Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, to a lesser extent (Faroe Islands)

 Physical- Scandinavia has many lakes and rivers that leave a legacy of the past Ice age.  The climate of this region is mostly Arctic yet around the coast it is warmer Mediterranean.  Norway has a very interesting climate North norway is

 The Cultural Groups include-Sami are Jews, Kvens (people of Finnish descent living in the North), Roma (Gypsies)

 The population densities are more heavily concentrated in the urban area.  Total population is 24,723,685

 Exports are to the United Kingdom (26.8% of total exports), Germany (12.3%), Netherlands (10.3%), France (8.2%), and the United States (5.7%).  Imports-imports from, Germany (13.5%), the U.K. (6.4%), China (5.7%), the U.S. (5.3%) and Netherlands (4.1%).

 The requirements to be a citizen are as follows.  Be above the age of 12  Have documented or clarified your identity. The passport shall be valid.  Be resident in Norway and intend to continue to live here  Have stayed in Norway for a total of seven years during the last ten years on permits each of which must have been granted for at least one year.  Have completed 300 hours of tuition in the Norwegian language or have documented sufficient skills in Norwegian or Sámi.  Must not have been convicted of a criminal offence  Must have been released from your original citizenship

 The requirements to Swedish..  It is the same as Norwegian citizen ship, but in Sweden you can be a dual citizen.

 A few months into World War Two, in April 1940, Adolf Hitler made a huge strategic gamble.  He knew about the iron ore being transported from Sweden to Norway.  Hitler then took control of Norway to start a blockade so Britain couldn’t get iron ore.

 GDP $246.6 billion (2007 GDP growth 3.7% (2007)  GDP by sector agriculture (2.4%), industry (41.9%), services (55.7%) (2007)  Labor force million (2007) Labor force by occupation agriculture (4%), manufacturing (22%), services (74%)(1995)  Unemployment 2.5% (2007) The US has 9.4 % of our population which is drastically bigger.