Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
President: Traian Basescu
Population
5,543,453
21,848,504
Life Expectancy
78.780 years
74.220 years
Capital City
Copenhagen
Bucharest
Largest city
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Bucharest (population: 1,877,160)
Human Development Index
0.952
0.825
GDP per capita
$37,600 US
$12,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
97.3%
Corruption Perception Index
9.3
3.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
38%
9.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
Dinu Patriciu ($1.8bn US)
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
5.100%
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
9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%
Exports
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, agricultural products
External Debt
$626,900,000,000 $
$136,100,000,000 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)
lei (RON) per US dollar - 2.5 (2008 est.), 2.43 (2007), 2.809 (2006), 3 (2005), 3 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
8
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)
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
Area
43,094 km sq
238,391 km sq
Coastline
7,314 km
225 km
Climate
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
