Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Population
7,590,758
5,543,453
Life Expectancy
81.070 years
78.780 years
Capital City
Jerusalem
Copenhagen
Largest city
Jerusalem (population: 714,000)
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Human Development Index
0.93
0.952
GDP per capita
$31,400 US
$37,600 US
Literacy Rate
97.1%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
6
9.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
14.2%
38%
Wealthiest Citizens
Sammy Ofer & family ($4.0bn US)
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
Unemployment Rate
5.600%
6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Religions
Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Languages
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Exports
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
External Debt
$102,300,000,000 $
$626,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - 3.56 (2008 est.), 4.14 (2007), 4.4565 (2006), 4.4877 (2005), 4.482 (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
7.300%
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
7
Location
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
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
20,770 km sq
43,094 km sq
Coastline
273 km
7,314 km
Climate
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
