Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe and Copenhagen is Capital and largest city . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries. The mainland is bordered to the south by Germany; Denmark is southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea.Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. Denmark has a state-level government and local governments in 98 municipalities.The Surveys ranked Denmark as "the happiest place in the world," based on standards of health, welfare, and education ( in 2006 and 2007). The national capital and the largest city, Copenhagen, was ranked the third most liveable city in the world by Monocle magazine in 2007.