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  Denmark. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Denmark’s main exports are agricultural and industrial machinery, teak and oak furniture, meat, fish, and metals and metal manufactures; the chief imports are machinery, metals, motor vehicles, and fuels.
Denmark was involved in numerous wars with Sweden and other neighbors; the participation of Christian IV (reigned 1588–1648) in the Thirty Years War (1618–48) and the wars of Frederick III (reigned 1648–70) with Sweden caused Denmark to lose its hegemony in the north to Sweden.
Denmark was defeated and agreed in the London Protocol of 1852 to preserve a special status for the two duchies.
www.bartleby.com /65/de/Denmark.html   (1996 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Denmark
Denmark is a low-lying country of rolling hills, tidy farms, and green moorlands.
Denmark is a wealthy and thoroughly modern country, and its citizens enjoy one of the highest standards of living in Europe.
Denmark’s contributions to the arts are numerous, especially in fashion, industrial design, cinema, and literature.
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761577747   (794 words)

  
 Denmark (08/05)
Denmark's provinces in today's southwestern Sweden were lost in 1658, and Norway was transferred from the Danish to the Swedish crown in 1814, following the defeat of Napoleon, with whom Denmark was allied.
Denmark remained neutral during World War I. Despite its declaration of neutrality at the beginning of World War II, it was invaded by the Germans in 1940 and occupied until liberated by the Allied forces in May 1945.
Denmark became a charter member of the United Nations and was one of the original signers of the North Atlantic Treaty.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3167.htm   (5241 words)

  
 ICL - Denmark Index
The legislative and executive authorities are vested in the monarch who acts through a cabinet of ministers, headed by the prime minister, responsible to the Parliament.
The cabinet is appointed by the prime minister and approved by the Parliament.
It also provided for the possibility of a female head of state and the surrendering of powers to international organisations, such as the UN and later, the EU.
www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/da__indx.html   (331 words)

  
 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2000 - Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democratic rule.
In 1999 the office of Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen issued a joint declaration with the home rule chairman of Greenland apologizing for the way the decision on the resettlement was reached and the manner in which it was carried out.
In response to a perception of high criminality by asylum applicants, in September the Interior Minister suggested that convicted offenders (who did not receive jail time for their offenses) be isolated on one of the country's deserted islands.
www.usemb.se /human/2000/europe/denmark.html   (2762 words)

  
 Prime Minister of Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prime Minister of Denmark (Danish: Statsminister) is the head of government in Danish politics.
The current Prime Minister of Denmark is Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who leads a coalition between the Liberal Party and the Conservative People's Party as head of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II.
In 1855 the title was changed to ”konseilspræsident” (Council President), and in 1918 the title was changed again to "Statsminister" (State Minister).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Denmark   (139 words)

  
 Consulate General of Denmark in New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In Denmark, education is regarded as an ’equality-promoting formative tool’ and primary and lower secondary education, i.e.
The history of Denmark is the story of a former great power which at one time lost large territories, but gradually came to terms with its role as a small nation.
The Danish welfare state is currently undergoing change, but this fact sheet will bring you the key facts regarding the Danish social system and the objectives of the Danish social and health policy.
www.denmark.org /about_denmark/factsheets.html   (1272 words)

  
 Head of State - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal
A Head of State is the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role is to personify the continuity and legitimacy of the state.
Where a prime minister has lost the confidence of parliament, some states allow the head of state to refuse a parliamentary dissolution, where one is requested, forcing the prime minister's resignation.
In parliamentary systems, though the head of state may be the nominal chief executive officer of the state, in reality powers are usually exercised by a cabinet, presided over by a Prime Minister who is answerable to parliament.
www.artpolitic.org /infopedia/he/Head_of_state.html   (1759 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Head of state
A head of state is the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state.
He or she appoints all the key officials in the state, including members of the cabinet, the prime minister (if there is one), key judicial figures and all major office holders.
The Governor-General may fulfill many of the roles of a head of state, but is not legally the head of state, rather an appointed representative of the head of state that can act as the head of state in her absence from that constitutional monarchy.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Head_of_state   (2079 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1833   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Prime Minister - Otto Joachim, Minister of State of Denmark (1824-1842)
Chief Minister - Mathias Rosenblad, Prime Minister for Justice of Sweden (1829-1840)
Prime Minister - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1830-1834)
www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_state_leaders_in_1833.html   (235 words)

