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Denmark (Danish: Danmark, pronounced ⓘ) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.It is the metropolitan part of and the most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The Danish Realm, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, or simply Denmark, is a country and refers to the area over which the monarch of Denmark is head of state.It consists of metropolitan Denmark—the kingdom's territory in continental Europe and sometimes called "Denmark proper" (Danish: egentlige Danmark)—and the realm's two autonomous regions: the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and ...
3 days ago · However, the Kingdom of Denmark also encompasses the Faroe Islands and the island of Greenland, both located in the North Atlantic Ocean. Each area is distinctive in history, language, and culture. Home rule was granted to the Faroes in 1948 and to Greenland in 1979, though foreign policy and defense remain under Danish control.
The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, but historic documents describe the geographic area and the people living there—the Danes —as early as 500 AD. These early documents include the writings of Jordanes and Procopius.
Viking society, which had developed by the 9th century, included the peoples that lived in what are now Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and, from the 10th century, Iceland.In the beginning, political power was relatively diffused, but it eventually became centralized in the respective Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish kingdoms—a process that helped to bring about the end of the Viking era.
1914 - 1918 Danish neutrality during World War I 1915 Constitutional reform, enfranchisement of women 1918 Iceland gains independence from the Kingdom of Denmark 1920 North-Schleswig votes in favour of reunion with Denmark 1940 - 1945 German occupation during World War II 1945 Founding membership of the UN
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The country shares maritime borders with Norway, Sweden, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Denmark covers an area of 42,916 km², making it slightly larger than the Netherlands, or slightly less than twice the size of the US state of Massachusetts. The country has a population of 5.7 million people (in 2016).
