DENMARKMore about Denmark Information about travelling to DenmarkDenmark is located in 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) |
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General info about Denmark
Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
Languages spoken Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
note: English is the predominant second language Ethnic division Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali HIV/AIDS prevalence rate 0.2% (2003 est.) Climate temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers Resources petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand Economy After a long consumption-driven unswing, Denmark's economy began slowing in early 2007 with the end of a housing boom. This cyclical slowdown has been exacerbated by the global financial crisis through increased borrowing costs and lower export demand, consumer confidence, and investment. This thoroughly modern market economy features high-tech agriculture, up-to-date small-scale and corporate industry, extensive government welfare measures, comfortable living standards, a stable currency, and high dependence on foreign trade. Unemployment is low and capacity constraints are limiting growth potential. Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy and enjoys a comfortable balance of payments surplus. The government has been successful in meeting, and even exceeding, the economic convergence criteria for participating in the third phase (a common European currency) of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), but so far Denmark has decided not to join 15 other EU members in the euro. Nonetheless, the Danish krone remains pegged to the euro. Denmark's fiscal position is among the strongest in the EU. Economic growth gained momentum in 2004 and the upturn continued through 2006. A slowing global economy cut growth to 0.3% in 2008. Because of high GDP per capita, welfare benefits, a low Gini index, and political stability, the Danish living standards are among the highest in the world. A major long-term issue will be the sharp decline in the ratio of workers to retirees. Environment air pollution, principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides Cities in Denmarkaabenraa aabybro aakirkeby aalborg aalestrup aars aarup allingabro arden arhus arslev asnaes assens assentoft augustenborg aulum auning beder bellinge billund birkerod bjaeverskov bjerringbro blovstrod bogense bording borkop borup braedstrup bramming brande brejning broager bronderslev brorup brovst bullerup christiansfeld copenhagen dianalund dragor dronninglund dybbol ebeltoft egtved ejby esbjerg espergaerde faaborg fakse fakse ladeplads farso farum fensmark fjerritslev flong forlev framlev fredensborg fredericia frederiksberg frederikshavn frederikssund frederiksvaerk frejlev fuglebjerg ganlose gilleleje gistrup give gjellerup kirkeby glamsbjerg gorlev graested gram grasten grenaa greve strand grindsted guderup gundsomagle haarby haderslev hadsten hadsund hals hammel hammerum hanstholm harboore harlev haslev havdrup hedensted hellebaek helsinge helsingor herning hillerod hinnerup hirtshals hjallerup hjorring hjortshoj hobro hojby hojslev holbaek holeby holstebro holsted hong hornbaek horning hornslet horsens horsholm horuphav horve humlebaek hundested hurup hvalso hvide sande ikast ishoj jaegerspris jelling juelsminde jyderup jyllinge kalundborg karup kas kerteminde kibaek kjellerup klarup koge kolding kolt korsor krusa langa langeskov lejre lillerod lind liseleje logstor logten logumkloster lojt kirkeby lunderskov lynge lystrup malling malov mariager maribo marslet marstal middelfart munkebo naestved nakskov neder holluf neder vindinge nexo nibe niva nodebo nordborg nordby norre aaby norre alslev nyborg nykobing nyrad odder odense oksbol olgod olstykke orslev osted otterup padborg pandrup praesto randers ribe ringe ringkobing ringsted rodby rodbyhavn rodding rodekro ronde ronne ronnede roskilde rudkobing ry ryomgard sabro saeby sakskobing seden silkeborg sindal skaelskor skaerbaek skagen skanderborg skibby skive skjern skorping skovby slagelse slangerup smorumnedre snejbjerg snoghoj soften solbjerg solrod sonder bjert sonderborg sonderso soro spentrup starup stavnsholt stavtrup stege stenlille stenlose stige stilling stoholm store heddinge storvorde stovring strandby strib stroby egede struer stubbekobing sundby sunds svebolle svejbaek svendborg svenstrup svinninge svogerslev taastrup tarm tars taulov thisted thuro thyboron tinglev tjaereborg toftlund tollose tommerup tonder torring tranbjerg trige trorod tune ulfborg ullerslev ulstrup vadum vaerlose vamdrup varde vejen vejle vekso vestbjerg vester hassing viborg viby videbaek vildbjerg vindeby vinderup vindinge vipperod virklund vissenbjerg vodskov vojens vordingborg vra |
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