Northern Europe
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[[Image:Location-Europe-UNsubregions.png|right|thumb|250px|Northern Europe as defined by the [[United Nations]]
(marked blue):
{{legend|#4080FF|Northern Europe}}
{{legend|#00FFFF|[[Western Europe]]}}
{{legend|#FF8080|[[Eastern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#00FF00|[[Southern Europe]]}}]]
[[Image:NordicPassportUnion.png|thumb|right|Location of the [[Nordic countries]]]]
'''Northern Europe''' is a term for the northern part of [[Europe]]. The [[United Nations]] defines '''Northern Europe''' as:<ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm#europe United Nations Statistics Division- Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://esa.un.org/unpp/definition.html World Population Prospects Population Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* {{flagcountry|Åland}} (Finland)
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Channel Islands]]: {{flagcountry|Guernsey}} and {{flagcountry|Jersey}}
* {{flagcountry|Denmark}}
* {{flagcountry|Estonia}}
* {{flagcountry|Faroe Islands}} (Denmark)
* {{flagcountry|Finland}}
* {{flagcountry|Iceland}}
* {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Republic Of Ireland|Ireland]]
* {{flagcountry|Isle of Man}}
* {{flagcountry|Latvia}}
* {{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
* {{flagcountry|Norway}}
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Svalbard]] and [[Jan Mayen]] (Norway)
* {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
* {{flagcountry|UK}} : {{flagcountry|England}}, {{flagcountry|Scotland}}, {{flagcountry|Wales}} and {{flag|Northern Ireland|union}}.
[[Image:Septentrionales.jpg|thumb|300px|A Dutch map of Northern Europe, printed in 1601.]]
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]].
==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.
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan=5 style="background:#eee;" | '''[[Northern Europe]]:'''
|- bgcolor="#ECECEC"
! Country
! [[List of countries by area|Area]]<br/>(km²)
! [[List of countries by population|Population]]<br/>(2008 est.)
! [[List of countries by population density|Population density]]<br/>(per km²)
! [[Capital]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Åland}} [[Åland]] ([[Finland]])
| align="right" | 1,552
| align="right" | 26,008
| align="right" | 16.8
| [[Mariehamn]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
| align="right" | 43,094
| align="right" | 5,470,919
| align="right" | 124.6
| [[Copenhagen]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Estonia]]
| align="right" | 45,226
| align="right" | 1,342,409
| align="right" | 31.3
| [[Tallinn]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} [[Faroe Islands]] ([[Denmark]])
| align="right" | 1,399
| align="right" | 48,500
| align="right" | 32.9
| [[Tórshavn]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]
| align="right" | 336,593
| align="right" | 5,301,992
| align="right" | 15.3
| [[Helsinki]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Guernsey}} [[Guernsey]]{{Cref|d}}
| align="right" | 78
| align="right" | 65,573
| align="right" | 828.0
| [[St Peter Port]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Iceland]]
| align="right" | 103,000
| align="right" | 316,252
| align="right" | 3.1
| [[Reykjavík]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| align="right" | 70,280
| align="right" | 4,339,000
| align="right" | 60.3
| [[Dublin]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Isle of Man}} [[Isle of Man]]{{Cref|d}}
| align="right" | 572
| align="right" | 80,058
| align="right" | 129.1
| [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Jersey}} [[Jersey]]{{Cref|d}}
| align="right" | 116
| align="right" | 95,871
| align="right" | 773.9
| [[Saint Helier]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Latvia]]
| align="right" | 64,589
| align="right" | 2,366,515
| align="right" | 36.6
| [[Riga]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Lithuania]]
| align="right" | 65,200
| align="right" | 3,601,138
| align="right" | 55.2
| [[Vilnius]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
| align="right" | 324,220
| align="right" | 4,725,116
| align="right" | 14.0
| [[Oslo]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Svalbard and Jan Mayen|Svalbard and Jan<br/>Mayen Islands]] ([[Norway]])
| align="right" | 62,049
| align="right" | 2,868
| align="right" | 0.046
| [[Longyearbyen]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
| align="right" | 449,964
| align="right" | 9,142,817
| align="right" | 19.7
| [[Stockholm]]
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
| align="right" | 244,820
| align="right" | 60,587,300
| align="right" | 637
| [[London]]
|}
== References and notes ==
{{reflist}}
{{Regions of the world}}
[[Category:Northern Europe|Northern Europe]]
[[Category:Regions of Europe]]
[[af:Noord-Europa]]
[[ar:أوروبا الشمالية]]
[[frp:Eropa du Nord]]
[[be-x-old:Паўночная Эўропа]]
[[bs:Sjeverna Evropa]]
[[bg:Северна Европа]]
[[ca:Europa del Nord]]
[[cv:Çурçĕр Европа]]
[[cs:Severní Evropa]]
[[cy:Gogledd Ewrop]]
[[da:Nordeuropa]]
[[de:Nordeuropa]]
[[et:Põhja-Euroopa]]
[[es:Europa del Norte]]
[[eo:Norda Eŭropo]]
[[eu:Iparraldeko Europa]]
[[fa:اروپای شمالی]]
[[fr:Europe du Nord]]
[[fy:Noard-Jeropa]]
[[gl:Europa do norte]]
[[ko:북유럽]]
[[hr:Sjeverna Europa]]
[[id:Eropa Utara]]
[[is:Norður-Evrópa]]
[[it:Europa settentrionale]]
[[he:צפון אירופה]]
[[jv:Eropah Lor]]
[[kn:ಉತ್ತರ ಯುರೋಪ್]]
[[ka:ჩრდილოეთი ევროპა]]
[[sw:Ulaya ya Kazkazini]]
[[lv:Ziemeļeiropa]]
[[hu:Észak-Európa]]
[[mk:Северна Европа]]
[[nl:Noord-Europa]]
[[nds-nl:Noord-Europa]]
[[ja:北ヨーロッパ]]
[[jbo:beryrontu'a]]
[[no:Nord-Europa]]
[[nn:Nord-Europa]]
[[pl:Europa Północna]]
[[pt:Europa setentrional]]
[[ro:Europa de Nord]]
[[ru:Северная Европа]]
[[simple:Northern Europe]]
[[sk:Severná Európa]]
[[sl:Severna Evropa]]
[[sr:Северна Европа]]
[[sh:Sjeverna Evropa]]
[[fi:Pohjois-Eurooppa]]
[[sv:Nordeuropa]]
[[th:ยุโรปเหนือ]]
[[vi:Bắc Âu]]
[[uk:Північна Європа]]
[[ur:شمالی یورپ]]
[[wo:Bëj-gànnaaru Tugal]]
[[zh-yue:北歐]]
[[zh:北歐]]