Government (Denmark)
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     Long-form name:
         Kingdom of Denmark
     Type:
         constitutional monarchy
     Capital:
         Copenhagen
     Administrative divisions:
         metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt) and 1 city*
         (stad); Arhus, Bornholm, Frederiksborg, Fyn, Kbenhavn, Nordjylland, Ribe,
         Ringkbing, Roskilde, Snderjylland, Staden Kbenhavn*, Storstrm, Vejle,
         Vestsjaelland, Viborg; note - see separate entries for the Faroe Islands and
         Greenland, which are part of the Danish realm and self-governing
         administrative divisions
     Independence:
         became a constitutional monarchy in 1849
     Constitution:
         5 June 1953
     Legal system:
         civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory
         ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
     National holiday:
         Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)
     Executive branch:
         monarch, heir apparent, prime minister, Cabinet
     Legislative branch:
         unicameral parliament (Folketing)
     Judicial branch:
         Supreme Court
     Leaders:
       Chief of State:
         Queen MARGRETHE II (since January 1972); Heir Apparent Crown Prince
         FREDERIK, elder son of the Queen (born 26 May 1968)
       Head of Government:
         Prime Minister Poul SCHLUTER (since 10 September 1982)
     Political parties and leaders:
         Social Democratic Party, Paul Nyrup RASMUSSEN; Conservative Party, Poul
         SCHLUTER; Liberal Party, Uffe ELLEMANN-JENSEN; Socialist People's Party,
         Holger K. NIELSEN; Progress Party, Pia KJAERSGAARD; Center Democratic Party,
         Mimi Stilling JAKOBSEN; Radical Liberal Party, Marianne JELVED; Christian
         People's Party, Jam SJURSEN; Left Socialist Party, Elizabeth BRUN-OLESEN;
         Justice Party, Poul Gerhard KRISTIANSEN; Socialist Workers Party, leader NA;
         Communist Workers' Party (KAP), leader NA; Common Course, Preben Meller
         HANSEN; Green Party, Inger BORLEHMANN
     Suffrage:
         universal at age 21
     Elections:
       Parliament:
         last held 12 December 1990 (next to be held by December 1994); results -
         Social Democratic Party 37.4%, Conservative Party 16.0%, Liberal 15.8%,
         Socialist People's Party 8.3%, Progress Party 6.4%, Center Democratic Party
         5.1%, Radical Liberal Party 3.5%, Christian People's Party 2.3%, other 5.2%;
         seats - (179 total; includes 2 from Greenland and 2 from the Faroe Islands)
         Social Democratic 69, Conservative 30, Liberal 29, Socialist People's 15,
         Progress Party 12, Center Democratic 9, Radical Liberal 7, Christian
         People's 4