Nordic countries
Nordic countries
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Location of the Nordic countries
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| Capitals | |
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| Composition |
8 states &
territories
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| Area | |
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• Total
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3,425,804 km2 (1,322,710 sq mi) (7th) |
| Population | |
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• 2017 estimate
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26,900,000 (49th) |
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• 2000 census
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25,478.559 |
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• Density
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7.62/km2 (19.7/sq mi) (225th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate |
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• Total
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$1.117 trillion (17th) |
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• Per capita
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$42,850 (6th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
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• Total
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$1.454 trillion (11th) |
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• Per capita
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$54,052 (7th) |
| Currency |
5 currencies
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The Nordic countries or Nordics are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic, where they are most commonly known as Norden (lit., "The North"). They consist of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, including their associated territories (Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and the Åland Islands).
The population of the Nordic countries are mainly Scandinavian or Finnish, with Greenlandic Inuit and the Sami people as minorities. Of today's native languages, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese are Germanic languages. The non-Germanic languages spoken are Finnish, Greenlandic and several Sami languages. The main religion is Lutheran Christianity.
The Nordic countries have much in common in their way of life, history, their use of Scandinavian languages and social structure. Politically, Nordic countries do not form a separate entity, but they co-operate in the Nordic Council. Especially in English, Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for the Nordic countries, but that term more properly refers to the three monarchies of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Scandinavian Peninsula on the other hand covers mainland Norway and Sweden as well as the northernmost part of Finland.
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