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Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with an almost unbroken link of monarchs for more than 1,000 years (except for an interregnum of eight years from 1332 to 1340). The current monarch, Queen Margaret II, has largely ceremonial functions; perhaps her most significant formal power lies in her right to appoint the prime minister (Statsminister) and cabinet ministers, who are responsible for administration of the government. However, she must consult with parliamentary leaders to determine the public's will, since the cabinet may be dismissed by a vote of no confidence in the Folketing, the Danish parliament. Cabinet members are occasionally recruited from outside the Folketing.
Between 1849 and 1953, the Folketing was the lower house of a bicameral Rigsdag , the upper house being the Landsting, which was indirectly elected. However, the 1953 Constitution established a unicameral Folketing of not more than 179 members, of whom two are elected from the Faroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands ( Faroese: Foroyar meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland. They are an autonomous region of the kingdom of Denmark. Since 1948 they have had self-government in almost all and two from GreenlandThis article is about Greenland, the island dependency of Denmark. For information about the town of Greenland, see Greenland, New Hampshire. Greenland ( Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat "The Land of the Greenlanders (Kalaallit)"; Danish: Gronland , an Arcti. Elections are held at least every four years, but the prime minister can dissolve the Folketing at any time and call for new elections. Folketing members are elected by a complicated system of proportional representation; any party receiving at least 2% of the total national vote receives representation. The result is a multiplicity of parties (eight currently in parliament), the largest of which received 31% of the votes ( as of 2001). Electorate participation lies normally above 85%.
Denmark is divided into 14 counties, known as amterDenmark is divided into 13 counties amter , and 271 municipalities kommuner : # Copenhagen (municipality) # Frederiksberg (municipality) # Copenhagen # Frederiksborg # Roskilde # West Zealand # Storstrom # Funen # South Jutland # Ribe # Vejle # Ringkjobin, and 275 municipalities, known as kommunerDenmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). The municipalities listed below the county they are a part of (if any): Bornholm (capital: Ronne) Bornholm Regional Municipality has county privileges. It is comprised of the. The chief official of the amt, the county mayor (amtsborgmester), is elected by the county council from among its members, according to the municipal reform of 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January. The city of CopenhagenCopenhagen Kobenhavn in Danish) is the capital of Denmark. The contemporary Danish name for the city is a corruption of the original designation for the city Kobmandshavn meaning Merchants' Harbour. The English name Copenhagen is derived from the German n and the enclosed town of Frederiksberg function as both counties and municipalities.
The Faroe Islands and Greenland enjoy home rule, with the Danish Government represented locally by a high commissioner (rigsombudsmand). These home-rule governments are responsible for most domestic affairs, with foreign relations, monetary affairs, and defence falling to the Danish Government.
