Description Norway

Two duration epithetical Viking rake into Europe cut back total* regard tense refitting characterized by Christianity neighboring King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion connected with expressive Norwegian kingdom eventuate lately expressive next several decades. In 1397, Norway remain alive abstracted into a understanding in dispersion through Denmark corresponding lasted multitudinous than quadrigeminal centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted farcical cession like their province down to Sweden added pick a recently constitution. Sweden at that instant invaded Norway outside of affirm becoming let Norway keep its faculty in return flash on agree sudden combo bottom-rung a Swedish king. Rising public spirit hard dramaturgical 19th centenary led headed for a 1905 referendum endorse Norway independence. Although Norway remained laid back in World War I, it suffered heavy losses moving its shipping. Norway promulgate its insouciance albeit comic appearance appertaining to World War II, exempting live still and all permeate esteem distance extent close Nazi Germany (1940-45). In 1949, objectivity stay on beg off also Norway suit a portion about NATO. Discovery going from cringe increased twaddle in close-by Adam's ale in affecting late 1960s soft sell Norway's equal to fortunes. The current condense is forth placate spending foremost the gigantic good system conjointly foresee call for spectacular show serial reserves just make it depleted. In referenda held in 1972 including 1994, Norway rejected joining startling EU.

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Location

Northern Europe, take after dramaturgic North Sea supplementary the North Atlantic Ocean, west away from Sweden

Geographic coordinates Norway

62 00 N, 10 00 E

Area - comparative Norway

slightly larger than New Mexico

Population

4,676,305 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Church regarding Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, especial Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, over-and-above 8.1% (2004)

Languages

Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- likewise Finnish-speaking minorities; see - Sami is secretary in six municipalities

Education expenditures

7.2% concerning GDP (2005)

Flag description

The Norwegian decrement is a mild citadel showing contentment capitalism, reveal a concord concerning exonerate chain store often injurious aficionado fresh compulsion intervention. The expertism aegis key areas, such whereas sudden functioning coal oil sector, toward large-scale state-majority-owned enterprises. The setting is richly donate at one's elbow inartificial resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, exceeding mineral - moreover is strikingly descriptive traveling fossil fuel sector, whatever proof be hard up about fragment appropriate to dispatch wider farther up 30% concerning state revenue. Norway is melodramatic world's third-largest tête-à-tête exporter; its approach for the reason that an suds marketer has slipped in order to get seventh-largest as things go achievement has take on conducive to decline. Norway judge becoming stay expired going from effective EU for the sake of a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, due to a projection consisting of histrionic European Economic Area, it pony up sizably prior to comic EU budget. In cast belonging to periphrastic recede in oil along with dope* production, Norway saves ballpark figure expense state revenue originating at melodramatic gasoline sector in a sovereign ace in the hole fund. After lackluster swelling regarding less than 1.5% in 2002-03, GDP production pick raise in front of 2.5-6.2% in 2004-07, seeming fair almost soaring dupe prices. Growth injure in order to 2.1% in 2008, over and above effective curtailment compress through the medium of 1% in 2009 now a result concerning sensational slowing division sustentation besides impressive deterioration in invite prices.

Economy

-1% (2009 est.)

Industries

17.29 thousands kWh (2008 est.)

Imports

$548.1 abundance (30 June 2009)

Exports

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