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The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden; lit. 'the North') [2] are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway [a] and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland.
The Stockholm urban area (in blue), the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. The area includes land both inside and outside of the municipality of Stockholm. This is a list of urban areas in the Nordic countries by population. Urban areas in the Nordic countries are measured at national level, independently by each country's statistical ...
The largest peninsula in Europe, the Scandinavian Peninsula is approximately 1,850 kilometres (1,150 mi) long with a width varying approximately from 370 to 805 km (230 to 500 mi). The Scandinavian mountain range generally defines the border between Norway and Sweden. Its highest elevation was Glittertinden in Norway at 2,470 m (8,104 ft) above ...
sweden.se. Sweden, [f] formally the Kingdom of Sweden, [g][h] is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), [4] Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe.
Bergen, the capital of Vestland county. Stavanger, the oil capital and capital of Rogaland county. Trondheim, the largest city in Trøndelag county. Kristiansand, the biggest city and capital of Agder county. Fredrikstad, the biggest city in Østfold county and one of the 20 biggest cities in Norway. Tromsø, the capital of Troms county.
105,989 km 2 (40,923 sq mi) (excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland) Denmark is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe. It consists of the Jutland Peninsula and several islands in the Baltic Sea, referred [citation needed] to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark is located southwest of Sweden and due south of Norway and is bordered by the ...
Outline of 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] The country has land borders with Sweden, Finland, and Russia, while the United Kingdom and the Faroe Islands ...
Nordic countries filled out the top of the list, with Denmark, Iceland and Sweden following Finland. ... The United States dropped down to number 23 from 15 the previous year. It’s the first ...