Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
President: Moncef Marzouki
Population
5,543,453
10,732,900
Life Expectancy
78.780 years
75.240 years
Capital City
Copenhagen
Tunis
Largest city
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Tunis (population: 693,210)
Human Development Index
0.952
0.762
GDP per capita
$37,600 US
$9,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
74.3%
Corruption Perception Index
9.3
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
38%
19.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
18.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished in practice
Political System
constitutional monarchy
republic
Independence date
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
20 March 1956 (from France)
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
Exports
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
External Debt
$626,900,000,000 $
$23,210,000,000 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)
Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
1
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 Algeria and Libya
Area
43,094 km sq
163,610 km sq
Coastline
7,314 km
1,148 km
Climate
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
