Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Population
256,155
5,543,453
Life Expectancy
65.060 years
78.780 years
Capital City
Copenhagen
Largest city
Port-Vila (population: 35,901)
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Human Development Index
0.686
0.952
GDP per capita
$37,600 US
Literacy Rate
74%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.9
9.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
3.8%
38%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary republic
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
Religions
Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
Languages
local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census)
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, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
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
12,189 km sq
43,094 km sq
Coastline
2,528 km
7,314 km
Climate
tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
