United Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Greenland Det Forenede Kongerige Danmark, Norge, Sverige, Island og Grønland | |
1756 – | |
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Motto "Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Kalmars styrke" ("The Help of God, the Love of the People, the Strength of Kalmar.") | |
Anthem Het Wilhelmus | |
The Kalmar Union. | |
Capital | Copenhagen |
Official language | Danish |
Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
Head of state 1974 - |
Monarch King Carl XVI |
Head of government 1997 - |
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg |
Area | km² (2007) |
Population | (2007) |
Historical era - | |
Currency | Union Rigsdaler |
The United Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Greenland is among on of the 'minor powers' of Empires as well as New Spain and the Portuguese Empire. The Union consists of mainly Scandinavian countries. While the area of the Union is quite large, this is mainly due to Greenland, in which barely any usable land.
The Union consists of 5 main states, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Greenland. The capitals of which are: Copenhagen in Denmark, Oslo in Norway, Stockholm in Sweden, Reykjavik in Iceland and Nuuk in Greenland.