European sustainable development rural actor database
- Language:
- Danish
- Currency:
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Danish krone
- Area:
- 43,094.00
- Population:
- 5.40
- Density:
- 125.40
- GIP:
- 209
- GIP per cap.:
- 38,484.00
- Political regime:
- Parliamentary monarchy
- Head of State:
- Her Majesty the Queen Margrethe II
- Head of governement:
- M. Anders Fogh Rasmussen (Libéral Party Venstre)
- Eutropean Union Membership:
- 1973
- National anthem:
- royal anthem: Kong Kristian (King Christian) - civil anthem: Der er et yndigt land (There is a lovely land)
Administrative organization
Form of State: unitary State.
The State has full legislative powers (except with regard to Greenland and the Faroe Islands, which have their own legislative power).
The state has sole responsibility for matters relating to:
- Police, defence and administration of justice
- Foreign affairs and development aid
- Higher education and research
- Sick pay, child benefit and old age pensions
- Unemployment insurance and labour inspection
- Certain cultural activities
- Trade and industry subsidies
Interesting ministries:
- Ministry of the Environment and for Nordic Cooperation. Minister: Mrs Connie Hedegaard.
- Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. Minister: M. Hans Christian Schmidt. In charge of the promotion of a sustainable environment and of rural development.
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Administrative units
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Name
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Number
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Competences
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NUTS 1
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NUTS 2
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NUTS 3
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Amtskommuner
(counties)
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15
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Hospitals and health insurance
Secondary education and education leading to the Higher Preparatory Examination
Care of mentally and physically disabled people
Certain cultural activities
Regional public transport
Spatial planning (regional plans)
Protection of nature and environment
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LAU 1
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LAU 2
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Kommuner
(communes)
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271
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Child care and care of elderly people
Primary education
Libraries, local sports facilities and other cultural activities
Job placement and employment schemes for non-insured unemployed persons
Public services: environmental measures and emergency services
Spatial planning:(local plans)
Reception and integration of refugees
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Total public expenditure: € 110.8 billions = 53.1% GDP.
Sub-national public expenditure: € 68.7 billions = 32.9% GDP = 62% total public expenditure.
Rural life
Utilized agricultural area: 62.9% total area, i.e. about 27,109 km2.
Rural population: 14.4% total population.
Labour force in agriculture: 65,000 Annual Work Units (AWU).
Unemployment rate by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 5.4%
- Intermediate areas: 4.7%
- Thinly populated areas: 4.7%
Employment rate by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 75.2%
- Intermediate areas: 76.7%
- Thinly populated areas: 75.9%
Youth unemployment ratio by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 5.6%
- Intermediate areas: 6.4%
- Thinly populated areas: 5.7%
- Total: 5.9%
Share of organic area in total utilised agricultural area: 5.2%.
Sustainability
Utilized agricultural area: 62.9% total area, i.e. about 27,109 km2.
Rural population: 14.4% total population.
Labour force in agriculture: 65,000 Annual Work Units (AWU).
Unemployment rate by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 5.4%
- Intermediate areas: 4.7%
- Thinly populated areas: 4.7%
Employment rate by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 75.2%
- Intermediate areas: 76.7%
- Thinly populated areas: 75.9%
Youth unemployment ratio by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 5.6%
- Intermediate areas: 6.4%
- Thinly populated areas: 5.7%
- Total: 5.9%
Share of organic area in total utilised agricultural area: 5.2%.