Kingdom of Denmark

National name: Kongeriget Danmark

Sovereign: Queen Margrethe II (1972)

Government: Constitutional monarchy.

Smallest of the Scandinavian countries (half the size of Maine), Denmark occupies the Jutland peninsula, a lowland area. The country also consists of several islands in the Baltic Sea; the two largest are Sjælland, the site of Copenhagen, and Fyn.

Population (1999 est.): 5,356,845