politics
log form- kingdom of denmark
capital city- Copenhagen
type of government- parliamentary constitutional monarchy
date of independence- june 5, 1849
national holidays- constitution day (june 5th)
capital city- Copenhagen
type of government- parliamentary constitutional monarchy
date of independence- june 5, 1849
national holidays- constitution day (june 5th)
Chief of state: Queen Margrethe II head of government: Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Executive branch: the monarchy is hierarchical but they elect a prime minister
legislative branch: unicameral People's Assembly or Folketing
Judicial branch: they are judges and they make all of the court cases
suffrage: 18 years of age
Ambassador to the us: Lars Gert Lose
embassy in the us: washington D.C.
location of consultant: copenhagen
UN representative: the prime minister
Flag:
legislative branch: unicameral People's Assembly or Folketing
Judicial branch: they are judges and they make all of the court cases
suffrage: 18 years of age
Ambassador to the us: Lars Gert Lose
embassy in the us: washington D.C.
location of consultant: copenhagen
UN representative: the prime minister
Flag:
symbolism to flag: the banner fell from the sky during an early-13th century battle; caught up by the Danish king before it ever touched the earth, this heavenly talisman inspired the royal army to victory; in actuality, the flag may derive from a crusade banner or ensign
national anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSwV-DJivQU
national symbol: lion, mute swan; national colors: red, white
international disputes: Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; sovereignty dispute with Canada over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland; Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf# of refugees: 12,988
# of IDP: none
# of stateless people: 6580
human trafficking issues: none
drug usage: people do drugs there but it is not a really big problem for the country
national anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSwV-DJivQU
national symbol: lion, mute swan; national colors: red, white
international disputes: Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; sovereignty dispute with Canada over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland; Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf# of refugees: 12,988
# of IDP: none
# of stateless people: 6580
human trafficking issues: none
drug usage: people do drugs there but it is not a really big problem for the country