Geography (Denmark)
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     Total area:
         43,070 km2
     Land area:
         42,370 km2; includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest
         of metropolitan Denmark, but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
     Comparative area:
         slightly more than twice the size of Massachusetts
     Land boundaries:
         68 km; Germany 68 km
     Coastline:
         3,379 km
     Maritime claims:
       Contiguous zone:
         4 nm
       Continental shelf:
         200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
       Exclusive fishing zone:
         200 nm
       Territorial sea:
         3 nm
     Disputes:
         Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Iceland, Ireland, and the UK
         (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area);
         Denmark has challenged Norway's maritime claims between Greenland and Jan
         Mayen
     Climate:
         temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
     Terrain:
         low and flat to gently rolling plains
     Natural resources:
         crude oil, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone
     Land use:
         arable land 61%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 6%; forest and
         woodland 12%; other 21%; includes irrigated 9%
     Environment:
         air and water pollution
     Note:
         controls Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas