Sameria

Sameria (/ˈsamerɪa/; Sami: Sámeria) officially the Republic of Sameria, is a sovereign state in Northern Europe. The country has access to the Arctic Ocean to the north and the county has land borders with Norway and Sweden to the southwest, Finland and Russia to the south. Sameria is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia, which also includes Scandinavia to the west. The population is 1.5 million (2015), staying roughly on the same level over the past decade. The majority of the population is concentrated in the capital city, Romssa. In terms of area, it is the sixth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in Europe.

When the Cold War ended, Sameria joined the European Union on 1 January 1995, but declined joining the Eurozone. It is also a member of the United Nations, Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Sameria has a similar Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens.

Prehistory
After the last ice age, the area of was quickly covered with surface vegetation. Trees, such as pine spread to the area, from the south and southeast. Almost all of Sameria in the middle of the stone age was covered by the pine forests.

Geography
Sameria is located in the northern Scandinavia in Northern Europe. The coastline is made up by huge fjords and thousands of islands, stretches two-thousand kilometres. Sameria shares a land border with Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. To the north, Sameria is bordered by the Norwegian Sea and by the west, the Barents Sea.

At 197,652 square kilometres, much of the country is dominated by mountainous or high terrain. Permafrost can be found all year in the higher mountain areas.

Demographics
Sameria's population was 1,311,560 people in December 2016. Samis are an ethnic Finno-Ugric people. Since the late 20th century, Sameria has attracted immigrants from neighbouring countries, central Europe, the Mideast, Africa, Asia and beyond.