Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
President: Ismael Omar Guelleh
Population
5,543,453
774,389
Life Expectancy
78.780 years
61.570 years
Capital City
Copenhagen
Djibouti
Largest city
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Djibouti (population: 623,891)
Human Development Index
0.952
0.513
GDP per capita
$37,600 US
$2,700 US
Literacy Rate
99%
67.9%
Corruption Perception Index
9.3
3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
38%
13.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
59.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy
republic
Independence date
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
27 June 1977 (from France)
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
Exports
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
External Debt
$626,900,000,000 $
$812,500,000 US
Exchange Rate
Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - 5.0236 (2008 est.), 5.4797 (2007), 5.9468 (2006), 5.9969 (2005), 5.9911 (2004)
Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
0
Location
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)
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Area
43,094 km sq
23,200 km sq
Coastline
7,314 km
314 km
Climate
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
