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    "name": "administrative territorial entity of Denmark",
    "purpose": "Let an agent identify the level and type of a Danish administrative or statistical unit, explain the hierarchy and its legal basis, relay codes and counts from official sources, and keep historical and current units distinct.",
    "definition": "A unit of local, regional or statistical division in Denmark, including the five regions created in 2007, the 98 municipalities, the parishes used for church and statistical purposes, cadastral areas, statistically defined urban areas and historical units such as the counties and provinces abolished in the 2007 reform; the levels are defined by Danish law and coded by Statistics Denmark and the national registers.",
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        "Division boundaries decide which authority serves people and what they pay.",
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      "title": "Wikidata item Q3976655: administrative territorial entity of Denmark",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific unit?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits Danish local government?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "Is the information current?",
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                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
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                "id": "counts-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "How many units exist at each level, from official sources?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Statistics Denmark?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "How did the Danish system develop through the 1970 and 2007 reforms?",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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                "id": "compare-finding",
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                    "text": "How does the Danish system compare with other Nordic countries?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the other country?",
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    "Should each level be a separate entry?",
    "How should Statistics Denmark codes be linked?",
    "How should historical counties be recorded?"
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