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About Denmark

     Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Kongeriget Danmark (help·info), IPA: [ˈd̥æ(n)mɑɡ̊], (archaic:) IPA: [ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊] and ) is the southernmost and territorially the smallest of the five Nordic countries if its offshore territories are excluded, and the largest if they are included. Denmark is one of the Scandinavian countries. The mainland is located north of its only land neighbour, Germany, southwest of Sweden, and south of Norway. Denmark also encompasses two off-shore territories, the Faroe IslandsGreenland, granted home rule in 1948 and 1979, respectively. The national capital is Copenhagen.

     Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland, which borders northern Germany, plus a large number of islands, most notably Zealand, Funen, Vendsyssel-Thy, Lolland, Falster and Bornholm as well as hundreds of minor islands often referred to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark has historically controlled the approach to the Baltic Sea, and these waters are also known as the Danish straits.

     Denmark is a constitutional monarchy and has been a member of the European Union since joining the European Economic Community in 1973. The Faroe Islands and Greenland remain outside the EU, including the EU customs zone.

     Originally relying on farming, fishing and seafaring and without major natural resources, Denmark experienced rapid industrialization and urbanization in the 19th and early 20th century. These trends enabled the establishment of a Scandinavian Model "welfare state" of public services, starting with the 1933 social reforms known as the Kanslergade Agreement. Denmark was occupied by Germany during World War II and, ending a tradition of political neutrality in 1949, became one of the founding members of NATO.In 2006 a survey found Denmark to be the happiest place in the world, based on standards of health, welfare, and education. In 2007 the country's capital is ranked the second most liveable city in the world by Monocle magazine and ranked as the happiest nation in the world.

About Fano

Fanø is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and is the very northernmost of the danish Wadden Sea Islands. Fanø municipality is the municipality (Danish, kommune) that covers the island.

The municipality is in Region Syddanmark, and covers an area of 56 km². It has a total population of 3,170 (2007). Its mayor is Erik Nørreby, a member of the Venstre (Denmark) political party.

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Nordby. Other towns include Sønderho, Fanø Vesterhavsbad and Rindby.

Fanø municipality was not merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as a result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007).

It has throughout history been connected to sea travel, but today tourism is its main industry. Tourist attractions are primarily the beaches and the area's nature.

The island is 16 km long and 5 km wide, and it is located just off the coast from the city of Esbjerg to which it is connected by ferry.

A variety of environments are to be found on Fanø. Not surprisingly, a very common one is sand. The island's whole western shore is made up of beaches, and the sea off the island's northwest end is also home to the "Søren-Jessens-Sand", a vast sandbank. Fanø also has heath and a small pine wood.

Fanø relies hevily on tourism throughout the year and the number of people that arrive in Fanø are ca. 30.000 people every summer. The main attractions is the white sand beaches, the waden sea with the migrating birds and the two unique sailor towns with their maritime history and vernacular architecture consisting of simple thatched houses all oriented west-east.