n 6.3%, agriculture,
forestry, and fishing 5.6%, electricity/gas/water 0.6% (1991)

@Denmark:Government

Names:
conventional long form: Kingdom of Denmark
conventional short form: Denmark
local long form: Kongeriget Danmark
local short form: Danmark

Digraph: DA

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: 1849 (became a constitutional monarchy)

National holiday: Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)

Constitution: 5 June 1953

Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts;
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II (since NA January 1972); Heir
Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK, elder son of the Queen (born 26 May
1968)
head of government: Prime Minister Poul Nyrup RASMUSSEN (since NA
January 1993)
cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the monarch

Legislative branch: unicameral
Parliament (Folketing): elections last held 21 September 1994 (next to
be held by December 1998); results - Social Democrats 34.6%, Liberals
23.3%, Conservatives 15.0%, Social People's Party 7.3%, Progress Party
6.4%, Radical Liberals 4.6%, Unity Party 3.1%, Center Democrats 2.8%,
Christian People's Party 1.8%; seats - (179 total) Social Democrats
63, Liberals 44, Conservatives 28, Social People's Party 13, Progress
Party 11, Radical Liberals 8, Unity Party 6, Center Democrats 5,
independent 1

Judicial branch: Supreme Court

Political parties and leaders: Social Democratic Party, Poul Nyrup
RASMUSSEN; Conservative Party, Hans ENGELL; Liberal Party, Uffe
ELLEMANN-JENSEN; Socialist People's Party, Holger K. NIELSEN; Progress
Party, Group Chairman Kim BEHNKE and Policy Spokesman Jan Kopke
CHRISTENSEN; Center Democratic Party, Mimi Stilling JAKOBSEN; Radical
Liberal Party, Marianne JELVED; Christian People's Party, Jann
SJURSEN; Common Course, Preben Moller HANSEN; Danish Workers' Party;
Unity Party

Member of: AfDB, AG (observer), AsDB