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Northern Europe usually refers to Norway, Sweden, Finland, and sometimes Denmark. But they are further north than most of the other countries people think of as
by hiAndrewQuinn 3y ago
Northern Europe usually refers to Norway, Sweden, Finland, and sometimes Denmark. But they are further north than most of the other countries people think of as "eastern", that is true.
- Strom 3y agoThat heavily depends on who you listen to. CIA indeed defines Northern Europe as you describe, including Denmark, plus Iceland. [1] However the United Nations has a different definition, which also includes the Baltics, UK, and Ireland. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Europe#CIA_World_Factbook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Europe#CIA_World_Fact... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Europe#UN_geoscheme_classification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Europe#UN_geoscheme_c...
- askonomm 3y agoUsually? According to geography (and the wikipedia pages for each baltic country), Baltic countries are also located in Northern Europe. In the UN geoscheme, Baltic countries are part of Northern Europe. According to EuroVoc, Baltic countries are part of Northern Europe.