| Capitale | nom: Copenhagen coordonnées géographiques: 55 40 N, 12 35 E différence de temps: 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" |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under HARALD I Gormsson); 5 Juin 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy) |
| Fête nationale | Constitution Day, 5 Juin (1849); note - closest equivalent to a national holiday |
| Constitution | history: several previous; latest adopted 5 Juin 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) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Queen MARGRETHE II (depuis 14 January 1972); Heir Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK (elder son of the monarch, born on 26 May 1968) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Mette FREDERIKSEN (depuis 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 |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
