{{Infobox country
|native\_name = ''Kongeriket Norge'' <small>([[Bokmål]])</small><br />''Kongeriket Noreg'' <small>([[Nynorsk]])</small>
|conventional\_long\_name = '''Kingdom of Norway'''
|common\_name = Norway
|image\_flag = Flag of Norway.svg
|image\_coat = Coat of Arms of Norway.svg
|image\_map = Europe-Norway.svg
|map\_caption = {{map caption|location\_color=dark green|region=[[Europe]]|region\_color=dark grey|legend=Europe-Norway.svg}}
|national\_motto = [[Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs|Royal]]: ''Alt for Norge''<br /><small>("Everything for Norway")</small><br />1814 [[Constitution of Norway|Eidsvoll oath]]: ''Enig og tro til [[Dovrefjell|Dovre]] faller''<br /><small>("United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble")</small>
|national\_song = Unofficial: ''[[Ja, vi elsker dette landet]]''<br /><small>("Yes, we love this country")</small><br />Official: ''Sønner av Norge'' <br /><small>("Sons of Norway")</small><ref name="Anthem">{{cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/magasin/17\_mai/1.6612321|title="Ja, vi elsker" 150 år|last=Herven|first=Marit|date=2009-05-16|work=Norsk rikskringkasting|publisher=NRK|language=no|access-date=2009-05-22|archive-date=2009-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522211341/http://www.nrk.no/magasin/17\_mai/1.6612321|url-status=live}}</ref>
|national\_anthem = ''[[Ja, vi elsker dette landet]]''<br /><small>("Yes, we love this country")</small>{{center|[[File:Norway (National Anthem).ogg]]}}
|royal\_anthem = ''[[Kongesangen]]''<br /><small>("The King's Song")</small>[[File:God Save The Queen, Oben am jungen Rhein, Kongesangen and Rufst du, mein Vaterland (1952 instrumental).ogg]]
|official\_languages = [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] ([[Bokmål]] and [[Nynorsk]])
|regional\_languages = [[Northern Sami language|Northern Sami]], [[Lule Sami language|Lule Sami]], [[Kven language|Kven]] and [[Southern Sami language|Southern Sami]]
|demonym = [[Norwegians|Norwegian]]
|ethnic\_groups = 81% [[Norwegians]],<ref name=autogenerated6>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssb.no/innvbef\_en/tab-2011-04-28-01-en.html |title=Statistics Norway – Population 1 January 2010 and 2011 and changes in 2010, by immigration category and country background. Absolute numbers |language=no |publisher=Ssb.no |date=2010-01-01 |access-date=2011-07-23 |archive-date=2012-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122055639/http://www.ssb.no/innvbef\_en/tab-2011-04-28-01-en.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 2% [[Sámi]],<ref name="autogenerated4">{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html |title=CIA – The World Factbook |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=2011-07-23 |archive-date=2020-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506091556/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 17% other<ref name=autogenerated6 />
|capital = [[Oslo]]
|coordinates={{coord|59|56|N|10|41|E}}
|cctld=[[.no]]{{Smallsup|2}}
|largest\_city = capital
|government\_type = [[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[parliamentary system|parliamentary democracy]] and [[constitutional monarchy]]
|leader\_title1 = [[Monarchy of Norway|King]]
|leader\_name1 = [[Harald V of Norway|King Harald V]]
|leader\_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Norway|Prime Minister]]
|leader\_name2 = [[Jonas Gahr Støre]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
|leader\_title3 = [[Parliament of Norway|President of the Storting]]
|leader\_name3 = [[:en:Masud Gharahkhani|Masud Gharahkhani]] ([[:en:Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]]) <small>(2021–)</small>
|leader\_title4 = [[Supreme Court of Norway|Chief Justice]]
|leader\_name4 = [[Toril Marie Øie]] (2016)
|leader\_title5 = [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2021|Current coalition]]
|leader\_name5 = [[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]], [[Senterpartiet|Sp]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/solberg/members-of-the-government-2/id543170/ |title=New government 14.10.2021 |date=19 June 2009 |access-date=2021-10-14 |archive-date=2021-10-14 }}</ref>
|legislature = ''[[Parliament of Norway|Stortinget]]'' <br /> '''L''' ''[[Sami Parliament of Norway|Sámediggi]]''
|state\_religion = [[Church of Norway]]
|established\_event1 = [[Unification of Norway|Unification]]
|established\_date1 = [[Battle of Hafrsfjord|872]]
|established\_event2 = [[Constitution of Norway|Constitution]]
|established\_date2 = 17 May 1814
|established\_event3 = [[Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905|Dissolution]] of [[Union between Sweden and Norway|union with Sweden]]
|established\_date3 = 7 June 1905
|established\_event4 = Restoration from [[Reichskommissariat Norwegen|German occupation]]
|established\_date4 = 8 May 1945
|area\_rank = 67th{{Smallsup|1}}
