The Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers is an intergovernmental forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and far northeastern North America, called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories which include the Faroe Islands, and Åland. Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for the Nordic countries, although within the. It was established following World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilization of over 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in history and its first concrete result was the introduction in 1952 of a common labour market and free movement across borders without passports for the countries' citizens.
On 31 October October 31 is the 304th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 61 days remaining until the end of the year 2006 2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the Icelander Lutheran majority with Catholic, Asatruar, non-religious and other minorities Halldór Ásgrímsson was chosen as the new secretary general A number of international organizations, communist parties, and other bodies use the title Secretary General or Secretary-General for their chief administrative officer for the Nordic Council of Ministers. The current director of the Nordic Council is Jan-Erik Enestam of Finland Finland /ˈfɪnlənd/ , officially the Republic of Finland ( Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland (help·info)), is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland. The capital city is.
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