Norway

Norway

Location

Norway shares a long eastern border with Sweden. It borders Finland and Russia to the northeast, Skagerrak to the south, and Denmark to the south.

Area

Approx. 385,000 km2

Capital (approximate population)

Oslo(One million)

Business-related cities other than Oslo (approximate population)

Bergen(280,000), Trondheim(190,000), etc.

Population

Approximately 5.37 million people

Racial Composition

86.2% Norwegian, 13.8% non-Norwegian

Language

Norwegian, Sami are official languages

Religion

Norwaychurch

Culture

It has independent identities in the fields of literature, art and music.
- Sognefjord
- PREIKESTOLEN
- The Lofoten Islands
- The Viking Ship Museum
- Bryggen
- Polarmuseet i Tromso
- Vigeland Sculpture Park
- Akershus Fortress
- Bygdoy

Education

There are three courses: elementary school (7 years), junior high school (3 years), and high school (3 years), and university education consists of bachelor's (3 years), master's (2 years), and doctoral (3 years) courses. .
- University of Oslo
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- University of Bergen

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- The National Library of Norway

Overview of Modern and Contemporary History of Norway

1814 Integration with Sweden
1905 Separation from Sweden
1939-45 World War II
1940 Nazi Germany occupies Norway
1945 Liberation from Nazi occupation
1949 Joined NATO

Politics

It is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Parliament is unicameral. The Prime Minister appoints the Cabinet and executes the administration. The judicial branch is independent of the executive and legislative branches.
- Det kongelige slott
- Stortinget
- Norges Hoyesterett

GDP per capita

$82,711 (2018)

Economy

Norway enjoys the second highest GDP per capita among European countries (after Luxembourg) and the sixth highest GDP per capita (PPP) in the world. It is considered the second richest country in the world.

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