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provides an overview of, and topical guide to, the Kingdom of Norway.'' Norway is a

sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ...

constitutional monarchy, located principally in the western part of Scandinavia in

Northern Europe The northern region of Europe has several definitions. A restrictive definition may describe Northern Europe as being roughly north of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, which is about 54th parallel north, 54°N, or may be based on other g ...

. The country has land borders with

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

, Finland, and Russia, while the United Kingdom and the Faroe Islands lie to its west across the North Sea and Denmark to its south across the Skagerrak strait. The country's long and glaciated Atlantic coastline is deeply indented by fjords, rising precipitously to high plateaux. Norway also includes the Arctic island territories of

Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range ...

and Jan Mayen. Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard is based upon the Spitsbergen Treaty, but that treaty does not apply to Jan Mayen. Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean and

Peter I Island Peter I Island ( no, Peter I Øy) is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea, from continental Antarctica. It is claimed as a dependency of Norway and, along with Bouvet Island and Queen Maud Land, composes one of the three No ...

and Queen Maud Land in Antarctica are external dependencies, but those three entities do not form part of the kingdom. Since World War II, Norway has experienced rapid economic growth, and is now amongst the wealthiest countries in the world. Norway is the world's third largest oil exporter after Russia and Saudi Arabia and the petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of GDP. It has also rich resources of gas fields, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals. Norway was the second largest exporter of seafood (in value, after China) in 2006. Other main industries include food processing, shipbuilding, metals, chemicals, mining and pulp and paper products. Norway has a Scandinavian welfare system and the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation. Norway was ranked highest of all countries in human development from 2001 to 2006, and came second in 2007 (to fellow

Nordic country The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Swed ...

Iceland). It also rated the most peaceful country in the world in a 2007 survey by Global Peace Index. It is a founding member of NATO.

General reference

* Pronunciation: Norwegian phonology * Common English country name: Norway * Official English country name: The Kingdom of Norway * Common

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(s):

Norge Norge is Norwegian (bokmål), Danish and Swedish for Norway. It may also refer to: People * Kaare Norge (born 1963), Danish guitarist * Norge Luis Vera (born 1971), Cuban baseball player Places * 11871 Norge, asteroid Toponyms: *Norge, Oklah ...

( Bokmål), Noreg ( Nynorsk), Norga ( Northern Sami), Vuodna ( Lule Sami) or Nöörje (

Southern Sami Southern may refer to: Businesses * China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China * Southern Airways, defunct US airline * Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US * Southern Airways Express, M ...

) * Official endonym(s): Kongeriket Norge ( Bokmål), Kongeriket Noreg ( Nynorsk), Norgga gonagasriika ( Northern Sami), Vuona gånågisrijkka ( Lule Sami) or Nöörjen gånkarïjhke (

) * Adjectival(s): Norwegian *

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(s): Norwegian(s) * Etymology: Name of Norway * ISO country codes: NO, NOR, 578 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NO * Internet country code top-level domain:

.no .no is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Norway. Norid, the domain name registry, is based in Trondheim, is owned by the state-owned Uninett and operates under supervision of the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Aut ...

Geography of Norway

Geography of Norway Norway is a country located in Northern Europe in the northern and western parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The majority of the country borders water, including the Skagerrak inlet to the south, the North Sea to the southwest, the North Atla ...

* Norway is: a Nordic country ** A member state of NATO * Location: **

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

and

Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pol ...

** Eurasia *** Europe ****

***** Scandinavia ** Time zone: Central European Time ( UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (

UTC+02 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...

) ** Extreme points of Norway *** High: Galdhøpiggen *** Low: Norwegian Sea 0 m ** Land boundaries: 2,542 km :: 1,619 km :: 727 km :: 196 km :* Coastline: 83,281 km * Population of Norway: 5,367,580 * * Area of Norway: 385,252 km² * Atlas of Norway

Environment of Norway

Climate of Norway The climate of Norway is more temperate than could be expected for such high latitudes. This is mainly due to the North Atlantic Current with its extension, the Norwegian Current, raising the air temperature; the prevailing southwesterlies b ...

Festningen Geotope Protected Area Festningen Geotope Protected Area ( no, Festningen geotopvernområde) is located at the outermost edge of Grønfjorden's mouth to Isfjorden on Nordenskiöld Land, Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. The profile is a cliff which runs along the coast ...

* Renewable energy in Norway * Geology of Norway * Protected areas of Norway ** Biosphere reserves in Norway ** National parks of Norway *

Wildlife of Norway The wildlife of Norway includes the diverse flora and fauna of Norway. The habitats include high mountains, tundras, rivers, lakes, wetlands, sea coast and some lower cultivated land in the south. Mainland Norway has a long coastline, protected b ...

** Fauna of Norway ***

Birds of Norway Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight s ...

*** Mammals of Norway

Natural geographic features of Norway

Fjords of Norway This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. In total, there are about 1,190 fjords in Norway and the Svalbard islands. The sortable list includes the lengths and locations of those fjords. Fjords See also * List of gla ...

Glaciers of Norway These are the largest glaciers on mainland Norway.The largest glaciers ...

Islands of Norway This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area. A * Alden * Aldra * Algrøy * Alsta * Altra * Anda * Andabeløya * Andørja * Andøya, Vesterålen * Andøya, Agder * Arn ...

Lakes of Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: * List of largest lakes in Norway * List of deepest lakes in Norway Akershus *Bjør ...

Mountains of Norway A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

** Volcanoes in Norway * Rivers of Norway *

World Heritage Sites in Norway The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by countries which are signatories to the UNES ...

Regions of Norway

Regions of Norway Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (''landsdeler''). These regions are purely geographical, and have no administrative purpose. However, in 2017 the government decided to abolish the current counties of Norway (''fylk ...

Demography of Norway

Demographics of Norway

Government and politics of Norway

Politics of Norway *

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

unitary Unitary may refer to: Mathematics * Unitary divisor * Unitary element * Unitary group * Unitary matrix * Unitary morphism * Unitary operator * Unitary transformation * Unitary representation * Unitarity (physics) * ''E''-unitary inverse semigroup ...

parliamentary,

representative democratic Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy where elected people represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of represe ...

constitutional monarchy *

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of Norway: Oslo *

Elections in Norway Norway elects its legislature on a national level. The parliament, the Storting (or ''Stortinget'' by Norwegian grammar), has 169 members elected for a four-year term (during which it may not be dissolved) by a form of proportional representation ...

* Political parties in Norway *

Taxation in Norway Taxation in Norway is levied by the central government, the county municipality () and the municipality (). In 2012 the total tax revenue was 42.2% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Many direct and indirect taxes exist. The most important taxe ...

Monarchy of Norway

* Monarchy of Norway **

History of the Norwegian monarchy The Kingdom of Norway as a unified realm dates to the reign of King Harald I Fairhair in the 9th century. His efforts in unifying the petty kingdoms of Norway resulted in the first known Norwegian central government. The country, however, soon f ...

** Norwegian royal family *** Family tree of Norwegian monarchs *** Succession to the Norwegian throne ***# Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway ***# Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway ***#

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005) is the younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. He is third in line to succeed his grandfather King Harald V, after his father and elder sister Princess Ingrid A ...

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Coronations in Norway Coronations in Norway were held from 1164 to 1906, mostly in the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. Although a crowning ceremony was formerly mandated by the nation's constitution, this requirement was eliminated in 1908. However, Norwegian kings ...

** Norwegian order of precedence **

Regalia of Norway The regalia of Norway are items that symbolise the Norwegian monarch's power and majesty. Little is known of the old Norwegian regalia which have since been lost. The majority of the modern regalia date from 1818 and were made for the coronatio ...

*** Norwegian Crown Prince's Coronet ***

Queen of Norway's Crown The crown for the Queen consort of Norway was made in 1830 for Désirée Clary's coronation. It did not take place, and was first used in 1860, for the coronation of Louise of the Netherlands. It was made in Stockholm and, though it is unknown b ...

Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs The Royal mottos or ''valgspråk/valspråk'' of the Norwegian monarchs are an old tradition, permanent since the reign of Christian II of Denmark and Norway. The latest three kings have adopted the same motto as their personal motto, ''Alt for Nor ...

** Royal Police Escort **

Thrones of Norway The throne of Norway (Norwegian language, Norwegian Bokmål: singular ''Norges tronstol'', plural ''-stoler''; Norwegian Nynorsk: singular ''Noregs tronstol'', plural ''-stolar'') are the physical representations of the monarchy of Norway. One st ...

