Until December 31, 2006,
Denmark was divided into 13
counties (
amter), and 270 municipalities (
kommuner). See
List of municipalities of Denmark for the subdivision into 5
regions and 98 municipalities from January 1, 2007. The easternmost land in Denmark, the small
Ertholmene archipelago, area 39
hectares (0.16 square miles), normally only mentioned by the name of its largest islet,
Christiansø, which lies 11 miles (18 kilometers) to the northeast of
Bornholm, was and is not part of a municipality or county or region but was and still is administered by the
Ministry of Defence. Its population was 90 (January 1, 2014).