Åland Islands
Åland Islands
Åland Islands sits in Northern Europe and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Population
30.7K
30,654 people
Area
1.6K km2
1,580 square kilometers
Density
19/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Mariehamn
60.12, 19.9
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Åland Islands, officially listed here as Åland Islands, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Åland Islands, AX, ALA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Åland Islands is grouped under Europe, more specifically Northern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 30,654 people and a land area of 1,580 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 19 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 60.116667, 19.9, while the capital coordinate reference is 60.12, 19.9. Åland Islands has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Mariehamn (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are not listed. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Åland Islands, capital of Åland Islands, and major urban areas in Åland Islands. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Devolved parliamentary autonomous region. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include no major listed organizations in this sample. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Åland Islands uses calling code +358, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include Swedish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as not listed. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Åland Islands profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
AX / ALA
Top-level domains
.ax
Continents
Europe
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
Not listed
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Åland Islands is represented by the AX country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Mariehamn
Northern Europe
30,654
Capital reference
Governance
Government type
Devolved parliamentary autonomous region
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+358
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Swedish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry