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Officially Kingdom of Denmark (Danish Kongeriget Danmark), it is bounded on the north by the Skagerrak, an arm of the North Sea; on the east by the Kattegat (an extension of the Skagerrak) and the Øresund, a strait linking the Kattegat and the Baltic Sea; on the south by the Baltic Sea, a strait called the Fehmarn Belt, and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; and on the west by the North Sea. Denmark comprises most of the Jutland, or Jylland, peninsula, which extends about 338 km (about 210 mi) in a north and south direction, as well as numerous islands in the Baltic and North seas. The principal islands, lying between the mainland and Sweden, are Fyn, Lolland, Sjælland, Falster, Langeland, and Møn. About 130 km (about 80 mi) to the east of Sjælland, in the Baltic, is the Danish island of Bornholm. Far to the northwest of Jutland, in the Atlantic Ocean, between the Shetland Islands and Iceland, lie the Faroe Islands, a group of 18 islands, part of Denmark since 1948; and near the North American mainland, between the North Atlantic and the Arctic oceans, is the island of Greenland, an integral part, from 1953, of the Danish monarchy. Both the Faroe Islands and Greenland are internally self-governing.
Climate
The climate in Denmark is pleasant in the summertime (May - August). Typical temperatures in the midsummer are a little more than 20 degrees C. May is a specially charming month, as the spring is at its height. September has occasionally been seen to drown in rain. The summer is an encouraging time with long days and very short nights.
The climate in wintertime however is freezing cold. Temperature falls until 15 - 30 degrees below zero C. The country is ruled by snow, ice and nasty icy winds. The cold bites the more because the winter wind is strong and the air is damp. The wintertime is dark and you could say depressing. The sun rises only little above the horizon and for months (roughly October - March) the days are dark, gray and short. In April it is still possible to have a good snowstorm. (southtravels.com)
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Native Name: Danmark
Capital: Copenhagen
Population: 5,397,000
Currency: Danske kroner (DKK)
Phone Perfix: +45
Voltage: 230 V, 50 Hz
Emergency: Police, Ambulance and Fire: 112
Official Site: External Site
Vaccination: None required
Abb.:
DT = Diptheria (10yr+)
P = Polio (10yr+)
MP = Malaria Prophylaxis
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Operated by: Danske statsbaner, DSB
Rail Length: 3,002 km
Information: DSB carries some 157 million passengers every year and operates approx. 80 per cent of passenger train services in Denmark. DSB provides urban, intercity, regional and international passenger rail services within Denmark, and across international borders, in particular into Sweden.
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▪ Danish State Railways
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