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The Kingdom of Denmark ( , -daˈkɔŋəʁiːəð ˈdanmɑɡ̊pronKongeriget Danmark or the Danish Realm ( ), is a constitutional monarchy and a community consisting of Denmark proper in northern Europe and two autonomous constituent countries, the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland in North America. Denmark is the hegemonial part, where the residual judicial, executive and legislative power rests. The relationship of the constituent countries is referred to as Rigsfællesskabet. According to the Faroese home rule act, the Faroe Islands constitutes a community of people within the kingdom. The Greenlandic self-government act does not contain a similar definition, but instead describes the Greenlandic people as a people as defined in international law with the right to self-determination.
Of the three, only Denmark is currently a member of the European Union.
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