NORWAYMore about Norway Information about travelling to NorwayNorway is located in Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden |
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Facts about Norway
General info about Norway
Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with Denmark that lasted more than four centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway but agreed to let Norway keep its constitution in return for accepting the union under a Swedish king. Rising nationalism throughout the 19th century led to a 1905 referendum granting Norway independence. Although Norway remained neutral in World War I, it suffered heavy losses to its shipping. Norway proclaimed its neutrality at the outset of World War II, but was nonetheless occupied for five years by Nazi Germany (1940-45). In 1949, neutrality was abandoned and Norway became a member of NATO. Discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norway's economic fortunes. The current focus is on containing spending on the extensive welfare system and planning for the time when petroleum reserves are depleted. In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU.
Languages spoken Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities Ethnic division Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate) HIV/AIDS prevalence rate 0.1% (2001 est.) Climate temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast Resources petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower Economy The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of welfare capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government intervention. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector, through large-scale state enterprises. The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is highly dependent on its oil production and international oil prices, with crude oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products accounting for two-thirds of exports. Norway is the world's third-largest oil exporter as well as the third-largest gas exporter. Norway opted to stay out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, as a member of the European Economic Area, it contributes sizably to the EU budget. In anticiipation of eventual declines in oil and gas prodution, Norway saves almost all state reveue from trhe petroeum sector in a sovereign wealth fund. After lackluster growth of less than 1.5% in 2002-03, GDP growth picked up to 2.5-6.2% in 2004-07, partly due to higher oil prices. Growth fell to 2.3% in 2008 as a result of the slowing world economy and the drop in oil prices. Environment water pollution; acid rain damaging forests and adversely affecting lakes, threatening fish stocks; air pollution from vehicle emissions Cities in Norwaya adalsbruk agotnes al alnes alsvag alta alvdal alvik amli amot andenes andselv aneby aras ardalstangen arnes aros aroysund arset as asen asgardstrand ask askim askoy aukra aurdal austnes bagn balestrand ballangen ballstad bangsund barkaker batnfjordsora batsfjord beisfjord bekkjarvik berg bergen berger berkak berlevag birkeland bjerka bjerkvik bjorkelangen bjornevatn bjornli blakstad bleik bo bodo bogen borgen borkenes botngard brandal brandsoy braskereidfoss brattvag brekstad bremsnes bronnoysund brumunddal brusand bryggja bud byglandsfjord bykle byrknes dale dalen dimmelsvik disena dokka dombas dovre drammen drobak egersund eggkleiva eidfjord eidsvag eidsvoll eikeland eikelandsosen eina elverum ersfjordbotn espeland etne evenskjaer fagernes fagerstrand farsund fauske feda fedje fetsund fevik fillan finnsnes fitjar fjelldal fjellsrud fjellstrand flateby flekkefjord flesland floro folkestad follafoss folldal follebu forde forset fosby fosser fotlandsvag frekhaug frogner fuglevik furuflaten fyresdal geilo gibostad gilja gjerstad gjolme gjovik gjusvik gladstad glomfjord gol granvin gravdal grimstad grinder groa grodas grong grov grua gryllefjord gullhaug gvarv haddal haga hagavik hakvik halden hallingby hammarsland hammerfest hamnas hansnes hardbakke hareid harpefoss harstad hasvik hauge haugland hauknes havoysund hegra heias hell hellvik hemnes hemnesberget hemsedal henningsvaer heradsbygd heroysund herre hestvika hillestad hjelset hjukse hof hole holen holevik hollen holme holmestrand holmsbu hommelvik hommersak honefoss honningsvag horten hov hovden hovin hoyanger hundorp hvittingfoss hyggen hylkje hylla ibestad ikornnes indre arna inndyr innvik ise jessheim jevnaker jorpeland judaberg kabelvag kalvag karasjok karlshus kasfjord kaupanger kautokeino kiberg kil kirkenaer kirkenes kjellmyra kjollefjord kjopsvik klaebu kleive klofta klokkarvik knappskog knarvik kolvereid kongsberg kongsvinger kopervik koppang koppera korgen korsvegen kragero kristiansand kristiansund kroderen krokeidet kval kvalsvik kvalvag kvam kvelde kviteseid kvithammer kylstad kyrkjebo kyrksaeterora laerdalsoyri lakselv lalm langangen langevag langset larkollen larsnes larvik lauvsnes leira leirvik leland lena ler lervik levanger li lia liland lillehammer lillesand lindas lindeberg loding lodingen lofthus loken lokken verk lonevag lopsmarka lorenfallet loten lovund lundamo lyngdal lyngseidet lysoysund magnor malm maloy mandal manger maura mehamn melbu melhus melsomvik midsund miland minnesund misje misvaer mo mo i rana moelv moen moi molde mosjoen mosterhamn movik muruvik myklebost myra myre mysen naerbo nakkerud namsos narvik naustdal nedstrand nerland nesbyen nesjestranda nesna nesoddtangen nodeland nordfjordeid nordkisa nordkjosbotn nordvagen nordvik noresund norheimsund notodden nybergsund nykirke odda ogna oksfjord olden olderdalen olen oltedal oppdal opphaug orje ornes orsta os oslo osthusvik otnes otta ottersbo ovre ardal oyslebo oystese pollestad prestfoss rafsbotn rakkestad ramsund ranemsletta raudeberg raufoss rausand reine reinsvoll reipa rena rensvik rindal ringebu risor risoyhamn rjukan roald rod rognan rokland rora roros rorvik rosendal rosvik rotnes roverud royken royrvik rubbestadneset rypefjord saebovik saetre sagvag sand sandane sande sandeid sander sandnes sandnessjoen sandve sauda segalstad selbekken selje seljord selvik sem setermoen sigerfjord siljan sira sirevag sistranda sjoholt sjovegan skage skanevik skarnes skibotn skjaerhollen skjeberg skjervoy skjold skodje skogn skoppum skotterud skreia slevik smaland smestad snasa sogne sokna soknedal solsvik sommaroy sorkjosen sorland sortland sorumsand sorvaer sorvagen sovik sparbu sponvika spydeberg stamsund stange stanghelle stavanger stavern steinkjer steinshamn stjordalshalsen stokke stokmarknes storas storebo storforshei storslett storsteinnes strai strand stranda straume straumen stromsnes stryn sulitjelma sundvollen sunndalsora svarstad sveio svelgen svelvik svene svenevik sviland svolvaer sylling sylte taelavag tananger tanem tangen tau tennevoll terrak tjome tjorvag tjotta tofte tolga tomra tomter tonstad tornes torpo torsken tovik tranby tretten trofors trolla tromso trondheim trones tvedestrand tveit tveitsund tynset tyristrand tyssedal ulefoss ulsteinvik ulvik undheim uskedal utgard uthaug vadso vagamo vage vagsvag vaksdal valer valvatna vanse vardo varhaug vassenden vatne veggli velde verdalsora vestby vestbygda vestnes vigeland vigrestad vik vikedal vikersund vikesa vikevag viksoyri vinstra visnes volda voll vormsund vossevangen yli ytre arna |
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