) is the smallest
and southernmost of the Nordic countries. Located north of Germany
(its only land neighbour), southwest of Sweden, and south of Norway,
it is in Scandinavia in northern Europe, but not on the Scandinavian
Peninsula.
Denmark borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, and consists of a
peninsula named Jutland (Jylland) attached to Northern Germany, the
islands of Funen (Fyn), Zealand (Sjælland), Bornholm (Bornholm) and
many smaller islands, often referred to as the Danish Archipelago.
Denmark is a constitutional monarchy, one of the oldest monarchies in the
world, and is part of the European Union. Greenland and the Faroe Islands
are crown territories of Denmark, each with political home rule. Denmark is
one of the elected members of the UN Security Council and is a leader in the
"Scandinavian Model" of public services.
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