The archipelagic states of the world. Which country is located on 474 islands?

There is such a thing as "archipelagic country". What does it mean? Which states can be attributed to this type? And what country is located on 474 islands? The answers to all these curious questions are in our article!

Archipelago as a geographical concept

If you look at the map of the Pacific Ocean, concentrating on its south-western part, you can see a huge number of islands of different sizes. Very often they are located in groups, forming so-called archipelagos.

The term itself is of ancient Greek origin and consists of two words: pelages - "sea" and arche - "old, ancient". Initially, this term was designated exactly the group of islands of Ancient Greece.

Islands within one archipelago, as a rule, have a common genesis and are on the same basement (bottom). Archipelagos of continental, volcanic and coral origin stand out.

Archipelagic countries (list)

Each country has its own geographical location. Some states are located within the continental part, other countries - on the islands.

Archipelagic countries mean those states that occupy groups of islands located close to each other. And we are talking about island groups. That is, for example, Croatia attributed to this type is difficult, because most of its part is located on the mainland.

Listed below are all archipelagic countries (list):

• United Kingdom;
• New Zealand;
• Indonesia;
• Kiribati;
• Comoros ;
• The Bahamas;
• Marshall Islands;
• Solomon islands;
• Seychelles;
• Palau;
• Tuvalu;
• Tonga;
• Japan;
• Philippines;
• Denmark.

It is worth noting that most of the states on this list are located in Southeast Asia and Oceania - the most "island" regions of the planet.

Which country is located on 474 islands?

As we see, in the modern world there are more than a dozen archipelagic states. In this list, one country is located on 474 islands. What is it called?

This country is Denmark. It is located in Northern Europe, just between the mainland and the Scandinavian Peninsula. Indeed, this country is located on 474 islands. All of them are distinguished by low relief and sandy soils. Only 70 of these islands are inhabited by people. The largest of them - Zealand, Bornholm, Lollann.

Denmark is one of the oldest powers in Europe. The Danish Kingdom was formed in the tenth century. By the way, the national flag of Denmark is also the oldest in the world. A banner with a white cross on a red background is known since the 13th century.

Modern Denmark is in the top ten of many world ratings. We are talking about the level of education, health, democracy, human development and GDP per capita. In addition, the Danes have repeatedly been called the happiest nation in the world.

Denmark: Interesting Facts and Records

We offer you some more interesting facts about Denmark:

• In the capital of Denmark Copenhagen is the famous recreation park "Tivoli", which served as a prototype of the famous "Disneyland";
• Denmark is the first European country in which same-sex marriages have become legal;
• The Faroe Islands, as is known, belong to Denmark. However, few people know that the Danish king won them in cards from the Norwegian monarch;
• Boulevard Stroget in the center of Copenhagen is the longest pedestrian street in Europe;
• It was in Denmark that lived and created one of the most famous and recognizable writers on the planet - Hans Christian Andersen;
• Danes are forced to pay one of the highest taxes in the world on a personal car;
• Perhaps the most famous Danish product in the world market is the Lego children's designer.

Finally...

Now you know which country is located on 474 islands. There are 15 archipelagic states in the world, which are located in different parts of the world.