Republic of Denmark

Heads of Denmark

Statistics

Name - Den Danske Republik (Danish)

Continent - Europe

Capital - Copenhagen

Administration

Head of state - Grand Elector ------

Head of government - Council President -------

Legislature - Council of State & Folketing (initiative), Lovgivningsmagt (decision)

President of the Folketing -

President of the Lovgivningsmagt -

Conserving body - Nationalstinget

President of the Nationalstinget -

Judiciary - Court of Cassation

President of the Court of Cassation -

Form of government - Unitary republic under a democratic solonic consular constitution

Form of law - Cambacérès Code

Demonym - Danish

Geography

Area - 38,407 km^2

Largest cities

-Copenhagen

-Aarhus

-Aalborg

Time zone - TMP+01:00

Currency - Danish daler

Demography

Language - Danish

Religion - None; Lutheranism (majority)

Population - 4,992,000

Density - 129.98 /km^2

Symbols

National festival - Independence Day (June 15) - commemorating the Declaration of Independence (1937)

Anthem -

Motto -

History

-with French Wars > Third French War (1847-54) Denmark separated from Schleswig-Holstein

-and placed in personal union with Hesse-Kassel

-ruler Heads of Denmark > 1847-1892 Frederik Vilhelm I brings Denmark in alignment with Austria

-in French Wars > Fourth French War (1880-4) Denmark brought into Empire of the German Nation

-Copenhagen becomes an important port for Germany and gets a pretty large German population

-initially permissive policy towards Danish culture and language