Denmark

Denmark is a small Emperian province located in the extreme north of mainland Europe, and its location makes it the farthest north the Empire stretches. A land with a sparse population outside of one major city, and two ports the lands are dominated by the Teutons but their are also large numbers of Vandals that live in the northern parts of Denmark.

Denmark was originally incorperated into the Empire when Sigmar travelled north towards the great city of Copenhagen which was the largest city in Denmark. When he arrived the rulers of the city pledged their loyalty to him, and since this day the province of Denmark has been one of the bedrock provinces in the Empire. During the early days of Great Migration the province was openly loved for the protection they offered the Germans attempting to escape the Vandals, but this eventually switched to hatred as the more mercantilistic sections of the society took control of the crossing port of Zealand and begin charging huge costs to get across the bridge. This ended when the Elector Count of Bavaria moved his army into Denmark and massacred the three houses responsible for this, and then held the crossing for two years while many hundreds of thousands of Germans crossed safely. Following this event a Bavarian house moved into control of Denmark in the form of House Habsburg, and since this has happened the growth of Denmark has been dramatic.

Land
Denmark shares a border of 68 kilometres with Bavaria to the south and is otherwise surrounded by 7,314 kilometres of tidal shoreline (including small bays and inlets). It occupies 43,094 square kilometres, making it the third largest province in the Empire.

Denmark consists of the peninsula of Jutland and 443 named islands (1,419 islands above 100 m² in total). Of these, 72 are inhabited, with the largest being Zealand and Funen. The island of Bornholm is located east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. Many of the larger islands are connected by bridges; the Øresund Bridge connects Zealand with Sweden; the Great Belt Bridge connects Funen with Zealand; and the Little Belt Bridge connects Jutland with Funen.



Climate
The climate in Denmark is temperate, characterised by mild winters, with mean temperatures in January and February of zero and below, and the summers are cool, with a mean temperature in August of 15.7 °C. Denmark has an average of 121 days per year with precipitation, on average receiving a total of 712 mm per year; autumn is the wettest season and spring the driest. Because of Denmark's northern location, the length of the day with sunlight varies greatly. There are short days during the winter with sunrise coming around 8:45 am and sunset 3:45 pm, as well as long summer days with sunrise at 4:30 am and sunset at 10 pm.