Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Population
2,098,018
5,543,453
Life Expectancy
55.740 years
78.780 years
Capital City
Gaborone
Copenhagen
Largest city
Gaborone (population: 208,411)
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Human Development Index
0.664
0.952
GDP per capita
$16,200 US
$37,600 US
Literacy Rate
81.2%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
5.8
9.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.1%
38%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.500%
6.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary republic
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
30 September 1966 (from UK)
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Religions
Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Languages
Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Exports
diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
External Debt
$1,973,000,000 $
$626,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
pulas (BWP) per US dollar - 6.7907 (2008 est.), 6.2035 (2007), 5.8447 (2006), 5.1104 (2005), 4.6929 (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
3.300%
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
7
Location
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
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
581,730 km sq
43,094 km sq
Coastline
0 km
7,314 km
Climate
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