  
 Denmark
Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democratic rule in which citizens periodically choose their representatives in free and fair multiparty elections.
The Minister of Justice, with the approval of the Parliament, appoints the police chiefs of each district and the National Commissioner.
The Government does not require that religious groups be licensed; however, the State's permission is required for religious ceremonies, such as weddings, to have civil validity.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27834.htm   (3896 words)

  
 State Party Report - Denmark
Entitlement to old-age pension is subject to Danish nationality, residence in Denmark, perma-nent residence in Denmark for a minimum period of three years between the ages of 15 and 67, and the con-dition that the claimant has attained the age of 67.
Denmark's integration policy is based on the principle of each person's participation in Danish social life in terms of respect for that person's own cultural background.
Denmark is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
www.hri.ca /fortherecord1999/documentation/tbodies/e-1994-104-add15.htm   (13519 words)

  
 Denmark
Denmark supported Napoléon, for which it was punished at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 by the loss of Norway to Sweden.
Denmark was the only occupied country in World War II to save all its Jews from extermination, by smuggling them out of the country.
Denmark was a strong ally to the U.S. during the Iraq war, one of five countries to contribute combat troops (the others were the U.S., UK, Australia, and Poland).
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107460.html   (775 words)

  
 Denmark: A Case Study in Social Democracy - Mises Institute
This idea is still so widespread that the present Minister of Justice, who is a conservative, proposed that prisoners be released when they have served only half their sentence.
Denmark is one of the few OECD countries where the average life span has hardly increased since the early 1970s.
It is also the case in Denmark, where central planning also prevails in parts of the economy, most significantly in health care and education.
mises.org /fullarticle.asp?control=1274&month=58&title=Denmark:+A+...   (1640 words)

  
 The Egyptian State Information Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Minister of State for Environment Affairs Magid George discussed with Danish charge d'affaires in Cairo means of supporting the environmental cooperation between the two countries and the programmes implemented in the domains of the environmental survey and the Egyptian industry conformance with environment.
The Minister said the Danish Queen offered Egypt LE 350 millions for developing the environment for a period of 6 years from 2001-2007.
Minister of Environment stressed the necessity to give priorities to projects of direct return and positive result with focus on the decentralization of administration.
www.sis.gov.eg /online/html11/o240724f.htm   (122 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country profiles | Country profile: Denmark
Denmark's euroscepticism put it at odds with many of its European partners seven years previously when Danish voters rejected the Maastricht Treaty which proposed monetary union and a common European defence force.
Denmark had to be granted opt-outs from these provisions before the treaty was approved in 1993.
He served as minister for tax affairs from 1987 to 1992 and was also minister of economic affairs for the last two years of that period.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/europe/country_profiles/1032760.stm   (676 words)

  
 Church and State - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On behalf of the government, the Minister puts forward legislative proposals which are subsequently discussed and voted on in parliament.
The State's moral support of the church is expressed by the fact that the monarch must be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark.
The State gives an annual support to the church of a sum that in recent years has been approximately 500 million DKK or 12 percent of the total expenses of the church.
www.interchurch.dk /LutheranChurch/6.HTM   (426 words)

  
 Denmark: In Depth : History : Postwar Denmark | Frommers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
However, by 1989 Denmark was leading the world in the development of a liberal social agenda.
In 1993 Denmark also observed the 50th anniversary of the virtual overnight rescue of 8,000 of its Jewish citizens, who were smuggled out of the country in 1943 into neutral Sweden.
Copenhagen is now her address, but the Crown Princess of Denmark was born in the Australian state of Tasmania, the daughter of two educators.
www.frommers.com /destinations/denmark/0220032628.html   (521 words)

  
 Rio+5 Summary Report- Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The key elements in strategic planning are a "state of the environment" report and an environmental policy report every four years.
The report Denmark's Nature and Environment Policy 1995 was based on the first "state of the environment" report in 1993 and contains an overview of the main problems and environmental activities and also sets up the framework for government policy.
Denmark signed the Convention on Biological Diversityin Rio in June 1992 and ratified it in December 1993.
www.ecouncil.ac.cr /rio/natreg/europe/english/den.htm   (749 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1814 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prime Minister - Count Maximilian Joseph von Montgelas, Prime Minister of Bavaria (1799-1817)
Chief Minister - Prince Karl August von Hardenberg, Chief Minister of Prussia (1810-1822)
Chief Minister - Fredrik Gyllenborg, Prime Minister for Justice of Sweden (1810-1829)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_state_leaders_in_1814   (627 words)

