Denmark at a glance

Surface area: 43 094 km² (excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands)
Population: 5 447 084 (Eurostat 2007)
Joined the European Union: 1 January 1973
Currency: Danish krone (DKK)

Euro information

Status: Denmark has not introduced the euro. The EU Treaty gives Denmark the right to remain outside the euro area, even when all convergence criteria are met (opt-out).

The Danish krone joined the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) on 1 January 1999 and observes a central rate of 746.038 to the euro with narrow fluctuation margins of ±2.25%.

Exchange rate: The current euro to Danish krone foreign exchange reference rate can be consulted on the website of the European Central Bank (updated daily).

Opinion polls and surveys

• Public opinion and the single currency (Eurobarometer website)

Websites

National websites

• Kort om euro (Danish National Bank, also in English)
• Borger.dk (Denmark's official website)
• EU-Oplysning Folketingets (The EU Information Centre of the Danish Parliament, also in English)

Institutions

• Danmarks Nationalbank (National Bank of Denmark, also in English)
• Finansministeriet (The Danish Ministry of Finance, also in English)
• De Økonomiske Råd (The Danish Economic Council, also in English)

Business

• Euro Info Centres Denmark
• Dansk Erhverv (Danish Chamber of Commerce, also in English)
• Forbrug (Danish Consumer Agency, also in English)

Consumers

• Forbrugerrådet - FR (Danish Consumer Council, also in English)