Northern Europe
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Northern Europe is a term for the northern part of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as:[1][2]
Åland Islands (Finland)
Channel Islands: 
Guernsey and 
Jersey
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway- Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway)
Sweden- United Kingdom :
England, 
Scotland, 
Wales and 
Northern Ireland.
Before the 19th century, the term 'Nordic' or 'Northern' was commonly used to mean Northern Europe in a sense that included the Nordic countries, European Russia, the Baltic countries (at that time Livonia and Courland) and Greenland.
[edit] Earlier eras
In earlier eras, when Europe was dominated by the Mediterranean region (i.e. the Roman Empire), everything not near this sea was termed Northern Europe, including Germany, the Low Countries, and Austria. This meaning is still used today in some contexts, such as in discussions of the Northern Renaissance. In medieval times, the term (Ultima) Thule was used to mean a mythical place in the extreme northern reaches of the continent.
| Northern Europe: | ||||
| Country | Area (km²) |
Population (2008 est.) |
Population density (per km²) |
Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åland (Finland) |
1,552 | 26,008 | 16.8 | Mariehamn |
| Denmark |
43,094 | 5,470,919 | 124.6 | Copenhagen |
| Estonia |
45,226 | 1,342,409 | 31.3 | Tallinn |
| Faroe Islands (Denmark) |
1,399 | 48,500 | 32.9 | Tórshavn |
| Finland |
336,593 | 5,301,992 | 15.3 | Helsinki |
| Guernseyd[›] |
78 | 65,573 | 828.0 | St Peter Port |
| Iceland |
103,000 | 316,252 | 3.1 | Reykjavík |
| Ireland |
70,280 | 4,339,000 | 60.3 | Dublin |
| Isle of Mand[›] |
572 | 80,058 | 129.1 | Douglas |
| Jerseyd[›] |
116 | 95,871 | 773.9 | Saint Helier |
| Latvia |
64,589 | 2,366,515 | 36.6 | Riga |
| Lithuania |
65,200 | 3,601,138 | 55.2 | Vilnius |
| Norway |
324,220 | 4,525,116 | 14.0 | Oslo |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (Norway) |
62,049 | 2,868 | 0.046 | Longyearbyen |
| Sweden |
449,964 | 9,142,817 | 19.7 | Stockholm |
| United Kingdom |
384,820 | 66,100,835 | 244.2 | London |
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