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Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter, singular: amt), and, as of 1 January 2006, 270 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune). Three municipalities have county privileges—Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, and Bornholm. The coming Danish Municipal Reform will replace the counties with five new regions and reduce the number of municipalities to 98. The new municipalities will take over most of the responsibilities of the former counties. Most of the new municipalities will have a population of at least 20,000 people. The reform will be implemented on 1 January 2007.
 1. Copenhagen (København) (national capital)
2. Frederiksberg (city)
3. Copenhagen County (Københavns Amt)
4. Frederiksborg
5. Roskilde
6. West Zealand (Vestsjælland)
7. Storstrøm
8. Funen (Fyn)
9. South Jutland (Sønderjylland)
10. Ribe
11. Vejle
12. Ringkjøbing
13. Viborg
14. North Jutland (Nordjylland)
15. Aarhus (Århus)
16. Bornholm (regional municipality)
Copenhagen County comprises the municipalities of metropolitan Copenhagen, except Copenhagen Municipality and Frederiksberg Municipality.As of 1 January 2003 Bornholm Regional Municipality comprise the five former municipalities on the island Bornholm and the island's former county. Ertholmene islets (population: 92(2006)), 40 hectares, 18 km northeast of Bornholm do not belong to either a municipality or a county.
Greenland and the Faroe Islands also belong to the Kingdom of Denmark, but have autonomous status and are largely self-governing, and are each represented by two seats in the parliament.
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