Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Population
9,378
5,543,453
Life Expectancy
65.700 years
78.780 years
Capital City
Copenhagen
Largest city
(population: )
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Human Development Index
0
0.952
GDP per capita
$37,600 US
Literacy Rate
%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
9.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
38%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
republic
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Religions
Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Languages
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Exports
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
External Debt
$626,900,000,000 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)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
7
Location
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
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
21 km sq
43,094 km sq
Coastline
30 km
7,314 km
Climate
tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
