Brief Introduction Capital: Oslo Area: total: 385155 sq km National Flower: Purple Heather The important Festival: National day: 17, May Population: 4605,000 Language: Norwegian (official) Currency: Norwegian krone

Norway

Geography

Norway is located on the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula in North West Europe. It is bound by the Arctic Ocean to the north, Sweden, Finland and Russia to the east, the Norwegian Sea to the west and the Skagerrak Strait to the south. The territory also includes many island groups such as the Lofoten and Vesteralen groups as well as individual islands including Senja, Soroya, Ringvassoy and Hitra.

Administrative divisions

19 provinces (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Nord-Trondelag, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sor-Trondelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold .

Economy – overview

The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of welfare capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government intervention. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector (through large-scale state enterprises). The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is highly dependent on its oil production and international oil prices.

Culture and media

Newspaper:

Aftenposten, Arbeidets Rett, Bistandsaktuelt, Dagsavisen , Finansavisen.

Broadcast: NRK Nyheter , P4 Radio Hele Norge .

TV Stations: TV2 Nyheter

The place of interest

National Theater

Akershus Festning

Norsk Folke Museum