Denmark is a fairly small country in the north of Europe. It consists of a mainland and several large islands.
Denmark is bordered by the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
The land is flat with quite a lot of it below sea level.
The geographical coordinates for the centre of Denmark, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 56 00N
Longitude - 10 00E
The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen.
Denmark is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy which means that the Head of State is a King (or Queen) but the laws are decided by an elected parliament with
a prime minister as head of the government. The present Queen (2017) is Margrethe II who came to the throne in 1972. She is 76 years old. Her son, Frederik,
is heir to the throne.
In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.
The currency in Denmark is the Danish Krone. Denmark is a member of the European Union but has opted out of certain parts of the European
Treaty, including those relating to defense cooperation and some legal matters.
Danish is the official language.
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