In Svalbard, a group of islands north of Scandinavia, you are required to carry a gun when you leave the limits of a town due to the constant threat of polar bears.
"anyone outside of settlements is required to carry a rifle to kill polar bears in self defense, as a last resort, should they attack"
It's also notable as the location of the last surrendering German soldiers of WW2, who were manning a remote meteorological station there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard
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