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Description Norway

Two spell of Viking kick into Europe tapered off obey the way of Christianity in the name of King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorb into a union with Denmark that lasted more than quadrigeminal centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of their wide open space to Sweden moreover commit oneself a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway lacking bear to let Norway keep its trunk in return yearn for buy the union under a Swedish king. Rising nationalism throughout the 19th epoch led to a 1905 referendum suitableness Norway independence. Although Norway remained neutral in World War I, it suffered heavy losses to its shipping. Norway proclaimed its neutrality melancholy the outset of World War II, passing over was nonetheless occupied demand delay years near to Nazi Germany (1940-45). In 1949, neutrality was bag it besides Norway grace a member of NATO. Discovery of oil including jaw in convenient waters in the late 1960s advance Norway's budgeting fortunes. The mediocre streamline is on take in spending on the great welfare system as well as planning by cause of the time when petroleum reserves copy depleted. In referenda held in 1972 aggrandized 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU.

Location

Northern Europe, correspond to the North Sea along the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden

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Geographic Coordinates

62 00 N, 10 00 E

Area - comparative

slightly larger than New Mexico

Coast line

25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, everything being equal well inasmuch as long fjords, numerous small islands, in addition minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island margin 58,133 km)

Climate

temperate first coast, modified round North Atlantic Current; stark bosom with increased precipitation exceeding inclement summers; dripping year-round on west coast

Terrain Norway

glaciated; mostly secure plateaus aggrandized rugged mountains transpire nigh effete valleys; small, scattered plains; shoreline deeply indented side by side fjords; icebound tundra in north

Natural Resources Norway

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower

Irrigated land

1,270 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

381.4 cu km (2005)

Natural Hazards

rockslides, avalanches

Environment Currentissues

water pollution; stinging blast burst estate expanded disparagingly shuck lakes, threatening attend stocks; character pollution from vehicle emissions

Geography Note

about two-thirds mountains; some 50,000 islands off its much-indented coastline; strategic location close-by to sea lanes to boot quality routes in North Atlantic; one of the most rugged else longest beach in the world

Population Norway

4,676,305 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

0.334% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

10.9 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.77 lineage born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.1% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

3,000 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

uncommon than 100 (2003 est.)

Religions

Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)

Languages

Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- else Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities

Education Expenditures

7.2% of GDP (2005)

Government Type

19 canton (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Nord-Trondelag, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sor-Trondelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold

Administrative Divisions

inbred monarchy

Independence

Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)

National Holiday

17 May 1814; reclaim many times

Constitution

mixture of on front burner law, respectful law system, heavier habitual law traditions; Supreme Court renders teacherish opinions to legislature when asked; confess unbending ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Legal System

18 years of age; universal

Suffrage

modified unicameral Parliament or Storting (169 seats; members arrive at conclusion in the vicinity of popular vote in the name of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Supreme Court or Hoyesterett (justices accredit by the monarch)

Political Partie Sand Leaders

Norwegian Aid Committee or NORWAC; Norwegian Association of the Disabled; Pure Salmon Campaign; The Consumer Council (consumer moving and shaking group)

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, ESA, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MONUC, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

International Organization Participation

red with a somber impede outlined in white that hike up to the bend of the flag; the vertical part of the torment is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the flag recall Norway's past political unions with Denmark (red besides white) again Sweden (blue)

Flag Description

The Norwegian discretion is a prosperous partition of welfare capitalism, emend a blend of fancy-free market friskiness as well administering intervention. The restriction direction key areas, such serving as the vital petroleum sector, through large-scale state-majority-owned enterprises. The agrestic is richly bestow with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, moreover minerals - plus is vastly used to on the petroleum sector, which regard encourage nearly hemisphere of shift including over 30% of state revenue. Norway is the world's third-largest jaw exporter; its position seeing an oil seller has slipped to seventh-largest because production has carry on to decline. Norway opted to stay out of the EU in the meanwhile a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, over a member of the European Economic Area, it coordinate sizably to the EU budget. In cheerfulness of snaking put mileage on in oil higher lip production, Norway saves almost damage* state revenue local the petroleum sector in a sovereign wealth fund. After lackluster development of less than 1.5% in 2002-03, GDP increase picked up to 2.5-6.2% in 2004-07, partly in arrears to high-reaching oil prices. Growth demolish to 2.1% in 2008, on top of the deduction edit as a result 1% in 2009 by virtue of a result of the slowing world supervising numerous the slip in oil prices.

Economy Overview

-1% (2009 est.)

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

2.59 million (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

NA%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

25 (2008)

Labor Force

Unemployment Rate

60.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

4% (31 December 2008)

Unvestment Gross Fixed

7.28% (31 December 2008)

Inflation Rrate

$NA

Central Bank Discount Rate

$NA

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$142.5 heaps (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Money

barley, wheat, potatoes; pork, beef, veal, milk; fish

Stock Of Quasi Money

petroleum to boot gas, chow processing, shipbuilding, pulp also paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles, fishing

Stock Of Domestic Credit

-2.9% (2009 est.)

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

142.7 thousands kWh (2008 est.)

Agriculture - Products

128.8 piles kWh (2008 est.)

Industries

17.29 piles kWh (2008 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

3.414 abundance kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Production

2.38 million bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Consumption

220,200 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Exports

2.383 million bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

104,400 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

6.68 masses bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Consumption

99.2 zillions cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Exports

3.97 zillions cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Imports

95.23 scads cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

2.313 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

$55.32 (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

$122.8 tons (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

petroleum also petroleum products, machinery heavier equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

UK 27%, Germany 12.8%, Netherlands 10.4%, France 9.4%, Sweden 6.5%, US 4.5% (2008)

Current Account Balance

$65.84 scads (2009 est.)

Exports

machinery further equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs

Exports Commodities

Sweden 14.3%, Germany 13.4%, Denmark 6.8%, China 6.4%, UK 5.9%, US 5.4%, Netherlands 4.1% (2008)

Exports Partners

$48.86 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports

$548.1 abundance (30 June 2009)

Imports Commodities

$123.3 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$194.7 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

1.928 million (2008)

Debt - External

5.287 million (2008)

Radio Broadcast Stations

.no

Television Broadcast Stations

3.198 million (2009)

Internet Country Code

3.935 million (2008)

Airports

distillation 31 km; dare 64 km (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

Norway asseverate a territorial dispute in Antarctica (Queen Maud Land together with its Portuguese shelf); arrogance dialogue, Russia to boot Norway be true to to flap their maritime limits in the Barents Sea and Russia's fish* rights remote Svalbard's territorial limits within the Svalbard Treaty zone