norway

Norway /ˈnɔrweɪ/ (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk)), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of about 4.99 million. It is the second least densely populated country in Europe. The majority of the country shares a border to the east with Sweden; its northernmost region is bordered by Finland to the south and Russia to the east; in its south Norway borders the Skagerrak Strait across from Denmark. The capital city of Norway is Oslo. Norway's extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea, is home to its famous fjords. Two centuries of Viking raids tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav Tryggvason in 994. A period of civil war ended in the 13th century when...

Aircraft Fleet Composition: CF-116 Freedom Fighter; Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar;
Awards in this discipline: Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize
Breeds orginating here: Norwegian Lundehund  Norwegian Elkhound  Norwegian Buhund  Norwegian Elkhound Black  Dunker  Halden Hound  Norwegian Forest Cat  Norwegian Jærhøne  Hygenhund
Works Written About This Topic: Out Stealing Horses  Victoria  Pan  Mysteries  Growth of the Soil  Hunger  East of the Sun, West of the Moon  The Vikings  Beneath the aurora  Heaven around the corner
Fictional Characters Born Here: Aud Torvingen
Beers from here: Ringnes Gold Extra Strong  Aass Bock  Hansa Bryggeri Bayer  Nøgne Ø Porter  Nøgne Ø India Pale Ale  Aass Classic  Berentsens Brygghus Rogalandspils
Agencies: Norwegian Board of Health Supervision  Nasjonal Sikkerhetsmyndighet  ABM-utvikling  Norwegian Space Centre  Medietilsynet  Kulturnett.no  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation  Statistics Norway  Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs  Norwegian Railway Inspectorate
Governing officials: Jens Stoltenberg - Prime minister - Prime Minister of Norway - Sep 14, 2010; Halvdan Koht - Foreign Minister - Storting - 1935 - 1940;
Government bodies: Storting
Administrative Divisions: Finnmark  Hedmark  Rogaland  Akershus  Nord-Trøndelag  Aust-Agder  Oppland  Hordaland  Troms  Møre og Romsdal
Calling Code: 47;
Capital: Oslo
Currency Used: Norwegian krone
FIPS Code: NO;
Form of Government: Parliamentary system  Constitutional monarchy  Unitary state
Internet TLD: no  bv  sj
ISO Short Name: NORWAY;
Languages spoken: Norwegian Language
National anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet - 1864;
Official Language: Nynorsk  Bokmål  Norwegian Language  Sami languages
Date founded: 872 C.E.;
Adjectival form: Norwegian;
Adjoins: Russia; Sweden; Finland;
Area: 385,252 km²;
Contained by: Scandinavia  Nordic countries  Europe  Earth
Contains: Bergen  Lillehammer  Stavanger  Hammerfest  Bodø  Fredrikstad  Haugesund  Kongsberg  Østre Toten  Oslo
Events: Norwegian Campaign  Swedish campaign against Norway  Operation Catechism  Operation Doomsday  Anglo-Dutch Wars  Gunboat War  Hannibal War  Operation Freshman  Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive  Scanian War
Geolocation: 60.38, 5.34;
Partially Contains: Barents Euro-Arctic Council  The Tornedalen Council  The North Calotte Council  The Mittnorden Committee
Time zone(s): UTC+1  Central European Time
USBG name: NORWAY;
GDP (nominal): US$ - 4.811E+11 - 2008; US$ - 381,766,224,101 - 2009; US$ - 450,919,858,156 - 2008; US$ - 387,535,804,643 - 2007; US$ - 336,731,931,773 - 2006; US$ - 302,012,572,759 - 2005; US$ - 258,579,581,446 - 2004; US$ - 225,110,307,618 - 2003; US$ - 1.91927E+11 - 2002; US$ - 170,922,851,074 - 2001;
GDP (nominal per capita): US$ - 57,500 - 2008;
Population: 4,768,212 - 2008; 4,660,677 - 2006; 4,538,000 - 2002; 4,513,000 - 2001; 4,491,000 - 2000; 4,460,000 - 1999; 4,432,000 - 1998; 4,404,100 - 1997; 4,381,000 - 1996; 4,360,000 - 1995;
Military Commanders: Battle of Stamford Bridge - Tostig Godwinson; Battle of Fulford - Tostig Godwinson;
Military Conflicts: World War II - Brazil/Canada/Netherlands/Yugoslavia/Republic of China (Taiwan)/Australia/Czechoslovakia/Mexico/South Africa/United States of America/Belgium/France/New Zealand/United Kingdom/Poland/Greece/Soviet Union; Battles of Narvik; Namsos campaign; Battle of Hjörungavágr; Battle of Åndalsnes; Battle of Stamford Bridge; Operation Weserübung; Battle of Svolder; Battle of Fulford; Battle of Largs;
