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| | Encyclopedia: Denmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | Denmark borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, and consists of a peninsula attached to Northern Germany named Jutland (Jylland), the islands Funen (Fyn), Zealand (Sjælland), Bornholm and many smaller islands, the waters of which are often referred to as the Danish Archipelago. |
 | | Denmark was originally a union of the states: (lands:) Jutland, Funen, Langeland, Lolland, Zealand, Scania and perhaps Halland and some not well-known border districts in east and north. |
 | | In 1849 Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the adoption of a new constitution. |
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