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English: Map showing two of the common definitions of "Scandinavia"; a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe: The most common usage: the three monarchies; Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 200 %. Geographic limits of the map: N: 71.5° N; S: 53.6° N; W: 3.8° E; E: 32.3° E; Date: 27 September 2008: Source: own work, using World Data Base II data: Author: NordNordWest: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Fjord line route map.svg; Simplified map of dialects in Sweden.png
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sweden: Sweden – Scandinavian country in Northern Europe , situated between Norway and Finland. Sweden maintained a policy of neutrality in armed conflicts from 1814 until 2009, when it entered into various mutual defence treaties.
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The location of Norway An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Norway An enlargeable map of continental Norway. The following outline provides an overview of, and topical guide to, the Kingdom of Norway. Norway is a sovereign constitutional monarchy, located principally in the western part of Scandinavia in Northern Europe. [1]
Map of Sweden. Much of Sweden is heavily forested, with 69% [1] of the country being forest and woodland, while farmland constitutes only 8% of land use. [2] Sweden consists of 39,960 km 2 of water area, constituting around 95,700 lakes. [3] [A] The lakes are sometimes used for water power plants, especially the large northern rivers and lakes.
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Scandinavia_location_map.svg licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0, GFDL . 2008-09-28T15:54:44Z NordNordWest 765x961 (1287623 Bytes)
Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. Scandinavia most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes a part of northern Finland).