Nordic region

Nordic countries Norden (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) Pohjoismaat  (Finnish) Norðurlöndin  (Icelandic) Norðurlond  (Faroese) Nunat Avannarliit  (Greenlandic) Davveriikkat  (Northern Sami)
Location of the Nordic countries
Capitals	8 cities Copenhagen Tórshavn Nuuk Reykjavík Oslo Helsinki Mariehamn
Languages	14 languages Danish Faroese Finnish Greenlandic Icelandic Norwegian Sami (7) Swedish
Composition	8 states & territories 5 sovereign countries  Denmark  Finland  Iceland  Norway  Sweden 3 dependent countries  Åland Islands  Faroe Islands  Greenland
Area
• Total	3,425,804 km2 (1,322,710 sq mi) (7th)
Population
• 2017 estimate	26,900,000 (49th)
• 2000 census	25,478.559
• Density	7.62/km2 (19.7/sq mi) (225th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$1.117 trillion (17th)
• Per capita	$52,688 (6th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$1.454 trillion (11th)
• Per capita	$54,052 (7th)
Currency	5 currencies Krona 1Krone/Króna Krone Króna Euro See Faroese króna

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 the associated territories of 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 indigenous minorities. The native languages are Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese, all Germanic languages rooted in Old Norse. Native non-Germanic languages 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. Geologically, the Scandinavian Peninsula comprise the mainland of Norway and Sweden as well as the northernmost part of Finland.