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The Denmark Portal Denmark is the smallest and southernmost of the Nordic countries. Unified in the 10th century, it is also the oldest. Located north of its only land neighbour, Germany, south-west of Sweden, and south of Norway, it is located in northern Europe. From a cultural point of view, Denmark belongs to the family of Scandinavian countries although it is not located on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The national capital is Copenhagen. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland, which borders Schleswig-Holstein; many islands, most notably Zealand, Funen, Vendsyssel-Thy, Lolland, and Bornholm; and hundreds of minor islands often referred to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark has historically controlled the approach to the Baltic Sea, and those waters are also known as the Danish straits. Denmark has been a constitutional monarchy since 1849 and is a parliamentary democracy. It became a member of the European Economic Community (now the European Union) in 1973. The Kingdom of Denmark also encompasses two off-shore territories, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, both of which enjoy wide-ranging home rule. The Danish monarchy is the oldest existing monarchy in Europe, and the national flag is the oldest state flag in continuous use. Selected article Selected biography Selected picture Did you know... ...that Hotel Astoria (pictured) at Copenhagen's main railway station was designed to look like a steam locomotive? ...that the medieval Horne Church in Denmark has box seating for the nobility that was used by the family of astronomer Tycho Brahe? ...that Mandø, a Danish island in the Wadden Sea has about as much land area in mudflat as its considerable arable land? ...that the Isted Lion, an important Danish war monument, was located in Berlin for almost 70 years, but was returned to Denmark on the orders of General Dwight D. Eisenhower? Things you can do TASKS Expand stubs: Geography stubs · People stubs · Denmark stubs in general Help us extend these stubs and make them real articles! Categorize: Help us categorize Denmark-related articles WikiProjects: Have a look at WikiProject Denmark, WikiProject Faroe Islands, WikiProject Greenland and WikiProject Norse history and culture Noticeboard: Have a look at the Danish Wikipedians' notice board Geotag: Find coordinates for these locations and tag them: articles missing geocoordinate data Denmark news Quotes Hamlet - To be or not to be that is the question. Code of Jutland (1241, preamble) - A country shall be built by law, but if everybody would stay content with what is his own and let others enjoy the same rights, then no law would be needed. But no law is as good to follow as is Truth, but where one can be in doubt what Truth is, this must be shown by the law. Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Denmark Denmark-related lists Buildings and structures in Denmark Culture of Denmark Economy of Denmark Education in Denmark Environment of Denmark Geography of Denmark Government of Denmark Health in Denmark History of Denmark Images of Denmark Organizations based in Denmark Danish people Politics of Denmark Society of Denmark Denmark stubs Denmark lists Denmark-related lists Faroe Islands-related lists Greenland-related lists Copenhagen-related lists Lists of biota of Denmark Lists of buildings and structures in Denmark Denmark communications-related lists Economy of Denmark-related lists Denmark education-related lists Danish entertainment-related lists Lists of events in Denmark Denmark geography-related lists Denmark history-related lists Danish military-related lists Lists of organizations based in Denmark Lists of Danish people Denmark politics-related lists Lists of public art in Denmark Denmark religion-related lists Denmark sport-related lists Lists of tourist attractions in Denmark Denmark transport-related lists WikiProjects Parent project Europe Nordic countries Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Norway Sweden Iceland Finland What are WikiProjects? Web resources Denmark's official website Folketinget, the Danish parliament Denmark topics Related portals Northern Europe Other countries Associated Wikimedia The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikinews Free-content news Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikispecies Directory of species Wikiversity Free learning tools Wikivoyage Free travel guide Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus