What are the four Nordic countries?

Northern Europe is not four countries, but five countries, namely Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland. Details are as follows:

1. The Kingdom of Sweden, referred to as Sweden for short, is a country located in Scandinavia, the capital of Stockholm, one of the five Nordic countries. It borders Norway to the west, Finland to the northeast, scarborough-Geraker Strait and kattegat to the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and Botswana Bay to the east.

Sweden faces Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia across the sea, with a coastline of 7,624 kilometers and a total area of about 450,000 square kilometers. It is the largest country in Northern Europe.

2. The Kingdom of Denmark, referred to as one of the five Nordic countries for short, is a constitutional monarchy country with two autonomous regions, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The north faces Sweden and Norway across the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, collectively known as Scandinavian countries. The south is bordered by Germany, the capital and the largest city, Copenhagen.

A unified kingdom was formed around 985 AD, and the Viking Age reached its peak in the 8th ~11century. 14th century, it became one of the European powers. 1June, 397, under the leadership of Queen Margaret I, it formed the Kalmar Alliance with Sweden and Norway and became the leader of the Alliance.

3. Finland is located in Northern Europe, one of the five Nordic countries, bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia, bordering Finland Bay in the south and Virginia Bay in the west. The total land area is 338,000 square kilometers, the coastline is 1 100 kilometers, and the inland water area accounts for 10% of the national area. There are about179,000 islands and188,000 lakes, which is known as the "country of thousands of lakes".

Finland is the hometown of Santa Claus, and the earliest residents are Lapland, so Finland is also called Lapland. After the Finns moved in, the Grand Duchy of Finland was established. /kloc-ruled by Sweden in the second half of the 0/2nd century. 1809 After the Russian-Swiss War, it merged into the Russian Empire and became a grand duchy. 19 17 12 Finland declared its independence and became a permanent neutral country.

4. The Kingdom of Norway, referred to as "Norway" for short, means "The Road to the North", which is one of the five Nordic countries and located in the west of Scandinavia. The territory of Norway is long and narrow from north to south, with long and winding coastline and numerous coastal islands. Known as the "country of ten thousand islands", it borders Sweden, Finland and Russia, and its territories also include Svalbard and Jan Mayen. The capital is Oslo.

Norway is a highly developed capitalist country and one of the richest countries in the world today. As a member of NATO, this economy is a model of successful combination of market liberalization and government macro-control.

Iceland is an island country in the North Atlantic. Located at the intersection of the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean, it is one of the five Nordic countries, with a land area of 6.5438+0.03 million square kilometers and a population of about 340,000. It is the country with the lowest population density in Europe. Reykjavik is the capital and the largest city in Iceland. The population of the southwest near the capital accounts for two-thirds of the country.

Iceland, located in the mid-Atlantic ridge, is a country with many volcanoes and frequent geological activities. The inland is dominated by plain landforms, with sandy land, cooled lava plains and glaciers distributed in the territory. Although Iceland is located on the edge of the Arctic Circle, it is influenced by the North Atlantic warm current and has a suitable climate.

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