Denmark and Danish News

Country Profile
Denmark officially the Kingdom of Denmark is a Constitutional Monarchy and Sovereign State consisting the country of Denmark in Northern Europe and 2 Autonomous Constituent Countries -
Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and
Greenland in North America
Denmark is the Southern most of the Nordic(Scandinavian) Countries.
Denmark is divided into 5 Regions and a total of 98 Municipalities

Capital                          Copenhagen
Currency                       Danish Krone
Official Language           Danish
Population                     5.7 Million(2011 Estimate)

Politics and Government
Denmark is a Parliamentary Representative Democratic,Constitutional Monarchy where the Monarch is the Head of State and the Prime Minister is the Head of Govt and of a Multi Party System.
Monarch of Denmark

Queen Margrethe II has ruled as Queen Regnant and Head of State since Jan 14, 1972
Prime Minister of Denmark
The PM of Denmark is the Head of Govt who presides over the Cabinet and appointed by the Monarch determined by the party composition in the Folketing(Parliament of Denmark)

The Current PM of Denmark is Helle Thorning-Schmidt(Leader of Social Democrats and the 1st woman to hold the position of PM)in office from Oct 03,2011.She leads a coalition government consisting of -
Social Democrats - 44 Seats
Socialist People's Party - 16 Seatsand
Danish Social Liberal Party - 17 Seats
with parliamentary support from the Red- Green Alliance - 12 Seats
Folketing(Parliament of Denmark)

The name literally means - the people's governing assembly. The Folketing consists of  179 Members
175 from Denmark,
2 from Greenland and
a further 2 from theFaroe Islands
All 179 seats are contested in elections held at least every four years.135 members are elected by proportional majority in constituencies while the remaining 40 seats are allotted in proportion to the total number of votes a party or list receives.