Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Head of state: Pope Benedict XVI
Population
5,543,453
Life Expectancy
78.780 years
Capital City
Copenhagen
Largest city
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Vatican City (population: 921)
Human Development Index
0.952
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GDP per capita
$37,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
Corruption Perception Index
9.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
38%
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Wealthiest Citizens
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
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Unemployment Rate
6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
constitutional monarchy
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%
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
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
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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)
Area
43,094 km sq
Coastline
7,314 km
Climate
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