|area\_km2 = 385,207<ref name="kart\_2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kartverket.no/Kunnskap/Fakta-om-Norge/Arealstatistikk/Arealstatistikk-Norge/|title=Arealstatistics for Norway 2019|publisher=Kartverket, mapping directory for Norway|year=2019|access-date=2019-03-20|archive-date=2019-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608034913/https://www.kartverket.no/Kunnskap/Fakta-om-Norge/Arealstatistikk/Arealstatistikk-Norge/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|area\_sq\_mi = 148,721<!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
|percent\_water = 5.7{{Smallsup|3}}
|population\_estimate = 5,550,203<ref name="ssbf">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/folkemengde/aar-per-1-januar|title=Population, 2024-01-01|publisher=Statistics Norway|date=2024-02-21|accessdate=2024-02-24|language=en}}</ref><!--{{formatnum:{{#expr: 51090 + 2.23 \* {{Age in days|2014|1|1}} round 0}}00}} <!--AUTOUPDATES DAILY at 00:00 UTC, 223 people added per day --> || {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} || {{#expr: (5109000 + 223 \* {{Age in days|2014|1|1}} ) / {{worldpop}} \* 100 round 3}}% || style="font-size: 75%"|[http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/befolkning\_en/ Official Norwegian Population clock]{{increase}}-->
|population\_estimate\_rank = 120th
|population\_estimate\_year = 2024
|population\_census = 4,858,200|population\_census\_year = 2001
|population\_density\_km2 = 14.4
|population\_density\_sq\_mi = 37.32 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
|population\_density\_rank = 213th
|GDP\_PPP\_year = 2010
|GDP\_PPP = $255.285 billion<ref name=imf2>{{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2008&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=142&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=32&pr.y=0|title=Norway|publisher=International Monetary Fund|access-date=2011-05-06|archive-date=2011-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016222037/http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2008&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=142&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=32&pr.y=0|url-status=live}}</ref>
|GDP\_PPP\_rank =
|GDP\_PPP\_per\_capita = $52,012<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP\_PPP\_per\_capita\_rank =
|GDP\_nominal = $414.462 billion<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP\_nominal\_rank =
|GDP\_nominal\_year = 2010
|GDP\_nominal\_per\_capita = $84,443<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP\_nominal\_per\_capita\_rank =
|Gini\_ref = 
|Gini\_year = 2000
|Gini = 25.8
|Gini\_rank = 5th
|Gini\_category = <span style="color:#090;">low</span>
|HDI\_year = 2022 <!-- Please use the year in which the HDI data refers to and not the publication year -->
|HDI = 0.966
|HDI\_change = increase
|HDI\_ref = <ref name="UNDP2023">{{Cite web|url=https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-indexindicies/HDI|title=2022 Human Development Index Ranking|publisher=United Nations Development Programme|date=2023-03-13|accessdate=2024-03-17|language=en}}</ref>
|HDI\_rank = 2nd
|HDI\_category = <span style="color:#090;">very high</span>
|currency = [[Norwegian krone]]
|currency\_code = NOK
|time\_zone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc\_offset = +1
|time\_zone\_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc\_offset\_DST = +2
|date\_format = dd.mm.yyyy
|drives\_on = right
|calling\_code = [[Telephone numbers in Norway|47]]
|footnote1 = Includes [[Svalbard]] and [[Jan Mayen]]. (Without these two areas, the area of Norway is 323,802 km<sup>2</sup>, placing it 67th in the world.<ref name="CIA, List of states for area">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2147.html|title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency|website=www.cia.gov|access-date=2011-12-05|archive-date=2014-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131115000/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2147.html|url-status=live}}</ref>)
|footnote2 = Two more TLDs have been assigned, but [[Wikipedia:As of|to date]] not used: [[.sj]] for Svalbard and Jan Mayen; [[.bv]] for [[Bouvet Island]].
|footnote3 = This percentage is for the mainland and also includes glaciers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssb.no/areal/ |title=Statistisk sentralbyrå: – temaside |language=no |publisher=Ssb.no |access-date=2011-11-25 |archive-date=2008-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218195330/http://www.ssb.no/areal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
[[File:Fiordo de Geiranger desde Flydalsjuvet, Noruega, 2019-09-07, DD 59.jpg|thumb|304x304px|[[Fjord]]s of Norway ]]
'''Norway''' is a [[country]] in the north of [[Europe]]. It is the western part of the [[Scandinavia]]n [[peninsula]]. The [[mainland]] of Norway is surrounded by the [[North Sea]] and [[Atlantic Ocean]] on the west side, and [[border]]s [[Russia]], [[Finland]], and [[Sweden]] to the east. The southern coast touches the [[Oslofjord]], [[Skagerrak]], and the [[North Sea]].

