The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

est.)

      Net migration rate:

       2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

       male: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 77.1 years

       male: 74.48 years

       female: 79.87 years (2003 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       1.73 children born/woman (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       0.2% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       3,800 (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       less than 100 (2001 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Dane(s)

       adjective: Danish

      Ethnic groups:

       Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali

      Religions:

       Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%,

       Muslim 2%

      Languages:

       Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small

       minority)

       note: English is the predominant second language

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 100%

       male: NA%

       female: NA%

      Government Denmark

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Kingdom of Denmark

       conventional short form: Denmark

       local short form: Danmark

       local long form: Kongeriget Danmark

      Government type:

       constitutional monarchy

      Capital:

       Copenhagen

      Administrative divisions:

       metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt) and 2

       boroughs* (amtskommuner, singular - amtskomunes); Arhus, Bornholm,

       Fredericksberg*, Frederiksborg, Fyn, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavns*,

       Nordjylland, Ribe, Ringkobing, Roskilde, Sonderjylland, Storstrom,

       Vejle, Vestsjalland, Viborg

       note: see separate entries for the Faroe Islands and Greenland,

       which are part of the Kingdom of Denmark and are self-governing

       overseas administrative divisions

      Independence:

       first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became

       a constitutional monarchy

      National holiday:

       none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June is generally viewed as

       the National Day

      Constitution:

       1849 was the original constitution; there was a major overhaul 5

       June 1953, allowing for a unicameral legislature and a female chief

       of state

      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 14 January 1972); Heir

       Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK, elder son of the monarch (born 26

       May 1968)

       head of government: Prime Minister Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN (since 27

       November 2001)

       cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister and approved by

       Parliament

       elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; following legislative

       elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the

       majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the monarch

      Legislative branch:

       unicameral Parliament or Folketing (179 seats, including 2 from

       Greenland and 2 from the Faroe Islands; members are elected by

       popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve

       four-year terms)

       elections: last held 20 November 2001 (next to be held by November

       2005)

       election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -

       Liberal Party 56, Social Democrats 52, Danish People's Party 22,

       Conservative Party 16, Socialist People's Party 12, Social Liberal

       Party 9, Christian People's Party 4, Unity List 4; note - does not

       include the 2 seats from Greenland and the 2 seats from the Faroe

       Islands

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the monarch for life)

      Political parties and leaders:

       Center Democratic Party [Mimi JAKOBSEN]; Christian People's Party

       [Marianne KARLSMOSE]; Conservative Party (sometimes known as

       Conservative People's Party) [Bendt BENDTSEN]; Danish People's Party

       [Pia KJAERSGAARD]; Liberal Party [Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN]; Social

       Democratic Party [Mogens LYKKETOFT]; Social Liberal Party (sometimes

       called the Radical Left) [Marianne JELVED, leader; Johannes LEBECH,

       chairman]; Socialist People's Party [Holger K. NIELSEN]; Red-Green

       Unity List (bloc includes Left Socialist Party, Communist Party of

       Denmark, Socialist Workers' Party) [collective leadership]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       NA

      International organization participation:

       AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECE,

       EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, G- 9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU,

       ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC,

       IOM, ISO, ITU, MONUC, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD,

       OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM,

       UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIK,