It is the southernmost country of the Nordic countries and is located south of Norway and southwest of Sweden, to which it is connected by the Øresund Bridge. Germany is located south of the country's only European land border. The country also borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.

Denmark is the southernmost Scandinavian country. Denmark includes most of the Jutland peninsula and approximately 405 islands, the most important of which are Zealand, Funen, Lolland, Falster, Langeland, Als, Møn, Bornholm and Amager. As part of the European Plain, the country consists almost entirely of lowlands. More than 65 percent is cultivated.

an agricultural country, but after 1945 the country dramatically expanded its industrial sector, so that today it contributes more than 25% and agriculture less than 5% to the gross domestic product. Denmark's other traditional industries include fishing and shipbuilding, but these have also declined. Yet Denmark has largely retained its rural character. Financial and other services, trade and the transport sector are also important to the country's economy. Purchasing power per capita was the sixth highest in the world in 2005.