Denmark and Libya Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Denmark	Libya
Leader
Queen: Margrethe II	Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed al-Magarief (resigned)
Population
5,556,452	6,002,347
Life Expectancy
78.940 years	75.830 years
Capital City
Copenhagen	Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Largest city
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)	Tripoli (population: 1,150,990)
Human Development Index
0.952	0.84
GDP per capita
$37,700 US	$13,300 US
Literacy Rate
99%	82.6%
Corruption Perception Index
9.3	2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
38%	7.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)	NA
Unemployment Rate
6.400%	30.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished	Legal

Political System
constitutional monarchy	Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
Independence date
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy	24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%	Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language	Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
Exports
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills	crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
External Debt
$626,900,000,000 $	$5,054,000,000 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)	Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.2112 (2008 est.), 1.2604 (2007), 1.3108 (2006), 1.3084 (2005), 1.305 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%	3.100%
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)	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
Area
43,094 km sq	1,759,540 km sq
Coastline
7,314 km	1,770 km
Climate
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers	Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior

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