* Republicanism in Norway

Branches of the government of Norway

Government of Norway The politics of Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the Council of State, the cabinet, led by the prime minister of Norway. Legislative power i ...

Executive branch of the government of Norway

* Head of state: Harald V, King of Norway * Head of government: Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway * Cabinet of Norway

Legislative branch of the government of Norway

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

( unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Norway

Court system of Norway * Supreme Court of Norway

Foreign relations of Norway

Foreign relations of Norway *

Diplomatic missions in Norway Diplomatics (in American English, and in most anglophone countries), or diplomatic (in British English), is a scholarly discipline centred on the critical analysis of documents: especially, historical documents. It focuses on the conventions, p ...

Diplomatic missions of Norway This is a list of diplomatic missions of Norway, excluding honorary consulates. In countries without Norwegian representation, Norwegian citizens can seek assistance from public officials in the foreign services of List of diplomatic missions of ...

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Norway is a member of: *

African Development Bank Group The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) or (BAD) is a multilateral development finance institution headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since September 2014. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies in ...

(AfDB) (nonregional member) *

Arctic Council The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the Arctic. At present, eight countries exercise sovereignty over the lands within the Arctic Circle, ...

* Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member) * Australia Group * Bank for International Settlements (BIS) *

Confederation of European Paper Industries The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is the pan-European association representing the forest fibre and paper industry. Through its 18 national associations, CEPI gathers 495 companies operating more than 900 pulp and paper mills a ...

(CEPI) *

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

(CE) * Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) * Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) *

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially focus ...

(EBRD) *

European Free Trade Association The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organization and free trade area consisting of four List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe, European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerlan ...

(EFTA) * European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) *

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(ESA) * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *

Inter-American Development Bank The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB or IADB) is an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America, and serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribb ...

(IADB) *

International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 ...

(IAEA) *

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, that is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers l ...

(IBRD) * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) * International Criminal Court (ICCt) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Energy Agency The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organisation, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the entire global energy sector, with a recent focus on curbing carb ...

(IEA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) * International Finance Corporation (IFC) *

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) * International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) * International Labour Organization (ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) * International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) * International Monetary Fund (IMF) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Migration (IOM) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...

(IPU) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *

Nonaligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

(NAM) (guest) *

Nordic Council The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as from the autonomou ...

(NC) * Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) * North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) * Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) * Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) *

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries ...

(OECD) *

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

(OSCE) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

(OAS) (observer) *

Paris Club The Paris Club (french: Club de Paris) is a group of officials from major creditor countries whose role is to find co-ordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries. As debtor countries undertake ...

* Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) * Schengen Convention * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) * United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) *

United Nations Mission in the Sudan The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan ...

(UNMIS) * United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) * United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * Western European Union (WEU) (associate) * World Customs Organization (WCO) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) * World Trade Organization (WTO) *

Zangger Committee The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee, sprang from Article III.2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) which entered into force on March 5, 1970. Under the terms of Article III.2 International ...

(ZC)

Law and order in Norway

Law of Norway *

Capital punishment in Norway Capital punishment in Norway ( no, dødsstraff) has been constitutionally prohibited since 2014. Before that, it had been fully abolished in 1979, and earlier, from 1905, the penal code had abolished capital punishment in peacetime. The last ex ...

Constitution of Norway nb, Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov nn, Kongeriket Noregs Grunnlov , jurisdiction =Kingdom of Norway , date_created =10 April - 16 May 1814 , date_ratified =16 May 1814 , system =Constitutional monarchy , b ...

* Crime in Norway * Domestic violence in Norway *

Human rights in Norway Human rights in Norway protect the fundamental rights of all persons within the Kingdom of Norway. These rights are safeguarded by Chapter E of the Constitution of Norway or '' Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov'', as well as the ratification of various ...

** LGBT rights in Norway **

Freedom of religion in Norway While the constitution of Norway establishes that the King of Norway must be Evangelical Lutheran, it also establishes that all individuals have the right to exercise their religion. The government's policies generally support the free practice ...

* Law enforcement in Norway

Military of Norway

Military of Norway The Norwegian Armed Forces ( no, Forsvaret, , The Defence) is the military organization responsible for the defence of Norway. It consists of five branches, the Norwegian Army, the Royal Norwegian Navy, which includes the Coast Guard, the Royal ...

