Denmark Facts and Figures.

Denmark Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Kingdom of Denmark Copenhagen 43,094 sq km 16,639 sq mi PEOPLE Population 5,484,723 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 0.29 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 5,697,913 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 5,575,147 (2050 estimate) Population density 129 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 335 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 86 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 14 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Copenhagen 501,158 (2006 estimate) Å rhus 222,559 (2003 estimate) O dense 145,374 (2003 estimate) Ålborg 121,100 (2003 estimate) Esbjerg 72,613 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups Danish, Inuit (Eskimo), Faroese, German Languages Danish (official), Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German Religious affiliations Protestant 88 percent Roman Catholic 1 percent Nonreligious 5 percent O ther 6 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 78.1 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 75.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 273 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 250 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 99 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 8.6 percent (2002-2003) 10 years (2002-2003) 10 students per teacher (2000-2001) GOVERNMENT Form of government Constitutional monarchy Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 5 June 1953 21,180 (2004) 1.6 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $275 billion (2006) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $50,650.50 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 1.6 percent (2006) I ndustry 26 percent (2006) Services 72.4 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 2,834,422 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 3 percent (2005) I ndustry 24 percent (2005) Services 73 percent (2005) Unemployment rate 5.2 percent (2004) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $99.26 billion (2006) Total expenditure $88.68 billion (2006) Monetary unit 1 Danish krone (DKr), consisting of 100 öre Major trade partners for exports Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, and Norway Major trade partners for imports Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and France ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Number of radios per 1,000 people 81.59 percent (2003 estimate) 0.05 percent (2003 estimate) 0 percent (2003 estimate) 18.36 percent (2003 estimate) 1,340 (2000 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 619 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 800 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 2,314 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 283 (2000) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 424 (2002) Paved road as a share of total roads 100 percent (2003) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.