| Capitale | nome: Copenhagen coordinate geografiche: 55 40 N, 12 35 E differenza di tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October; note - applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components etymology: name derives from the city's Danish appellation Kobenhavn, meaning "Merchant's Harbor" |
| Indipendenza | ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under HARALD I Gormsson); 5 Giugno 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy) |
| Festa nazionale | Constitution Day, 5 Giugno (1849); note - closest equivalent to a national holiday |
| Costituzione | history: several previous; latest adopted 5 Giugno 1953 amendments: proposed by the Folketing with consent of the government; passage requires approval by the next Folketing following a general election, approval by simple majority vote of at least 40% of voters in a referendum, and assent of the chief of state; changed several times, last in 2009 (Danish Act of Succession) (2016) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Queen MARGRETHE II (da allora 14 January 1972); Heir Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK (elder son of the monarch, born on 26 May 1968) capo di governo: Prime Minister Mette FREDERIKSEN (da allora 27 June 2019) cabinet: Council of State appointed by the monarch elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
