WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT Denmark ??
While not a touristic oriented country Denmark has a lot to offer to the visitor, especially in and around

Copenhagen, but there are also amusement parks, museums and many other attractions throughout the

country. Denmark has about 5.3 million inhabitants, of which 1.4 million live in Copenhagen. Almost 90%

of the 5.3mio population lives in cities. Except Copenhagen there are Århus (265,000), Odense (173,000) and Aalborg (155,000) Most tourists use Denmark as a way through country to Sweden and Norway.

The weather is maritime and quite changeable, from moments of brilliant sunshine to misty hill fog, to

showers. The average temperature ranges from 3°C in winter to 15°C in the summer. The winds are mainly

coming from the west but when they come from the east it can be very cold in the winter (to -30°C) and

very hot in the summer (up to 35°C)

Its modern market economy features high-tech agriculture, up-to-date small-scale and corporate industry,

extensive government welfare measures, comfortable living standards, and high dependence on foreign trade

Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy and has a comfortable balance of payments surplus. The center

-left coalition government has reduced the formerly high unemployment rate and is maintaining low inflation

and a stable currency. Although Denmark is member of the EU its currency is the Denish Krone which is

valued at ca 7.5 Krona for 1 US$.

The government has been successful in meeting, and even exceeding, the economic convergence criteria for

participating in the third phase of the European Monetary Union, but did not join the 11 other EU members

in the euro. Even so, the Danish currency remains pegged to the euro Two-thirds of the country is used for

agriculture. Most products are exported to the European Union. Most farms are rather small with less than

20 hectare. Because of high-tech there are less and less people working in this sector and more land is now

being used for touristic purposes. Important products are potatoes, sugar beet and coleseed. Denmark is ahead

of Europe concerning biological agriculture. Horticulture produces mainly fruits, vegetables and herbs.