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Scandinavia - Quick Facts

This once seemingly far off land is now at your very fingertips. Experience first hand the famous landmarks, majestic cities and dramatic natural landscapes of Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

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Capital
Copenhagen
Government
Constitutional monarchy
Currency
Danish krone (DKK)
Area
43,094 sq km; note: excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
Population
5,450,661 (July 2006 est.)
Language
Danish
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, Muslim 2%
Electricity
230V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code
+45
Internet TLD
.dk
Time Zone
UTC +1
Copenhagen Copenhagen Aarhus Aalborge

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Capital
Stockholm
Government
Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy
Currency
Swedish Krona (SEK)
Area
450,295 km2
Population
9,067,049 (March 2006)
Language
Swedish, most people speak English
Religion
Lutheran; Catholic, Muslim and Jewish minorities
Electricity
230V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code
+46
Internet TLD
.se
Time Zone
UTC +1
Stockholm  Gothenburg Karlstad Linköpingt

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Capital
Helsinki
Government
republic
Currency
euro (EUR)
Area
337,030 sq km
Population
5,231,372 (July 2006 est.)
Language
Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), small Sámi- and Russian-speaking minorities
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 82.5%, Russian Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.2%, none 15.1%
Electricity
230V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code
+358
Internet TLD
.fi
Time Zone
UTC +2
Helsinki Savonlinna Tampere Vaasa

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Capital
Oslo
Government
Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy
Currency
Kroner (NOK)
Area
324,220 km 2
Population
4,593,041 (July 2006 est.)
Language
Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) and Sami
Religion
Protestant state church
Electricity
230V/50Hz (European plug
Calling Code
+47
Internet TLD
.no
Time Zone
UTC +1
Oslo Tromso Trondheim Oslo

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