Skandinavia
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| Area | 928,057 km2 (358,325 sq mi) |
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| Population | ~21 million (2016) |
| Population density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Scandinavian |
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 Denmark Norway SwedenSometimes also:  Finland Iceland Faroe Islands Åland Islands
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Scandinavia/ˌskændɪˈneɪviə/ is a historical and cultural region in Northern Europe characterized by a common ethnocultural North Germanic heritage and mutually intelligible North Germanic languages. In English usage, Scandinavia sometimes refers to the area known as the Scandinavian Peninsula.
The term Scandinavia always includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The remote Norwegian islands of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are usually not seen as a part of Scandinavia, nor is Greenland, an overseas territory of Denmark. However, the Faroe Islands, also a Danish overseas territory, are sometimes included, as sometimes are Iceland, Finland, and the Finnish autonomous region of the Åland Islands, because of their historical association with the Scandinavian countries and the Scandinavian peoples and languages. This looser definition almost equates to that of the Nordic countries. In the local languages, Skandinavia/Skandinavien often means the European parts of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, whereas the name Norden is more commonly used for the extended region that includes Finland, Iceland, and overseas parts of Denmark and Norway.
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