Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Population
114,975,406
5,543,453
Life Expectancy
76.660 years
78.780 years
Capital City
Mexico (Distrito Federal)
Copenhagen
Largest city
Mexico City (population: 11,285,700)
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Human Development Index
0.842
0.952
GDP per capita
$14,800 US
$37,600 US
Literacy Rate
91%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3.6
9.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
22.1%
38%
Wealthiest Citizens
Carlos Slim Helu & family ($35.0bn US)
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
Unemployment Rate
5.200%
6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
federal republic
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Religions
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Languages
Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
External Debt
$210,800,000,000 $
$626,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Mexican pesos (MXN) per US dollar - 11.016 (2008 est.), 10.8 (2007), 10.899 (2006), 10.898 (2005), 11.286 (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
0.500%
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
3
7
Location
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US
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
1,964,375 km sq
43,094 km sq
Coastline
9,330 km
7,314 km
Climate
varies from tropical to desert
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
