The name your looking for would be the "Nordic" countries. "Norden" simply means "the North," and these are countries in the northernmost section of the European continent and adjacent islands.
The languages of most Nordic countries have their roots in Old Norse, a north Germanic language spoken in those regions around the 9th to 13th centuries. So today we have Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic and other Nordic languages. Finnish (spoken in Finland) is actually a language that has roots from elsewhere, from the Uralic family of languages.
Options A,C and D are not correct. They are generally not necessarily correct about democracy. First, democracy usually means a written law. second, democracy does not have to do with religion. On the other hand, however, democracy does not necessarily mean councils. I still think that B is the best answer since democracy means not being ruled by an absolute ruler although the ruler can be some sort of council or Parliament.
Germany is surrounded by many smaller countries, and it's easier to attack the countries surrounding Germany/or other smaller countries.
Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo by armies under Wellington
