Situated in Northern Europe between the North Sea and the Baltic, Denmark is the only Scandinavian country connected to the European mainland. (The southern border of the Jutland Peninsula meets with Germany) Denmark consists of about 400 islands, many of which are uninhabited. The capital, Copenhagen, is situated on Sealand, the largest island. The entire country is 16,630 square miles in area (half the size of Maine ), not including Greenland and the Faroe Islands. By area, it's the smallest nation in Northern Europe.