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Welcome to Norway
meaning "the northern way" - referring to the long coastline to the north.
Population:
5.4 million
Official Language: Norwegian and Sami
Religion:
Majority Evangelical Lutheran
Money:
Norwegian Krone
Norway is part of Scandinavia, Northern Europe
Capital: Oslo
Border to: Sweden, Finland, Russia, North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean
Area (size): 323,802 sq.km. (almost as big as California)
Form of Government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarhy
Chief of State: King Harald V
Head of Government: Prime Minister Erna Solberg
Constitution Day: 17th of May (1814)
National costumes worn for the celebration of the Constitution Day. Norway has been an independent country since 1905.
National Symbol: Lion
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