Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Population
81,305,856
5,543,453
Life Expectancy
80.190 years
78.780 years
Capital City
Berlin
Copenhagen
Largest city
Berlin (population: 3,426,350)
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Human Development Index
0.94
0.952
GDP per capita
$38,400 US
$37,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
7.9
9.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
30.6%
38%
Wealthiest Citizens
Karl Albrecht ($21.5bn US)
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
federal republic
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Religions
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Languages
German
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Exports
machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
External Debt
$5,624,000,000,000 $
$626,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
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
1.500%
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
41
7
Location
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
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
357,022 km sq
43,094 km sq
Coastline
2,389 km
7,314 km
Climate
temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