  
 1998 Human Rights Report - Denmark Country Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
There is religious instruction in the schools in the official state religion, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, but any student may without sanction be excused from religion classes with parental permission.
The Minister of Justice plans to convene a commission in March 1999 composed of police, states' attorneys, and immigration officials to look into the problem.
Under mounting criticism from human rights organizations, the Minister of the Interior announced in December that he was prepared to allow independent investigators to determine whether the law violates the refugee convention.
www.usemb.se /human/human1998/denmark.html   (2120 words)

  
 Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs on Iraq
The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Development Cooperation and Human Rights, Mr.
Commenting on his decision, Minister Kitt said that the Global Fund is an extremely important instrument which has the potential to have a profound impact on global efforts to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Minister Kitt emphasised the priority which he is assigning within Ireland’s development cooperation programme to the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
www.irelandemb.org /press/248.html   (722 words)

  
 CNN.com - Danish prime minister resigns - November 21, 2001
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark's long-standing Social Democrat Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen has handed in his resignation to Queen Margrethe after suffering a drubbing at the polls.
The former taxation and economic affairs minister had campaigned under the slogan "Time For Change" and his victory is seen as a marked shift to the right.
Denmark is the second Scandinavian nation after Norway to oust ditch a Social Democratic government this year in favour of the centre-right.
archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/11/21/denmark.result   (568 words)

  
 CNN.com - Denmark rejects single European currency - September 28, 2000
Rejection of the euro in Denmark is expected to send shockwaves through the European political establishment, further denting confidence in the ailing single currency.
Denmark, Britain and Sweden opted out while Greece, which was barred from membership because of high inflation and a budget deficit will join on January 1 2001.
The referendum, the first time a European Union state has had the chance to vote on the issue, was seen as a test of public confidence in the currency, which has lost 21 percent of its value against the US dollar since its launch last year.
archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/09/28/danish.europe.05   (1009 words)

  
 InternationalReports.net : Denmark 2002
Most of them are owned 100 percent by us, but now the new government has decided to sell 25 percent of the shares in the next three years.
She was accompanied by Prince Henrik, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Copenhagen Mayor Jens Kramer Mikkelsen and Ørsted Corporation Chairman Henning Christophersen.
Government ministers, when going to multiple meetings, are quite fond of them.
www.internationalreports.net /europe/denmark/2002/getting.html   (835 words)

  
 Background Notes Archive - Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The prime minister has full responsibility and control over the cabinet, and the president holds a primarily ceremonial role as head of state.
The popular and effective Foreign Minister, Georgs Andrejevs, resigned in early June due to poor health and because of accusations that he and four other members of parliament had cooperated with the Soviet KGB prior to Latvia's independence.
The U.S. legation in Riga officially was established November 13, 1922, and served as the headquarters for U.S. representation in the Baltics during the interwar era.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/eur/latvia9408.html   (3715 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1786 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John Hancock, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1785-1786)
Nathaniel Gorham, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1786)
Prime Minister -, Minister of State of Denmark (1784-1797)
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 Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
A traditional story claims that the Danish flag fell from heaven on June 15, 1219, but the imperial war flag of the Holy Roman Empire was of a similar design, with its red field symbolizing battle and its white cross suggesting divine favor.
In 1849 this state and military flag was altered and adopted as a symbol of the Danish people.
Form of government: parliamentary state and constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (Folketing [179]).
www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?denmark   (114 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1783 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Elias Boudinot, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1782-1783)
Thomas Mifflin, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1783-1784)
Prime Minister -, Minister of State of Denmark (1772-1784)
www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/List_of_state_leaders_in_1783   (327 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1815 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Foreign Minister - Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Foreign Minister of Austria (1809-1848)
Prime Minister -, Minister of State of Denmark (1814-1818)
Chief Minister - Karl August von Hardenberg, Chief Minister of Prussia (1810-1822)
www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/List_of_state_leaders_in_1815   (573 words)

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