United Kingdom of Scandinavia

The United Kingdom of Scandinavia, commonly known as just Scandinavia, is a country in Northern Europe. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west; Hanover, Mecklenburg and the Free Cities of Hamburg and Lübeck to the south; and Finland to the east. Scandinavia is the largest country in Europe excluding Russia. It has a population of 19,038,670 and an area of 898,057 km², located mostly in the Scandinavian peninsula, the Jutland peninsula and the islands of the Danish straits.

Scandinavia is a federal union of three constituent countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It is a constitutional monarchy, ruled by a single King but with three separate governments and a federal congress, the Malmö Council, that has limited jurisdiction over Scandinavian territory.

The Kingdom of Scandinavia is a founding country of the Nordic Union and one of the first countries, along with Finland, to adopt the Nordic kroner as its official currency. It is also a member of the Imperial Alliance, despite its ongoing territorial dispute with Russia over the Svalbard Islands.

History
In the 1815 Congress of Vienna, Norway was ceded to Sweden from Denmark, creating the Kingdom of Sweden-Norway. This state held friendly relations with Denmark for three decades, while the movement of Scandinavism gained traction among the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian populations.

Union and first decades (1848-1880)
In 1841, Crown Prince Frederick, the only son of king Christian VIII of Denmark died of tuberculosis. The Kingdom of Denmark's succession was in jeopardy, and when King Christian died childless in 1848, a proposition was put forth by Oscar I, King of Sweden and Norway, that Denmark unite with his kingdom to form Scandinavia.

The proposition was put forth in the parliaments of all three countries, and was accepted with an over two-thirds majority in all chambers. This is often attributed to the surge of the Scandinavist movement among members of the Swedish and Danish nobility. Representatives of all three countries met in Kalmar to draft the first Scandinavian constitution, which named the new country a "federation of three countries, each with their own prime minister and parliament, united under one King, one military and one banner".

Scandinavia established an early alliance with the Austrian Empire, which would eventually transform into the broader Imperial Alliance. The nation partook in its first armed conflict in 1852, when the Austro-Prussian War erupted, on the defending side. After the total Austrian victory, as part of the Treaty of Reichenberg, Scandinavia received the duchy of Holstein, which ceased to be part of the German Confederation.

Politics
Scandinavia is a federal union of three constituent countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It is a constitutional monarchy, ruled by a single King but with three separate governments, each with their respective parliaments. There is a federal congress, the Malmö Council, that has limited jurisdiction over Scandinavian territory. The Council is overseen by the King, who has veto power and can propose legislation.