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Norway

• Kingdom of Norway
• National name: Kongeriket Norge
• Sovereign: King Harald V (1991)
• Prime Minister: Jens Stoltenberg (2005)
• Area: 125,181 sq. mi. (324,220 sq. km)
• Population (2006 est.): 4,610,820
• Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Oslo, 791,500
• Other large cities: Bergen, 211,200; Stavanger, 168,600; Trondheim, 144,000
• Monetary unit: Krone
• Languages: Two official forms of Norwegian: Bokmål and Nynorsk
• Ethnicity/race: Germanic (Nordic, Alpine, Baltic), Lapps (Sami)
• Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 87.8% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3.8%, none 3.2%, unknown 5.2%     Source:  Infoplease

Briksdalsbreen Glacier

Fjord

Funicular to Mt Floyen, Bergen

Lofthus and Eidjorden

Midnight Sun in Alesund

Nobel Peace Award Hall,Oslo

Original Viking ship

Slottet, The Royal Palace, Oslo

Sognefjord

The Falls of Tvendefossen, Bergen

The view from Bessegen

The village of Vik

Norwegian sheep

River Valley

Village on the water

The fish monger

Vista

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Briksdalsbreen Glacier

 

Norway's national anthem

 

	For more information on Norway click on the links below: Infoplease Edvard Grieg Museum Languages of Norway Norway.org Norwegian Scenery.com Norwegian Tourist Board Parks, Reserves and Other Protected Areas The Kon-Tiki Museum Vikings for kids Virtual Oslo Wikipedia World Desk Reference World Heritage Sites
Norway's King Harald V		Norway's national coat of arms