Norðurinn
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 Sweden Vinlandic |
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| Recognised national languages | Faroese Greenlandic Inuinnaqtun Inuktitut Sami |
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| Demonym | Norðuric | ||
| Membership | Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden Vinland |
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| Government | Confederal multi-party directorial semi-republic | ||
| - | Federal Council | ||
| Legislature | Federal Assembly | ||
| History | |||
| - | Founding | 1906 | |
| GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate | ||
| - | Total | $44,802,391,166.86 (₭109,850,982,902.02) |
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| - | Per capita | $8,960.48 (₭21,970.20) |
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| Gini (2014) |  0.233low |
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| HDI (2014) |  0.975very high |
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| Currency | Króna ( KRN) (₭) |
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| Time zone | Norðuric (UTC-5 to +2) | ||
| Date format | yyyy-mm-dd | ||
| Drives on the | right | ||
| Calling code | 637 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NDR | ||
| Internet TLD | .nd | ||
| a. | Icelandic is seen as a prestige language in the nation because of its strong resemblance to Old Norse. | ||
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 Copenhagen. 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. Norðurinn was founded in 1906 by Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Vinland, later joined by Finland and Iceland in 1917 and 1944 respectively following their independence.
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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.
