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Satellite map of the European part of the Nordic countries, except for Jan Mayen and Svalbard The Öresund Bridge between Malmö in Sweden and Copenhagen in Denmark. The Nordic countries and self-governing regions in alphabetic order – number of inhabitants (2018), area (km 2) and population density (people/km 2):
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).
The Scandinavian Peninsula [1] is located in Northern Europe, and roughly comprises the mainlands of Sweden, Norway and the northwestern area of Finland. The name of the peninsula is derived from the term Scandinavia , the cultural region of Denmark , Norway and Sweden .
North European Plain coloured in green. Topography of the North European Plain.. The North European Plain (German: Norddeutsches Tiefland – North German Plain; Mitteleuropäische Tiefebene; Polish: Nizina Środkowoeuropejska – Central European Plain; Danish: Nordeuropæiske Lavland and Dutch: Noord-Europese Laagvlakte; French: Plaine d'Europe du Nord) is a geomorphological region in Europe ...
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
The following is an alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Europe, created by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). [1] The scheme subdivides the continent into Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, and Western Europe. The UNSD notes that "the assignment of countries or areas to specific ...
The Nordic countries established the Nordic Council in 1952 and the Nordic passport union two years later. After a 1972 referendum, Denmark became the first Scandinavian member of the European Economic Community, which later paved the way for the EU, in 1973. Sweden joined the EU in 1995; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Sweden felt it could ...
Map of Europe showing the largest religions by region. Islam is represented in green, Eastern Orthodox Christianity in blue, Roman Catholicism in purple, and the other colors represent branches of Protestantism. Countries in northern Europe generally have developed economies and some of the highest standards of living in the world.