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 802 DENMARK

3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. — Harald Scavenvws.

4. Ministry of the Interior. — M. Sigurd Berg.

5. Ministry of Justice. — M. Svenning Rytter.

6. Ministry of Defence. — M. Berntsen

7. Ministry of Public Instruction. — M. Jacob Appel.

8. Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs. — M. ChrUtensen.

9. Ministry of Agriculture. — M. Madsen Mygdal.

10. Ministry of Transport. — M. Slebsager.

11. Ministry of Commerce and Navigation. — M. Tyge liothe.

The ministers are individually and collectively responsible for their acts, and if impeached, and found guilty, cannot be pardoned without the consent of the Folketing.

Landsting, elected September, 1920 : — 32 Liberals, 22 Socialists, 13 Con- servatives, and 8 Radicals.

Folketing, elected September, 1920 : — 52 Liberals, 18 Radicals, 48 Socialists, 27 Conservatives, 3 Trade Party, and 1 Slesvig (German Party).

In the year 1920 there were incorporated into Denmark parts of Slesvig which voted for Denmark at the plebiscite held in accordance with the Versailles Treaty of June 28, 1919 (made effective Jan. 10, 1920). The Northern Zone voted on Feb. 10, 1920, and 75,431 votes were cast for Denmark, and 25,329 votes for Germany. The Southern Zone voted on March 14, 1920, and 12,800 votes were given for Denmark, and 51,724 votes for Germany. The new Slesvig territories were incorporated on July 9, 1920, being officially named ' S0nderjydske Landsdele ' (South Jutland Provinces).

For administrative purposes Denmark is divided into 18 counties (Ainter), each of which is administered by a Governor (Amtmand). Moreover, the county is a municipal division with a county council, superintending the rural municipalities (about 1,200). There are 78 urban municipalities with a mayor and a town council. Rural as well as urban municipal councils are elected direct by universal suffrage and Proportional Representation. Copen- hagen forms a district by itself, and has its own form of administration.

Area and Population.

According to the census held on Feb. 1, 1921, the area of Denmark i-< 16,566 square miles (42,919 square kilometres), and the population 3,268,807, including 184,133 in North Slesvig.

The following table gives the area ami population of Denmark in 1916: —

n. . . ArealDll j Pollution ' Popul.tio.;

Di ""° 1 »' English sq. in. I l»l«

per sq. m.

City of Copenhagen (Kjo

without suburbs. Islands in the Baltic Peninsula of Jutland Faeroe Islands

benhavn) j 27 506,390 18,015

5,117 j 1,161,163 j 226

9,898 ' 1,253,809 ' 18$

540 19,617 36

Total 15,582 | 2,910,979 j 180

1 — _ i ;

The population (excluding the Faeroes) consisted of 1,415,822 males and 1,505,540 females in 1916. The total population at the census of 1916 was 2,921,362, showing an increase during 1911- 16 of 1 16 per cent, per annum. Jn Denmark proper the town population has increased