The North

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The North may refer to:

A geographical section of the world (see latitude).

The wealthy and technologically advanced nations of the world, as contrasted with the nations comprising the the South (see North-South divide).

In the study of political science and international relations, the term the North is often used as a more theoretically coherent replacement for the earlier notion of Western world.

The northern part of a particular country or geographical region. Within this region, if places with a common characteristic are mostly found in the north, then the North becomes a synonym for places with that characteristic. Among the many countries and regions with this designation are:

* Canada, where the North refers to Northern Canada – usually understood as the provinces and territories of Canada#Territories of Canada, or coincident northerly lands. Similarly, the Far North is sometimes used to refer to the Canadian Arctic. * Italy, which has a north-south divide where the wealthier regions are in the north. The North is the richer industrial and commercial heartland of the country, whilst the South is mainly agricultural. Lega Nord (the Northern League) campaigns for the secession of northern Italy from the rest of the country. * In the United Kingdom, 'the North' can refer to: ** a neutral euphemism, short for Northern Ireland, as opposed to "the north of Ireland," which is used by many moderate members of the Irish Catholic/nationalist community on the entire island of Ireland to refer to Northern Ireland. ** 'The North' and 'The South' are often seen on road signs on the island of Great Britain, particularly on motorways and other major trunk roads, to denote directional travel alongside cities on the route. ** England, where the Northern England refers to the general area North of the the Midlands. It was often associated with coal mining, steel production, and shipbuilding due to its economy once being based on heavy industry. This usage sometimes also includes Scotland. * the United States of America, where the North is used to refer to those states which supported preserving the Union (American Civil War) during the American Civil War (see: U.S. Northern states).

The North, or Norden, can also refer to the Nordic countries.

In addition, before 17th century, Nordic or Northern was used to mean Northern Europe, including European Russia, the Baltic countries (at that time Livonia and Courland) and Greenland.