Government

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy, governed under a constitution adopted in 1953. The 179 members of the Folketing (one-house parliament) are elected for four-year terms by proportional representation. Executive power is vested in the monarch but is exercised through a prime minister and other ministers (the cabinet), who are responsible to the Folketing. The judiciary is headed by an appointed supreme court.

Denmark is divided into 14 counties (each of which is governed by an elected county council) and two boroughs.