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Sami People
Sami People/Sami
General information
Population: 80.000 inhabitants (est)
Area: 388.000 km² (est)
Institutions: Sami Parliaments in Norway, Sweden and Finland
State administration: Norway, Sweden and Finland
Major city: Rovaniemi
Territorial language: Sami languages
Official language: Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Russian. The Sami languages have a special status in some parts of the Scandinavian States where the Sami live
National Day: 6 February
Religion: combination of pre-Christian elements, Norse mythology as well as Lutheran and Orthodox Christianity
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