* Command ** Commander-in-chief: *** Ministry of Defence of Norway * Forces ** Army of Norway ** Navy of Norway ** Air Force of Norway ** Special forces of Norway *

Military history of Norway The military history of Norway commences before the Viking Age with the internal wars fought between regional kings to obtain the supreme kingship of the whole of Norway. The most famous period of Norwegian history and thus military history is the V ...

* Military ranks of Norway

Local government in Norway

Local government in Norway Norway's elongated shape, its numerous internal geographical barriers, and the often widely dispersed and separated settlements are all factors that have strongly influenced the structure of the country's administrative subdivisions. This struct ...

History of Norway

History of Norway The history of Norway has been influenced to an extraordinary degree by the terrain and the climate of the region. About 10,000 BC, following the retreat inland of the great ice sheets, the earliest inhabitants migrated north into the territor ...

Culture of Norway

Culture of Norway The culture of Norway is closely linked to the country's history and geography. The unique Norwegian farm culture, sustained to this day, has resulted not only from scarce resources and a harsh climate but also from ancient property laws. In t ...

* Architecture of Norway ** Vernacular architecture in Norway * Cuisine of Norway * Languages of Norway *

Media in Norway Mass media in Norway outlines the current state of the press, television, radio, film and cinema, and social media in Norway. Press Reporters Without Borders ranks Norway 1st in its Worldwide Press Freedom Index. Freedom of the press in Norway ...

Museums in Norway This is a list of museums in Norway. By County Akershus *Eidsvollsbygningen *Henie-Onstad Art Centre *Kjeller Airport *Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection *Oscarsborg Fortress *Urskog–Høland Line Aust-Agder *Lillesand Town- and Marit ...

* National symbols of Norway ** Coat of arms of Norway ** Flag of Norway ***

List of flags of Norway The following is a list of flags of entities named or related to Norway. Kingdom of Norway National flags Civil pennant Royal standards Flags of the Government Other flags Flags of the Military Flags of the Navy Flags of the Army T ...

National anthem of Norway "" (; en, "Yes, we love this country") is the Norwegian national anthem. Originally a patriotic song, it came to be commonly regarded as the ''de facto'' national anthem of Norway in the early 20th century, after being used alongside "" since th ...

* People of Norway **

List of Norwegians This is a list of notable people from Norway. Architecture Art Literature * Ingvar Ambjørnsen, author * Tryggve Andersen, novelist, poet * Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1885), writer, folklorist * Kjell Aukrust, author and i ...

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List of Norwegian architects Following is a list of Norwegian architects. A–M * Arnstein Arneberg (1882-1961) * George Awsumb (1880-1959) * Lars Backer (1892-1930) * Ove Bang (1895-1942) * Gudolf Blakstad (1893-1985) * Peter Andreas Blix (1831-1901) * Kari Niss ...

*** List of Norwegian mathematicians **** Niels Henrik Abel *****

List of things named after Niels Henrik Abel This is the list of things named after Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829), a Norwegian mathematician. Mathematics * Abel's binomial theorem * Abel elliptic functions * Abel equation * Abel equation of the first kind * Abel–Goncharov interpolati ...

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Abel Prize The Abel Prize ( ; no, Abelprisen ) is awarded annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians. It is named after the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829) and directly modeled after the Nobel Prizes. ...

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Carl Anton Bjerknes Carl Anton Bjerknes ( , ; 24 October 1825 – 20 March 1903) was a Norway, Norwegian mathematician and physicist. Bjerknes' earlier work was in pure mathematics, but he is principally known for his studies in hydrodynamics. Biography Carl Ant ...

**** Vilhelm Bjerknes **** Bernt Michael Holmboe ****

Sophus Lie Marius Sophus Lie ( ; ; 17 December 1842 – 18 February 1899) was a Norwegian mathematician. He largely created the theory of continuous symmetry and applied it to the study of geometry and differential equations. Life and career Marius Sophu ...

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Idun Reiten Idun Reiten (born 1 January 1942) is a Norwegian professor of mathematics. She is considered to be one of Norway's greatest mathematicians today. Career She took her PhD degree at the University of Illinois in 1971. She was appointed as a profes ...

**** Atle Selberg **** Thoralf Skolem **** Carl Størmer *** List of Norwegian sportspeople **** Erling Haaland ***

List of Norwegian writers A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

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Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

Prostitution in Norway Prostitution in Norway is illegal and a criminal act when sexual acts are purchased, but not when sold. The Norwegian law prohibiting the buying of sexual acts came into effect on 1 January 2009, following the passing of new legislation by the Norw ...

Public holidays in Norway Holidays in Norway External links KalenderNorge.no - Norwegian calendar with overview of Norwegian public holidays Norskkalender.noWebkalenderen.no {{Public holidays in Europe Norwegian culture Society of Norway Norway Nor ...

Religion in Norway Religion in Norway is dominated by Lutheran Christianity, with 68.7% of the population belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway in 2019.

Buddhism in Norway Buddhism in Norway has existed since the beginning of the 1970s, after immigration from countries with Buddhist populations, mainly Vietnam. Buddhistforbundet (''The Buddhist Federation'') in Norway was established as a religious society in 1979 ...

** Christianity in Norway ***

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

*** Roman Catholicism in Norway ***

Pentecostalism in Norway Pentecostal congregations in Norway (Norwegian: ('Pentecostal congregations'), ('Pentecostal friends') and ('the Pentecostal movement')) is the largest Protestant free church in Norway with a total membership of 40,725 people in 2020. Th ...

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Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church, or the Free Church as it is commonly known ( no, Den Evangelisk Lutherske Frikirke, shortened ''Frikirken''), is a nationwide Lutheran church in Norway, consisting of 83 congregations and 21,817 baptised memb ...

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Eastern Orthodoxy in Norway Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Norway is a small minority religion in Norway with 11,205 official members in 2012, up from 2,315 in 2000. although the church is rapidly growing, and predicted to surpass other Christian denominations. History o ...

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Oriental Orthodoxy in Norway There is a fast-growing Oriental Church in Bergen, Norway, named Saint Michael's Orthodox Church, with 147 members in 2010 (up from 98 in 2009). It is almost exclusively made up of Ethiopians and Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertr ...

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Baptism in Norway The Baptist Union of Norway ( no, Det Norske Baptistsamfunn) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Norway. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Stabekk. History First congregations The first Baptist in Norw ...

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Adventism in Norway Adventist congregations in Norway (Norwegian: ) are a protestant free church in Norway. History Adventism in Norway came from the Pietist revival (Haugean movement) started by Norwegian Lutheran preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge. Evidence suggests th ...

Hinduism in Norway There are about 20,000 Hindus (0.35% of the population) in Norway as of 2020. Most of these Hindus are of South Asian descent with the majority (around 75%) of those being ethnically Tamil Hindus from Sri Lanka. History Hinduism was first ...

Islam in Norway Islam is the second largest religion in Norway after Christianity. As of 2021, the number of Muslims living in Norway was 169,605 (3.1% of the population of 5,415,166). The majority of Muslims in Norway are Sunni, with a significant Shia mi ...

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Ahmadiyya in Norway Ahmadiyya is a religious community in Norway, under the spiritual leadership of the caliph in London. In the history of the Community it is stated that two Norwegian women converted in the 1920s. However, it was not until 1957, during the era of th ...

** Judaism in Norway *

Art in Norway

* Cinema of Norway **

Lists of Norwegian films This is a chronological list of films produced in Norway ordered by decade of release on separate pages: * List of Norwegian films before 1930 * List of Norwegian films of the 1930s * List of Norwegian films of the 1940s *List of Norwegian films ...

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List of Norwegian films before 1930 Films produced in Norway before 1930: 1900s 1910s 1920s External links Norwegian film sorted by release dateat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Films: Pre 1930 1900s Norwegian Films Norwegian Films Norwegian ...

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List of Norwegian films of the 1930s Films produced in Norway in the 1930s: 1930s External links Norwegian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Films Of The 1930s 1930s Lists of 1930s films Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, ...

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List of Norwegian films of the 1940s Films produced in Norway in the 1940s: 1940s External links Norwegian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Films Of The 1940s 1940s Lists of 1940s films Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, ...

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List of Norwegian films of the 1950s Films produced in Norway in the 1950s: 1950s External links Norwegian filmat the Internet Movie Database References {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Films Of The 1950s 1950s Norwegian Films A film also called a movie, motion picture ...

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List of Norwegian films of the 1960s Films produced in Norway in the 1960s: 1960s External links Norwegian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Films Of The 1960s 1960s Norwegian Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving pic ...

