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The Expanding Concept of Nordic Countries
Today, the Nordic region consists of five main countries: Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. However, the idea of the Nordics extends beyond these nations to include various autonomous territories and regions, such as Greenland, the Faroe Islands, the Åland Islands, the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, and the Russian region of Karelia. This raises an intriguing hypothetical question: what if these territories became independent nations and joined the Nordic family?