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You're on the shores of the Dead Sea, at 410 meters below sea level: the lowest point on the globe - and the saltiest sea on earth. What's more, it's impossible to sink, because you can only float.
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Geography
- Area: 43,069 square kilometers
- Jutting into the Baltic sea, Denmark is made up of 483 islands.
- The country is flat with a regular climate.
The capital is located on the island of Sjaelland. For now, it can only be reached by water, coming from Sweden or continental Europe, but an undersea tunnel (the Oresund) is being planned.
State: Kingdom
Government: Monarchy; pluralist democracy; parliamentary system including a Queen (Margrethe II), a prime minister and parliament (folketing), made up of 179 members elected for a 4 year term by universal direct suffrage, including two representatives for Greenland and two for the Faroe Islands.
Capital: Copenhagen
Currency: Danish kroner
Languages spoken: Danish
Principal industries: mechanical construction, agri-food
Agriculture: Barley, wheat, cattle, pork, potatoes, canola, fishing
- Greenland
- Faroe Islands
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