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Nordic countries

Nordic countries The Nordic countries are Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Denmark.  Kingdom of Sweden Capital ­ Stockholm Language ­ Sweden Size ­ 449,964 square kilometers Population ­ 9 million National emblem ­ three corwns Flag ­ blue, yellow Scandinavian cross  Symbols ­ blackbird, male European elk Famous for Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren  Traveling ­ red wooden farm houses World leader in number of fields  Kingdom of Norway Capital ­ Oslo Language ­ Norwegian Size ­ 323,802 square kilometers Population ­ 4.9 million

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Denmark

Scandinavia cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side. Symbols - Bird: Mute Swan, Coat of Arms: The National Coat of Arms features three crowned lions facing left, surrounded by nine red hearts, all placed atop a golden shield. The crown on the shield is the crown of King Christian V. Tree: Beech, Flower: Red Clover Size - 43,075 km2 Population - 2011 estimate 5,564,219 Higest... - The Øresund or Öresund Bridge connects Sweden and Denmark, and it is the longest road and rail bridge in Europe. The highest point in the country is Mollehoj, at 170.86 m. Denmark shares a border of 68 kilometres with Germany. Denmark is a land of coastlines. No matter where you are in the country, the distance to the sea is short, and the chances of sea-views are pretty fair. Climate- The winters are not particularly cold, with mean temperatures in January and February of 0

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Finland

..............................................................................9 12. References....................................................................................................10  Introduction I chose finland because there are friendly people and beautiful nature. Finland is bigger than Estonia. There lives over 5 milj. people. Finland capital is Helsingi and there lives about 2 milj. people. Highest top is 1328m. Finland is bordersed with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east and Norway to the north. It is the eight largest city in Europe. Most Finns speak Finnish. The second language is Swedish. Finland is rated the sixth most peaceful country in the World. In Finland there are more than 60000 lakes. Capital: Helsinki Area: 338145km2 Population: 5200000 Language: Finnish, Swedish

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Quebec

making this place a world class tourism destination. Nature Quebec's wildlife  Facts about Quebec The narrowest house in North America is located on rue Donnaconna in Quebec City. Indeed, it is only 3.7 meters long. The Château Frontenac in Quebec City is the most photographed hotel in the world. Quebec contains more than 3% of the world's fresh water reserves. Quebec's forest covers more than 750,000 km2, which is the size of Sweden and Norway together. It represents 20% of the Canadian forests and 2% of the world's forests.  Facts about Quebec In the Baie-James region you can find LG2, the largest underground hydroelectric power plant in the world. Road 132 is the longest road in Quebec. It is more than 1,400 km long and goes from the Montérégie region to the Gaspésie region on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

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Kanada

to the early 18th century, and is on its current and previous flags, the penny, and on the coat of arms. The national colours are red and white which also appear on the flag. The national animal is the beaver and it is because the fur trade. Maple syrup is very important for Canadians also. Hockey is the official winter sport. Canada's official colours are red and white. The colours appear on the flag. History. Almost a thousand years ago men from Norway sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and "discovered" America about 4 centuries before Columbus. In 985 AD Vikings who wanted to go to Greenland from Iceland were blown off their course and they reached Canada. It is thought that they reached Labrador. They saw forested areas there and further exploration were encouraged by this discovery because the Norse colonists from Greenland lacked lumber which was found in Canada.

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Estonia

Estonia. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in Northern Europe. It is the smallest of the three Baltic countries. Estonia has land borders with Latvia (339 km) to the south and Russia (229 km) to the east. It is separated from Finland in the north by the narrow Gulf of Finland and from Sweden in the west by the Baltic Sea. Estonia has been a member of the European Union since May 1, 2004 and of the NATO since March 29, 2004. The area of Estonia is about 45000 square kilometres and the population is about 1.4 million people. The capital of Estonia is Tallinn and the official language is Estonian. The currency is Eesti kroon. The main religion is Lutheran. Anniversary of the republic is celebrated on February 20. The national flower is cornflower, national

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Topic - Estonia

Latvia). The Teutonic Knights reduced the Estonians to serfdom. The Estonian capital city of Tallinn was founded by Danish and German crusaders and merchants. In the mid-fourteenth century the Danes sold their possessions in North Estonia to the Livonian Order ­ a religious fraternity of German crusaders. In 1523 Tallinn became a member of the mercantile Hanseatic League. As a result of the long period of wars between Old Livonia, Russia, Sweden, Denmark and Poland, Sweden gained control of Estonia. The times under the Swedish crown between the Livonian War and the Northern War are remembered in Estonian folklore as the Good Old Swedish Times. Russia conquered Estonia in the Great Northern War (1700-1721). The Russians ruled for two centuries and after WW I, in 1918, Estonia declared its independence. The War of Independence (1918-20) was fought against the Russian Bolsheviks and local Baltic Germans. During the war, Estonia secured its

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Australia

Australia Australia is the only country in the world that covers an entire continent, yet also the smallest and the driest of all the continents. It's almost the same size as continental USA, being the sixth largest country in the world. It's also the oldest ­ some of the rocks are more than 3,000 million years old. Australia is often called `Down Under', because it lies in the Southern Hemisphere. As a result, its seasons are the opposite of ours. Australia, Tasmania and a number of smaller islands form the Commonwealth of Australia. Because of the country's great size, the climate in Australia ranges from tropical regions of the Northern Territory to the cool temperate conditions in the southeast and Tasmania, where it often snows in winter. In the north, half the year is `wet' and half is `dry'. From November to April heavy rain fills the rivers and makes enormous lakes where thousands of birds come for the summer. From May to October it is often sunny and dry for weeks, and it is

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