The Monarchy of Norway has been [[independent]] since 1814. Its [[head of state]] is a king - [[Harald V of Norway|Harald the 5th]] (as of 2022). The national day is May 17, which celebrates Norway's [[constitution]] of 1814. The parliament is called ''Stortinget'' and its members are [[election|elected]] by the people every 4 years.

About 5 million people live in Norway. The [[Capital (city)|capital]] is the city of [[Oslo]].

[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] is the national language. There are two official written versions of Norwegian called ''[[Bokmål]]'' and ''[[Nynorsk]]''.

The [[Northern Sami]] language is spoken by around 90% of those who speak one of Norway's 3 Sami languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/nordsamisk|title=nordsamisk|first=Svenn-Egil Knutsen|last=Duolljá|date=26 November 2018|via=Store norske leksikon|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-date=10 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510150056/https://snl.no/nordsamisk|url-status=live}}</ref> Northern Sami is also an official language in a number of [[municipality|municipalities]].

== History ==

The battle of Hafrsfjord (872 A.D.) resulted in small kingdoms becoming one larger kingdom, ruled by [[Harald Fairhair]]. After the king's death, again there were smaller kingdoms, inside Norway.<ref>[[Solveig Aareskjold]]. "Sjølv då Astrid Eriksdotter blei bydd fram for sal på ein slavemarknad i Estland, gløymde ho aldri kva ho var verd. Kledd i filler, framleis dronning" [Even when Astrid Eriksdotter was offered for sale at a slave market in Estonia, she never forgot what she was worth. Dressed in rags, still a queen]. [[Klassekampen]]. 2017-08-12. pages 36-7</ref>

[[Stockfish]] (or fish that has been [[freeze]]-[[drying|dried]], outside in cold weather) has been traded and [[export]]ed; this happened as early as either the [[9th century]],<ref name="StockfishSensationQuoteYear875">https://www.nrk.no/nordland/torrfisk-sensasjon\_-\_-vikinghistorien-ma-skrives-om-1.13632492 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809054838/https://www.nrk.no/nordland/torrfisk-sensasjon\_-\_-vikinghistorien-ma-skrives-om-1.13632492|date=2017-08-09}} "I den islandske ættesagaen [[Egilssoga]] fra 1200-tallet står det om Torulv Kveldulvsson, en høvding i Hålogaland. Kveldulvsson drev, ifølge sagaen, næringsvirksomhet i stor stil, blant annet eksporterte han fisk til England rundt 875. Dette har frem til i dag bare vært ubekreftede fortellinger. Nå har forskerne altså klart å finne bevis som støtter opp for mistankene om at handelen med tørrfisk kan ha startet så tidlig som sagaene forteller om."</ref> 10th century, or 11th century until 1066.<ref name=StockfishSensation/> Other sources say that the exporting was happening as early as the 12th century; stockfish is one of the country's oldest [type of] [[Object (philosophy)|things]] to be sold for export.<ref name=StockfishSensation>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/torrfisk-sensasjon\_-\_-torskefunn-kan-endre-vikinghistorien-1.13632492|title=Tørrfisk-sensasjon: – Torskefunn kan endre vikinghistorien|first=Josef Benoni Ness|last=Tveit|date=8 August 2017|website=NRK|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809060908/https://www.nrk.no/nordland/torrfisk-sensasjon\_-\_-torskefunn-kan-endre-vikinghistorien-1.13632492|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1349 half of the Norwegian people died, getting sick from the [[Black Death|bubonic plague (or Black Death)]].

