Rent a Car Denmark - Geography Denmark

Denmark, the smallest of the Scandinavian countries, is situated in northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on the Jutland Peninsula north of Germany, together with adjacent islands. There are hundreds of islands, roughly 400, with less than a quarter of them inhabited. The two major islands are the island of Sjaelland, where Copenhagen can be found and the island of Fyn. Copenhagen is the capital with more than one quarter of the population residing here. The Kingdom of Denmark also includes Greenland and the Faroe Islands, although they are governed independently. The Skagerrak and Kattegat straits separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden. The country is not blessed with any real mountains and comprises of low, flat landscape and gently rolling fertile plains. The Lake District and wetlands are situated in central Jutland. The landscape has born the brunt of deforestation and overgrazing over the years with a huge amount of the natural landscape spoilt. The woodlands that do exist consist of beech, oak, elm, chestnut and pine trees, the largest area being Rold Skov. Denmark has no big, dangerous animals - the largest and most predominant species being the deer (red deer, roe deer, fallow deer). There are also a variety of smaller animals namely wild hare, foxes, squirrels, hedgehogs and badgers. However Denmark is a haven for birds with over 500 bird species.