Difference between revisions of "Norðurinn"
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|national_motto = ''"Norður Stendur"'' <br/><small>"The North Stands"</small> | |national_motto = ''"Norður Stendur"'' <br/><small>"The North Stands"</small> | ||
|national_anthem = ''"Norðurinn, Heimili Okkar"'' <br/><small>"Norðurinn, Our Home"</small> | |national_anthem = ''"Norðurinn, Heimili Okkar"'' <br/><small>"Norðurinn, Our Home"</small> | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
+ | "Norðurinn" comes from the Old Norse world ''norðr'', meaning "north". The name of the nation is created by using the cognate of the modern representative of Old Norse, which is Icelandic, and adding the definite article suffix -inn. When fully translated, the name of the country is the "Confederacy of the North". The term is coined in 1906 by linguist and political activist Henrik Jakobsen. | ||
==History== | ==History== |
Revision as of 10:04, 9 August 2014
Confederacy of Norðurinn
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Motto: "Norður Stendur" "The North Stands" |
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Anthem: "Norðurinn, Heimili Okkar" "Norðurinn, Our Home" |
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Region | Scandinavia | ||
Capital | Copenhagen | ||
Largest city | Stockholm | ||
Official languages | Danish Finnish Icelandic Norwegian Vinlandic |
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Recognised national languages | Faroese Greenlandic Sami |
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Demonym | Norðuric | ||
Government | Confederal multi-party directorial semi-republic | ||
- | Federal Council | ||
Legislature | Federal Assembly | ||
History | |||
- | Founding | 1906 | |
Currency | Króna ( KRN ) (₭ ) |
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Time zone | Norðuric (UTC-4 to +2) | ||
Date format | yyyy-mm-dd | ||
Drives on the | right | ||
Calling code | 637 | ||
ISO 3166 code | NDR | ||
Internet TLD | .nd |
Norðurinn, officially the Confederacy of Norðurinn, is a transcontinental federation consisting of six member states, their respective overseas territories, and a Special Capital Region located in Reykjavík, which is no longer a part of . Norðurinn consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Vinland, and their associated territories, namely Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland. It is the only confederation in the world that has both kingdoms and republics as member states.
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Etymology
"Norðurinn" comes from the Old Norse world norðr, meaning "north". The name of the nation is created by using the cognate of the modern representative of Old Norse, which is Icelandic, and adding the definite article suffix -inn. When fully translated, the name of the country is the "Confederacy of the North". The term is coined in 1906 by linguist and political activist Henrik Jakobsen.