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List of Norwegian films of the 1970s Films produced in Norway in the 1970s: 1970s External links Norwegian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Films Of The 1970s 1970s Norwegian Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving pic ...

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List of Norwegian films of the 1980s Films produced in Norway in the 1980s: 1980s External links Norwegian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Films Of The 1980s 1980s Norwegian Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving pic ...

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List of Norwegian films of the 1990s Films produced in Norway in the 1990s: 1990s External links Norwegian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Films Of The 1990s 1990s Norwegian Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving pic ...

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List of Norwegian films of the 2000s Films produced in Norway in the 2000s: References External links Norwegian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Films Of The 2000s 2000s Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, ...

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List of Norwegian films of the 2010s The following list is of films produced in Norway in the 2010s: 2010s References External links Norwegian filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwegian Films Of The 2010s 2010s Lists of 2010s films Films A film ...

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Literature of Norway Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people. The history of Norwegian literature starts with the pagan Eddaic poems and skaldic verse of the 9th and 10th centuries with poets such as Bragi Boddason and Eyvindr ...

* Music of Norway **

List of Norwegian musicians This is a list of Norwegian musicians and bands notable enough for Wikipedia articles. The genres are as given in the individual articles. Acoustic and folk * Alf Prøysen * Annbjørg Lien * Arild Andersen *Bjørn Eidsvåg * Einar Stray Orchestra ...

Television in Norway Television in Norway was introduced in 1954, but the first television program was only shown in 1958, and regular broadcasts did not start until 1960. Like Denmark, Norway had only one television channel until the 1980s. Some 40% of the populatio ...

** List of Norwegian television series ** List of Norwegian television channels

Sports in Norway

Football in Norway Football is the most popular sport in Norway in terms of active membership (by television viewership football comes third, behind winter sports biathlon and cross-country skiing). The Football Association of Norway was founded in 1902 and the fir ...

Norway at the Olympics Norway first participated at the Summer Olympics in 1900, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then, except for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow when they participated in the American-led boycott and, as previously thought, the ...

* Rugby league in Norway

Economy and infrastructure of Norway

Economy of Norway * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 23rd (twenty-third) * Agriculture in Norway *

Banking in Norway This contains a list of banks in Norway. There are three types of banks in Norway: commercial banks, savings banks (Norwegian: Sparebank) and branches of foreign banks. Commercial banks Savings banks Foreign branches External links The Fina ...

** National Bank of Norway *

Communications in Norway Telecommunications in Norway are relatively advanced. There are about as many cellular phone subscription as there are inhabitants in the country (5.3 million), while the number of fixed line telephone subscriptions is declining towards 800,000. As ...

Internet in Norway The Internet in Norway is available through Fiber or Mobile. The country code top level domain is .no. History In 1973, Norway became the first country other than the United States on the ARPANET. NORSAR (Norwegian Seismic Array) at Kjeller just ...

Companies of Norway A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared go ...

* Currency of Norway: Krone **

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

: NOK * Energy in Norway ** Energy policy of Norway ** Oil industry in Norway * Health care in Norway *

Mining in Norway The Norwegian Directorate of Mining with the Commissioner of Mines at Svalbard ( no, Bergvesenet med Bergmesteren for Svalbard) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for administrating the extraction of mineral resources within the kingd ...

Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange ( no, Oslo Børs) (OSE: OSLO) is a stock exchange within the Nordic countries and offers Norway’s only regulated markets for securities trading today. The stock exchange offers a full product range including equities, deriv ...

* Tourism in Norway * Transport in Norway ** Airports in Norway **

Rail transport in Norway The Norwegian railway system comprises 4,109 km of (standard gauge) track of which 2,644 km is Railway electrification system, electrified and 274 km double track. There are 697 tunnels and 2,760 bridges. The Norwegian Railwa ...

Roads in Norway Transport in Norway is highly influenced by Norway's low population density, narrow shape and long coastline. Norway has old water transport traditions, but road, rail and air transport have increased in importance during the 20th century. Due to t ...

* Whaling in Norway * Water supply and sanitation in Norway

General reference

Geography of Norway

Environment of Norway

Natural geographic features of Norway

Regions of Norway

Ecoregions of Norway

Administrative divisions of Norway

= Districts of Norway

= Counties of Norway

= Municipalities of Norway