Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Population
8,219,743
5,543,453
Life Expectancy
79.910 years
78.780 years
Capital City
Vienna
Copenhagen
Largest city
Wien (population: 1,569,320)
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Human Development Index
0.951
0.952
GDP per capita
$42,400 US
$37,600 US
Literacy Rate
98%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
8.1
9.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.6%
38%
Wealthiest Citizens
Karl Wlaschek ($4.2bn US)
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
Unemployment Rate
4.200%
6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
federal republic
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Religions
Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Languages
German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census)
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Exports
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
External Debt
$883,500,000,000 $
$626,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - 5.0236 (2008 est.), 5.4797 (2007), 5.9468 (2006), 5.9969 (2005), 5.9911 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
3
7
Location
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Area
83,871 km sq
43,094 km sq
Coastline
0 km
7,314 km
Climate
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
