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About Denmark
"Denmark seen from foreign land
looks but like a grain of sand.
Denmark as we Danes conceive it
is so big you won't believe it."
Mr Piet Hein, Danish poet
Denmark (population: 5.4 mill.) is a small country in the northern part of Europe, most of it occupying the Jutland peninsula. The southern border of Jutland adjoins Germany, Denmark's only land connection to Europe. To the north and east, separating Denmark from Norway and Sweden, are the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits. Denmark is lowland of rolling hills, fertile farmland, woods, lakes and beaches. The country has no mountains; the highest elevation is a mere 173m. It has nearly 500 islands, only 100 of which are inhabited. The eastern island of Sjælland is where the Danish capital Copenhagen is located. In Copenhagen you also find the premises of Danida Fellowship Centre.
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