_*Government #_Long-form name: Kingdom of Denmark
_#_Type: constitutional monarchy
_#_Capital: Copenhagen
_#_Administrative divisions: metropolitan Denmark—14 counties (amter, singular—amt) and 1 city* (stad); Arhus, Bornholm, Frederiksborg, Fyn, Kobenhavn, Nordjylland, Ribe, Ringkobing, Roskilde, Sonderjylland, Staden Kobenhavn*, Storstrom, Vejle, Vestsjaelland, Viborg; note—see separate entries for the Faroe Islands and Greenland which are part of the Danish realm and self-governing administrative divisions
_#_Independence: became a constitutional monarchy in 1849
_#_Constitution: 5 June 1953
_#_Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
_#_National holiday: Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)
_#_Executive branch: monarch, heir apparent, prime minister, Cabinet
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (Folketing)