Flag of Norway
Capital:
Oslo
Population:
4,660,539 (July 2009 est.)
Conventional Name:
Kingdom of Norway
Local Name:
Kongeriket Norge
Location:
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Chief of State:
King Harald V
Head of State:
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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Norway is a rugged, mountainous country. Its coastline is fringed with islands and deeply indented by fjords; from the coast the land rises precipitously to...
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Apart from Iceland, Norway is the most sparsely populated country in Europe;; The Norwegian Pension Fund was worth around £150 bn in January 2007,
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Religion(s): 90% Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran); National Day: May 17 (Constitution Day - 1814) (Independence from Sweden 26 October 1905); National Anthem: 'Ja, vi elsker dette landet' ('Yes, we love this country'); Apart from Iceland, Norway is the most sparsely populated country in Europe;
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Norway is a country of socio-economic equality with a high standard of living and a homogeneous population. Apart from Oslo and adjacent suburbs, there are no metropolitan cities in Norway. Norwegians usually live in small communities with well developed road, air and ferry communication.
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Norway also has rich resources of gas fields, hydropower, fish, forests and minerals. The country was the second largest exporter of seafood (in value,
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Official website of the Norwegian Tourist Board (Innovation Norway). Comprehensive information about nature, destinations, cities, accommodation, holidays, camping and events. This is Norway See this small but great country.
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Europe's northernmost country, the Kingdom of Norway is famed for its mountains and spectacular fjord coastline, as well as its history as a seafaring power. His government withdrew Norway's very small contingent of troops from Iraq but promised to increase the country's profile in UN peacekeeping operations elsewhere.
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Under Secretary for Political Affairs > Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs > Countries and Other Areas > Norway Please choose a country or other area, or a Region.
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In 1537 the Reformation was enforced in Norway by royal decree. At this time the country was under Danish rule, and the Reformation was enforced simply by making the so-called Danish King Christian Frederik relinquished his power on 10 October 1814, and left the country. Norway had entered into another Union.
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