Administrative divisions
5 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
HovedstadenMidtjyllandNordjyllandSjællandSyddanmark
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 42,920 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 2,638,000 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 5 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 7,314 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 141 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Germany 140 km; Canada 1.3 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | low and flat to gently rolling plainsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summersCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, fish, arable land, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sandCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Store Mollehoj 171 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Lammefjord -7 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 34 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts; about two-thirds the size of West VirginiaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitationCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
