Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
President: Anibal Cavaco Silva
Population
5,543,453
10,781,459
Life Expectancy
78.780 years
78.700 years
Capital City
Copenhagen
Lisbon
Largest city
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Lisbon (population: 517,802)
Human Development Index
0.952
0.9
GDP per capita
$37,600 US
$23,700 US
Literacy Rate
99%
93.3%
Corruption Perception Index
9.3
6.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
38%
28.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
Americo Amorim ($3.3bn US)
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy
republic; parliamentary democracy
Independence date
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)
Exports
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
agricultural products, food products, oil products, chemical products, plastics and rubber, skins and leather, wood and cork, wood pulp and paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, minerals and mineral products, base metals, machinery and tools, vehicles and other transport material, and optical and precision
External Debt
$626,900,000,000 $
$548,300,000,000 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)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
2.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
2
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)
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Area
43,094 km sq
92,090 km sq
Coastline
7,314 km
1,793 km
Climate
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
