How many countries in Europe have join the Euro currency?Why Denmark and Switerland refuse to join?
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.[2] Estonia is due to join the euro zone on 1 January 2011.[3] The currency is also used in a further five European countries, with and without formal agreements. England, is part of the EU, but does not use the Euro because the Sterling Pound is worth more than the Euro and conversion to the Euro would cause a deflation of their currency and a jump in inflation as a result. England is waiting for the Euro to reach the same value as the Sterling Pound before they convert to the Euro. Switzerland and Denmark do not join because they don’t see an advantage to joining the EU. They already have everything the EU could offer them. Nor do they want to give up control of their countries finances to a consortium of other nations. There are other countries in Africa using the Euro, but you didn’t ask about them. The Euro has surpassed the America
