Geography of Denmark area as Denmark would be 742 km (461 miles) long. Denmark has 443 named islands (1,419 islands above 100 m²), of which 72 are inhabited (, Statistics Denmark). The largest islands are Zealand "(Sjælland)" and Funen "(Fyn)". 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. Ferries or small aircraft connect to the smaller islands. Main cities are the
Municipalities of Denmark 1 January 2003 after the merger of its county with the 5 municipalities was approved in a law by the Folketing 19 March 2002 - thereby abolishing one of the 14 counties in the process - because of its remote location 150 km (93 mi) southeast of Copenhagen retains "some" regional functions and is thus called a "Regional Municipality" - it performs some tasks that are only performed by the regions in the rest of Denmark. (From 1 January 2018 Fanø Municipality will also handle a task on the island which was formerly the responsibility of the Region of Southern