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- Government
-
- Long-form name: none.
-
- Type: part of the Danish realm; self-governing overseas
- administrative division of Denmark.
-
- Capital: Torshavn.
-
- Administrative divisions: none (self-governing overseas
- administrative division of Denmark).
-
- Independence: part of the Danish realm; self-governing overseas
- administrative division of Denmark.
-
- Constitution: Danish.
-
- Legal system: Danish.
-
- National holiday: Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940).
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- Executive branch: Danish monarch, high commissioner, prime
- minister, deputy prime minister, Cabinet (Landsstyri).
-
- Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (Logting).
-
- Judicial branch: none.
-
- Leaders:
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- Chief of State--Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972),
- represented by High Commissioner Bent KLINTE (since NA);
-
- Head of Government--Prime Minister Jogvan SUNDSTEIN
- (since 17 January 1989).
-
- Political parties and leaders: four-party ruling coalition--People's
- Party, Jogvan Sundstein; Republican Party, Signer Hansen;
- Progressive and Fishing Industry Party combined with the
- Christian People's Party (CPP-PFIP); Home Rule Party, Hilmar
- Kass; opposition--Social Democratic Party, Atli P. Dam;
- Cooperation Coalition Party, Pauli Ellefsen; Progress Party.
-
- Suffrage: universal at age 20.
-
- Elections: Parliament--last held 8 November 1988 (next to
- be held November 1992); results--percent of vote by party
- NA; seats--(32 total) three-party coalition 21 (People's
- Party 8, Cooperation Coalition Party 7, Republican Party
- 6); Social Democrat 7, CPP-PFIP 2, Home Rule 2.
-
- Communists: insignificant number.
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- Member of: Nordic Council.
-
- Diplomatic representation: none (self-governing overseas
- administrative division of Denmark).
-
- Flag: white with a red cross outlined in blue that extends
- to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross
- is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog
- (Danish flag).
-