Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
Population
5,543,453
109,011
Life Expectancy
78.780 years
73.300 years
Capital City
Copenhagen
Largest city
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Saint George's (population: 7,500)
Human Development Index
0.952
0.774
GDP per capita
$37,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
96%
Corruption Perception Index
9.3
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
38%
21.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished in practice
Political System
constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
English (official), French patois
Exports
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
External Debt
$626,900,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
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
1.300%
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)
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Area
43,094 km sq
344 km sq
Coastline
7,314 km
121 km
Climate
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