When [[Olaf II of Denmark|a Norwegian king]] died in 1387, there was no king in Norway until the [[20th century]].

In 1397, Denmark, Norway and Sweden began the [[Kalmar Union]].

The first [known] [[map]], where Norway is drawn, was made in 1482.<ref name=FirstMapDagbladet>{{cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/a/68638877|title=- Nå kommer denne nasjonalskatten hjem til Norge|date=28 August 2017|website=Dagbladet.no|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521172847/https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/na-kommer-denne-nasjonalskatten-hjem-til-norge/68638877|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="FirstMap">{{cite web|title=Fikk verdifulle kart i gave|url=https://www.klartale.no/kultur/fikk-verdifulle-kart-i-gave-1.1017066|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120001813/https://www.klartale.no/kultur/fikk-verdifulle-kart-i-gave-1.1017066|archive-date=2021-01-20|access-date=2019-01-20|website=www.klartale.no|date=28 August 2017 }}</ref>

Sweden left the [[Kalmar Union]] in 1523. From 1536/1537, Denmark and Norway formed a [[personal union]] that by 1660 became the state called [[Denmark–Norway]]; Norway was the weaker part of the union with [[Denmark]]. That union lasted until 1814,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Denmark.html|title=Denmark|publisher=World Statesmen|access-date=January 18, 2015|archive-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226110620/http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Denmark.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Norway.htm|title=Norway|publisher=World Statesmen|access-date=January 18, 2015|archive-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226110618/http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Norway.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> when the [[Treaty of Kiel]] said that Norway be [[ceded]] (or given) to Sweden; Denmark did not cede the [[Faroe Islands]], Iceland, and Greenland

The Norwegian [[constitution]] was written in 1814 and signed on 17th May that year. However, Denmark, on the losing side of the [[Napoleon]] wars, lost Norway to [[Sweden]], on the winning side.

A [[Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)|Swedish–Norwegian War]] started on 26 July 1814. It ended on 14 August, because of an [[agreement]], called the [[Convention of Moss]].

'''[[Union of Sweden and Norway|The union with Sweden]]''': It started on 14 August 1814, when the [[Convention of Moss]] [[:en:Convention of Moss|(en)]] was signed;<ref name=ConventionOfMoss>{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Mossekonvensjonen|title=Mossekonvensjonen|first=Francis|last=Sejersted|date=8 January 2018|via=Store norske leksikon|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514235636/https://snl.no/Mossekonvensjonen|url-status=live}}</ref> the union went on for 90 years.

The results of the election in 1882, led to [[parlamentarism]] becoming part of Norway's [[political system]]; the votes of the "swamp men" decided the outcome of the election; they included teachers, artists and [[craftsmen]] who were not poor but also did not own land; ownership of land or a contract to use land was necessary to get [[voting right]]s; the "swamp men" had bough cheap land which was nearly useless, except for getting a [[right to vote]].<ref name=SwampMenDagsavisen>{{cite web|url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/oslo/stemmerettskampens-hemmelige-vapen-1.1020325|title=En liten myrflekk til fem kr ga deg stemmerett, og det ble avgjørende i 1882|website=www.dagsavisen.no|date=4 September 2017 |access-date=2019-01-20|archive-date=2017-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904181333/http://www.dagsavisen.no/oslo/stemmerettskampens-hemmelige-vapen-1.1020325|url-status=live}}</ref>

The right to vote in [ [[national]] and [[local]] ] [[election]]s, was given to the public (or the [[general public]]) in 1898.<ref name=SwampMen>{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/myrmenn|title=myrmenn|first=Magnus A.|last=Mardal|date=12 June 2017|via=Store norske leksikon|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-date=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521025734/https://snl.no/myrmenn|url-status=live}}</ref>

The end of the '''[[Union of Sweden and Norway]]''', was on 7 June 1905, when Norway got its [[independence]].

