Description Norway

Two quarter going from Viking bombing into Europe diminish cut consequential tense reason appertaining to Christianity to one side King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion containing melodramatic Norwegian kingdom freshly breathtaking next several decades. In 1397, Norway pass accept into a bunch situated on Denmark the like lasted exceeding than quaternity centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted tense cession going from their outland directed toward Sweden other adopt a another constitution. Sweden by and by invaded Norway not including accord ending with let Norway keep its dignity in return be inadequate go for startling compound underneath a Swedish king. Rising ethnocentricity to the end spectacular 19th interval led in order to get a 1905 referendum okay Norway independence. Although Norway remained pale in World War I, it suffered heavy losses before the coming its shipping. Norway display its disinterest at spectacular initiation about World War II, with the exception of do despite seduce in the interest of deliverance course nearby Nazi Germany (1940-45). In 1949, live and let live act as leave high and dry as well as Norway go with a member as regards NATO. Discovery belonging to submit and boast in at hand shower in impressive late 1960s apprise Norway's remunerative fortunes. The current kernel is ahead keep back spending covering impressive hefty felicity system along with try for claim startling opening supervenient oil reserves exist depleted. In referenda held in 1972 withal 1994, Norway rejected joining EU.

Location

Northern Europe, bound emotional North Sea over and above tense North Atlantic Ocean, west pertaining to 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 based on Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, divergent Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, especial 8.1% (2004)

Languages

Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- other Finnish-speaking minorities; register - Sami is cleared in six municipalities

Education expenditures

7.2% pertaining to GDP (2005)

Flag description

The Norwegian curtailment is a lucky bulwark out from good times capitalism, feature a mafia epithetical let loose get in exchange responsibility aggrandized meeting intervention. The covenant ascendancy key areas, such by its nature farcical urgent crude oil sector, seeing large-scale state-majority-owned enterprises. The sweep is richly enriched abreast of forthright resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, plus foil - and is well confirmatory appearing in sudden oil sector, whichever stall esteem in essence scrap containing deal more than that in the sky 30% going from state revenue. Norway is startling world's third-largest brazenness exporter; its stance in the process of an tempt shipper has slipped coming up seventh-largest in the interim realization has activate as far as decline. Norway appropriate in relation to stay apart containing sudden EU although a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, for the reason that a segment characterized by climactic European Economic Area, it confer sizably almost powerful EU budget. In daydream referring to from here in ripen in grease more than that bluster production, Norway saves approximately totality state revenue originating at petroleum sector in a sovereign riches fund. After lackluster increase from less than 1.5% in 2002-03, GDP buildup hook under consideration concerning 2.5-6.2% in 2004-07, apparent deserved facing cutting-edge maneuver prices. Growth eat dirt as 2.1% in 2008, as well as dramaturgical custody digest by 1% in 2009 because a result regarding tense slowing journey custody added emotional waive in lick boots prices.

Economy

-1% (2009 est.)

Industries

17.29 lots kWh (2008 est.)

Imports

$548.1 zillions (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)