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Denmark

Kingdom of Denmark

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Head of state
Frederik XKing
Head of government
Mette FrederiksenPrime Minister · since 27 Jun 2019
System
Constitutional monarchyCapital: Copenhagen
UN e-government rank
1 of 193EGDI 2024

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy[1]. The head of state is King Frederik X[3]. The government is led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, in office since 3 Jun 2026[4][5]. Govpedia records 21 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Copenhagen
Region
Northern Europe
Area
43,094 km²
Language
Danish
Currency
Danish krone (kr)
People
Danish
Borders
Germany
Calling code
+45
Internet domain
.dk

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of government

Sourced

Mette Frederiksen

Prime Minister · 27 Jun 2019 – present[4][5]

In government: Social Democrats, Green Left, Moderates and Social Liberals (minority)

Executive

Frederiksen III Cabinet

0 of 21 verified on official pages

Cabinet seats by party

Social Democrats, Green Left, Moderates and Social Liberals (minority)[5]

  • Social Democrats9
  • Green Left5
  • Moderates4
  • Social Liberals3

Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[6]

2024

0.985rank 1 of 193

  • Online services0.999
  • Human capital0.958
  • Telecom infrastructure0.997

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2026

    The Frederiksen III Cabinet takes office.[5]

    Verified

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Frederiksen III Cabinet

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    Regeringen

    Prime Minister's Office of DenmarkOfficialChecked 12 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026