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Finland is the 1st country we are looking at in Europe. Finlands population is about 5.2 million. With its largest city being Helsinki with a population of 500.75 thousand people. Helsinki is also Finlands capital.  Finlands two official languages are Finnish and Swedish.  The climate of Finland is cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of the moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes.  The average temperature of Finland is 21F in January and 62.6F in July. The average rainfall in Finland is 25. The ancestry of Finland is 93% Finn, 6% Swede, and 1% other. 89% of Finland is Evangelical Lutheran, 9% none, 1% Roman Orthodox.        
 
Next we move onto Sweden which as a population of about 8.9 million, with its largest city being Stockholm. Stockholm has a population of about 1.25 million people, Stockholm is also Swedens capital. Swedens official language is Swedish.  The      climate of temperate in the south with cold, with cold cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; sun-arctic in the north. The average temperature of Sweden is 25.7F in January and 63F in July. The average rainfall is 19.8. The ethnic divisions of Sweden are N/A. 87% of Sweden is Evangelical Lutheran.

Norways population is about 4.5 million people, the largest city and capital is Oslo. Oslo as a population of about 787,000.  The official language of Norway is Norwegian.  The climate of Norway is temperate along coast, modified by the North Atlantic Current; colder interior; rainy year-round on west coast. The average temperature for January is 24.3F. The average temperature for July is 62.4F. The average rainfall for Norway is 25.8F.  99% of Norway is Norwegian and 1% Lapps (Sámi).  86% of Norway is  Evangelical Lutheran, 10% is unknown, and 4% is other.

  Iceland is another country of Europe. Icelands capital is Reykjavik with a population of about 114 thousand people. The total population for Iceland is 287.5 thousand people. The climate for Iceland is Temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current, windy winters, cool damp summers, Icelandic. The average temperature in January is 31.5F, and in July its 52.0F. The only language of Iceland is Icelandic. 100% of the residents are Norwegians and Celts. 93% of the country is Evangelical Lutheran (and Free). The other 7% are Roman Catholic, other, Pentecostal, or Charismatic.

Denmark is a very unique country. Denmarks capital is Copenhagen.  The largest city is also Copenhagen with a population of about 1.1 million people. The total population for Denmark is 5.38 million people. Denmarks climate is temperate, humid and overcast, with mild and windy winters and cool summers. The average temperature of Denmark is 31.3F in January and 62.8F in July. In Denmark they speak Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic, and German. 95% of Denmarks people are Evangelic Lutheran. With 5% being Muslim or Roman Catholic.

Written by Alex K.