Denmark

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy that is part of Scandinavia. It occupies a peninsula, Jutland, on the European mainland as well as an archipelago of islands that divides the North Sea from the Baltic Sea.

In medieval times, Denmark repeatedly conquered Sweden, then allowed Sweden to slip away. In 1643, Sweden turned around and conquered parts of Denmark.

Denmark became a constitutional monarchy in 1849.

Germany invaded Denmark in 1940, and continued to occupy the country during World War II.

Denmark has a moist maritime climate and is the most temperate of the Scandinavian countries. Its latitude gives Denmark similar extremes of day-length in the summer and the winter.

Like the other Nordic states, Denmark is socially progressive. In 1989, it became the first country in Europe to legalize same-sex civil unions.For The First Time: 1989: Denmark Allows Gay Civil Unions (March 31, 2008)

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• Wikipedia: Geography of Denmark

• Official Site: Denmark Geography

• WorldAtlas: Denmark

• Denmark Today: Denmark Geography

• Earth Observatory NASA: Photo of Denmark, Taken By an Astronaut

• BBC Weather: Denmark

• Kewego.com: Beer Commercial from Denmark (Time 1:06)

• Yahoo! Video: Denmark Humor

• Metacafe: Friends in Trafic Commercial

• Wikipedia: Jyllands-Posten Muhammad Cartoons Controversy

• Lambiek.net: Hansen Karsten Satire Comics

• The Spirit of Satire: The Danish Cartoons

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