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Denmark is a country in northern Europe and represents one of the world’s oldest continuous monarchies. Denmark’s population in 1995 was 5,210,000 people with a population density of 313 people per square mile (Lindgren and Millward 1). The population is primarily located in urban areas with Danish being the chief language spoken and Protestantism being the primary religion, though religious liberty is legally granted to all citizens. Politically, the country consists of 14 counties with Copenhagen the one city (Lindgren, et. al. 1). The currency is the Krone and Denmark also governs two special status communities, the Faeroe Islands and Greenland which have been under Danish rule since the 1300s. Denmark was founded basically by wandering Germanic tribes who located in the area during the early years of Christianity, “Angles, Saxons, and Danes settled in Denmark during the first centuries of the Christian era. With the exception of the Eskimos of Greenland, the population of Denmark and its islands is descended from these tribes and is relatively homogenous. Migrations from the south have been absorbed through the centuries, and only slight variations in physique, speech, and ethnic characteristics can be detected in the population” (Lindgren, et. al. 3).

The continuous monarchy of Denmark is achieved through hereditary constitutional monarchy with an executive power comprised on the monarch and a cabinet made up of 21 members. The cabinet is ruled by a prime minister and they are responsible to parliament. Where the legislative level of government is concerned, the power is shared by the executive level and the parliament-a single-chamber Folketing made up of 179, with 135 being elected by proportional representation in 23 electoral districts and 40 more members being elected at large by voters throughout Denmark (Lindgren, et. al. 5). The Faeroe and Greenland communities also elect two members apiece.

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Denmark. (1969, December 31). In LotsofEssays.com. Retrieved 20:05, March 28, 2024, from https://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1685344.html