In 1905 [[Prince Carl of Denmark]] was elected [[King of Norway]]. His name as a king, was [[Haakon VII of Norway|King Haakon VII]].

In [[World War I]], Norway was neutral and served as a trading nation.

Norway tried to stay neutral in [[World War II]], but was occupied by German forces from 9 April 1940 to 8 May 1945.

In 1952 Norway became a member of [[NATO]].

Oil was found in Norway's part of the [[North Sea]], during the 1960s; the oil was found under the [[sea floor]].

===Royal family since 1905===
[[King Haakon VII]] was already married, before he came to Norway (in 1905). His wife, Princess Maud, became [[Maud of Norway|Queen Maud]]. Their son, Prince Alexander of Denmark, became Crown Prince Olav and followed after his father as [[Olav V of Norway|King Olav V]] in 1957. Olav and his wife, [[Crown Princess Märtha of Norway|Crown Princess Märtha]], had three children; Princess Ragnhild, Princess Astrid and Prince Harald (later Crown Prince Harald and in 1991 he followed his father as [[Harald V of Norway|King Harald V]]).

King Harald is the first king born in Norway in over 600 years. He has two children; Princess Märtha Louise and [[Crown Prince Haakon of Norway|Crown Prince Haakon Magnus]].

== Government ==
=== Ministry of Defence ===
The Government has Norwegian soldiers working in [[Syria]] (as of 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klassekampen.no/article/20170724/ARTICLE/170729959|title=Norge i Syria|website=Klassekampen|access-date=2019-01-20|archive-date=2018-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106055741/http://www.klassekampen.no/article/20170724/ARTICLE/170729959|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Afghanistan]], together with soldiers from other countries that belong to [[NATO]].

== Economy ==
[[Exports]] include :
[[natural gas]], [[oil]], [[hydroelectric]] power, and [[fish]].
Other [[natural resource]]s are [[agriculture]], [[forest]]s, and [[mineral]]s.

The government collects much money from various sources, and has policies intended to spread this wealth among Norwegians. This spread of wealth, is done both directly and indirectly.

[Including year 2020], the fishing industry is catching between 2.5 million [[metric ton|tons]] and 3 million tons fish from the ocean per year; from [[fish farm]]s around 1.5 million tons are [[slaughter]]ed per year.<ref>https://snl.no/Norge. 16 May 2021</ref>

Norway's annual GDP is 482.4 billion in 2022 

== Ethnicity ==

At the end of 2020, immigrants and people who were born in Norway, but who had two parents who were immigrants, they were 18.5 percent of the population; from those (two categories), 11.8% came from Poland.<ref>https://snl.no/Norge. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021</ref>

Most people in Norway are ethnic Norwegians. Norwegians speak a language that is related to German and English. Swedish and Danish are so close to Norwegian that most Norwegians understand them. Across Norway, many different dialects are spoken. Norwegians disagree on how to make one correct written language. Therefore, there are two standard languages, Bokmål and Nynorsk. Nynorsk is used in writing in most of the western areas and in the central mountains. Bokmål is written by most people in the rest of the country.

A native population of Norway, the [[Sámi]], has its home in the northern parts of the country. Their language is not at all related to Norwegian. In some parishes in the far north, they make up the majority of people. Many Sami now live outside the Sami homeland, mostly in Oslo and other big cities. Earlier, Sami people were forced to speak Norwegian in school. Now Sami is taught as the first language in school for Sami children, and Norwegian is the first foreign language.

Many immigrants have come to Norway in the last 30–40 years. They mostly live in and around Oslo, and in the other big cities. Many immigrants come from nearby countries, like Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland and Russia. There are also many from countries far away, such as [[Pakistan]], [[Somalia]], [[Iraq]] and [[Vietnam]].

