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Denmark
Political outline | Living conditions | Useful resources | Communications
Political outline
- Executive Power
- The Monarch is the head of the state and theoretically holds all executive powers. But in reality the executive powers are exercised on behalf of the monarch by the Prime Minister.
- Legislative Power
- Following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed Prime Minister by the monarch for a four-year term. The cabinet, called Council of State, is appointed by the Monarch on Prime Minister's recommendation.
The legislature is unicameral. The parliament called People's Assembly has the ultimate legislative authority; its members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms. On a vote of no confidence motion the parliament may force the entire government to resign. - Main political parties
- Denmark has a multi-party system, with the following four parties as major political parties:
- Liberal Party – a social liberal party, advocates major reforms in country's education & tax systems;
- Social Democratic Party – follows social-democratic ideology, supports public spending on healthcare, education and infrastructure;
- Conservative People's Party – a conservative centre-right political party;
- SF (Socialist People's Party) – follows popular-socialism inspired by socialism and green politics. - Current political leaders
- Monarch: Queen Margrethe II (since January 1972); heir apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK
Prime Minister: Lars Lokke Rasmussen since April 5, 2009 – Liberal Party, heading a coalition government with Conservative People's Party. - Next election dates
- Parliamentary: November 2011
Living conditions
Health and safety
- Health precautions
- No specific vaccinations are required while visiting the country.
- For further information on sanitary conditions
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Ministry of Health and Prevention
The World Health Organization
The American government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- For further information on safety conditions
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American State Department
- For more information:
- The travel advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Emergency numbers
| Police, Fire department, Ambulance | 112 |
Time difference and climate
- Time and time difference
- It is %T:%M %A in Copenhagen (GMT+1 in winter time, GMT+2 in summer time)
- Summer time period
- The summer time period stretches from March until October.
Map of the time zone
- Type of climate
- Because Denmark is almost entirely surrounded by sea, it has a moderate, maritime climate. The climate is in the temperate zone. here is a lot of wind, which is stronger during the winter and weaker during the summer. Denmark has an average of 170 rainy days. The greatest rainfall comes in November. Days are short in winter, with about 6 hours of daylight in December and January. Daylight in summer lasts 16-18 hours on clear days.
- For further information
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The Danish Meteorological Institute
To know the weather in Denmark, consult the website of Metoffice.
Average annual temperatures and rainfall
Useful resources
- To find an accommodation
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Luxury Hotels Copenhagen
Booking of Hotels and Inns of Denmark
Danish Castles and Manorhouses
Danish Hostels Booking Danish Tourist Board
- To find an apartment
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Scandia Housing
CPH rentals (only in Copenhagen)
- To find a job
Communications
- Telephone codes
- To call in Denmark from the United Kingdom, dial 00 (or +) +45.
To call the United Kingdom fromDenmark, dial 00 (ou +) 44. - Mobile telephone standards
To know if you can use your mobile phone in Denmark, just click on the name of your provider: O², T-mobile, Orange, Vodafone or 3 Mobile .- Internet suffix
- .dk
- Zip codes
- To find zip codes in Denmark, click here. We’ll get back to you at any business hour of your choice.
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Last updates: September 2010
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