Norway

Guide to NORWAY

NORWAY which official name is Kingdom of Norway or Norway, is a country from Europe located at the Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden. NORWAY with 2,542 km sq km, limits with: Finland 727 km, Sweden 1,619 km, Russia 196 km; and is divided in 19 counties . NORWAY's capital is Oslo which is the most populated city with about 808,690 inhabitants.

History of NORWAY

NORWAY's government is constitutional monarchy; a Constitutional monarchy with a Ceremonial government type, with King Harald V as head of state and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as head of government.

Other symbols of NORWAY are Norwegian motto " Royal motto: Alt for Norge (Norwegian, Everything for Norway) Norwegian anthem "Civil: Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, We Love This Country) - Royal: Kongesangen Norwegian flag.Norwegian flag is composed by red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) .

NORWAY's history is quite long: 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.

NORWAYs geography

Guide to travel to NORWAY

If you are thinking on traveling to NORWAY, you will have to take in consideration some points like NORWAY's currency, NORWAY's weather, NORWAY's national holiday and NORWAY's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. NORWAY`s currency is called krone ( NKr), which is divided in 100 øre. For your consideration, krone's exchange rate is about St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Valletta per dolar.5.1317862455.

NORWAY's weather is characterized to be temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to NORWAY.

You can also consider to visit NORWAY on it's national holiday to get in NORWAY's culture. If you do so, NORWAY's national holiday is called Constitution Day, 17 May.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of NORWAY: Galdhopiggen 2,469 m. And try also to get to NORWAY's lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit NORWAY's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to NORWAY, with more than 99 airports and 3 airlines, you will get to NORWAY without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. NORWAY has about4,043 of railways, and also1,577 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Norwegian Culture

NORWAY is known by Norwegians as Kongeriket Norge or Norge in the shortened way. Norwegian, about 4,627,926 people, are composed by different ethnics: Norwegian, Sami 20,000. And they also have different languages: Norwegian.

Another relevant point nowadays it's NORWAY's religion. Norwegians are divided in Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004). So you can visit any of it's13 like Tromsø Cathedral .

But if want to know more about NORWAY's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Norwegian novelists' books like Jan Kjærstad, Knut Hamsun, Hunger or Lars Saabye Christensen.

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