Athletes: Christian Dick - 1920 Summer Olympics - Sailing; Torger Nergård - 2006 Winter Olympics - Curling; Torger Nergård - 2002 Winter Olympics - Curling; Marianne Rørvik - 2006 Winter Olympics - Curling; Aksel Lund Svindal - 2006 Winter Olympics - Alpine skiing; Kjetil Jansrud - 2006 Winter Olympics - Alpine skiing; Lars Elton Myhre - 2006 Winter Olympics - Alpine skiing; Truls Ove Karlsen - 2002 Winter Olympics - Alpine skiing; Bernhard Leene - 1936 Summer Olympics - Track cycling; Bernhard Leene - 1928 Summer Olympics - Track cycling;
Demonstration medals won: Silver medal - Anne Jøtun/Hanne Woods/Dordi Nordby/Mette Halvorsen/Marianne Aspelin - Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics - Women - 1992 Winter Olympics;
IOC Code: NOR;
Athletic performances: Silver medal - Daniel Franck - Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics - Men's Halfpipe - 1998 Winter Olympics; Silver medal - Alexander Dale Oen - Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke - 2008 Summer Olympics; Bronze medal - Stein Endresen/Tony Andre Hansen/Morten Djupvik/Geir Gulliksen - Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Team jumping - 2008 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Olaf Tufte - Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Single Sculls - 2008 Summer Olympics; Silver medal - Marianne Bruun/Cathrine Noettingnes - 2000 Summer Paralympics, Women's individual pursuit tandem open - 2000 Summer Paralympics; Jørre Kjemperud/Tarjei Skarlund - Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's beach volleyball - 2008 Summer Olympics; Nila Håkedal/Ingrid Tørlen - Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's beach volleyball - 2008 Summer Olympics; Kathrine Maaseide/Susanne Glesnes - Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's beach volleyball - 2008 Summer Olympics; Vegard Høidalen/Jørre Kjemperud - Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Beach Volleyball - 2004 Summer Olympics; Iver Horrem/Bjørn Maaseide - Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Beach Volleyball - 2004 Summer Olympics;
Olympics participated in: 2010 Winter Olympics  2008 Summer Olympics  1980 Winter Olympics  2002 Winter Olympics  1936 Summer Olympics  1952 Summer Olympics  1948 Winter Olympics  1900 Summer Olympics
Member of: African Development Bank; Asian Development Bank; Zangger Committee; Paris Club; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; World Bank; United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration - Nov 9, 1943; League of Nations - Jan 10, 1920 - Apr 18, 1946; Council of Europe; United Nations - Nov 27, 1945;
Organizations with this scope: Confederation of Unions for Professionals, Norway  Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations  NITO  Norwegian Agrarian Association  Norwegian Medical Association  Norwegian Class Association for LYS  Siviløkonomene  United Federation of Trade Unions  Norwegian Union of General Workers  Norwegian Union of Journalists
Newspapers: Helsingin Sanomat  Bergens Tidende  Dag og Tid  Friheten  Norsk-Tysk Tidsskrift
Rulers: Harald V of Norway
Athletes: 2000 Summer Paralympics - Cathrine Noettingnes; 2000 Summer Paralympics - Marianne Bruun;
Athletic performances: Silver medal, Marianne Bruun/Cathrine Noettingnes, 2000 Summer Paralympics, Women's individual pursuit tandem open, 2000 Summer Paralympics; Silver medal, Trond Nymark, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Gold medal, Andreas Thorkildsen, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw, 2009 World Championships in Athletics;
Teams: Norway national football team  Norway women's national handball team  Norway national handball team  Norway women's national beach handball team
How to get here: Ferry - DFDS/Color Line/Smyril Line/Stena Line; Air Transportation - Moss Airport, Rygge/Bergen Airport, Flesland/Trondheim Airport, Værnes/Sandefjord Airport/Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik/Tromsø Airport, Langnes/Oslo Airport, Gardermoen/Sola Air Station - Norwegian Air Shuttle/Widerøe/Scandinavian Airlines System/Czech Airlines/KLM Royal Dutch Airlines/Lufthansa/Ryanair; Train;
Local transportation: Norges Statsbaner
Tour operators: 62º NORD  Hurtigruten Group
Tourist attractions: Bø Sommarland  Tusenfryd  Hiking  Kongeparken  Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park  Hunderfossen  Besseggen  Preikestolen  Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park  Briksdalsbreen
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