Traditionally, all Norwegians were [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]], a variety of the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] faith. Still, more than 80% of Norwegians are Lutherans. Other important faiths include [[Islam]], other Protestant groups and [[Catholicism]].

The national minorities of Norway are Kvens/Norwegian Finns, [[Jews]], Forest Finns, [[Roma people|Roma]] and Taters.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.regjeringen.no/en/topics/indigenous-peoples-and-minorities/national-minorities/id1404/#:~:text=Groups%20with%20a%20long%2Dstanding,Roma%20and%20Romani%20people%2FTaters.|title= National minorities - regjeringen.no|date= 11 January 2007}}</ref>

=== Tourism ===
Among tourists to Norway, more come from [[Germany]] than from any other country. There are also many Swedes, Danes, British, Dutch and Italians visiting Norway. The Swedes and Danes often come in winter to go skiing. The others mainly come in summer. Many people visit Norway to see the Northern Lights, also known as the 'Aurora Borealis'.

== Media ==
The largest national newspapers in Norway are [[Verdens Gang]] (VG), [[Aftenposten]] and [[Dagbladet]].

== Culture ==
Norwegian culture can be compared to English culture in the way that it is considered a bad thing to show off, as opposed to the US, where this is more acceptable. This is a big aspect of Norwegian culture, and it is related to the philosophy of [[egalitarianism]]. Because of this, people will understate things, for example if a Norwegian says something is good or nice, it can mean that it's really great.

[[Item]]s from the Viking Age (in Norway), are shown in museums: One item is the [[Gokstad ship]].

Museums in Norway includes [[The Ibsen Museum]] - named after [[Henrik Ibsen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ibsenmuseet.no/en|title=Forside - Ibsenmuseet|website=ibsenmuseet.no|access-date=2019-01-20|archive-date=2019-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507060640/https://ibsenmuseet.no/en|url-status=live}}</ref>

The farmers' culture (''bondekulturen'') was brutal.<ref name=ForestKillingsOfBabies2021retrieve>[https://www.verdidebatt.no/innlegg/11694976-myter-og-unoyaktigheter Myter og unøyaktigheter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200308/https://www.verdidebatt.no/innlegg/11694976-myter-og-unoyaktigheter |date=2021-06-24 }} [myths and inaccuracies]</ref><ref name=ForestKillingsOfBabies>{{cite web|url=http://www.vl.no/verdidebatt/innlegg/11694976-myter-og-unoyaktigheter|title=Myter og unÃ¸yaktigheter|website=www.vl.no|access-date=2019-01-20|archive-date=2021-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521172852/https://www.vl.no/verdidebatt/innlegg/11694976-myter-og-unoyaktigheter/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Unwanted babies were "placed in the [[forest]]" (''sette barn på skogen'') to die, until the [[nineteenth century]]; in the end, the [rural] police authority - consisting of individuals called [[lensmann]] [[:en:Lensmann|(en)]] - were able to control [and stop] these [[crime]]s.<ref name=ForestKillingsOfBabies/>

Modern, [[camber]]ed skis were invented in the Norwegian province of Telemark in the early 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skiinghistory.org/history/short-history-skis-0|title=A SHORT HISTORY OF SKIS|website=Skiing History|access-date=2019-07-23|archive-date=2019-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723103726/https://www.skiinghistory.org/history/short-history-skis-0|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Politics ==
In Norway power is shared among three branches: The justice sector, the government and the [[parliament]] ([[Stortinget]]). Norway also has a king, [[Harald V of Norway|Harald V]], but he does not have any real power and acts as a symbol and [[ambassador]]. This form of government is called a [[constitutional monarchy]]. Elections are held every four years, and the winner of the election is the party or [[coalition]] of parties that gets the most votes and seats in the parliament. After the elections are done, the winners work together to find out who the [[prime minister]] should be, as well as who the other [[Minister (government)|ministers]] should be.

Here is a short summary of the biggest political parties in Norway, from left to right on the [[Politics#Left-wing and right-wing political parties|political axis]]:

\* [[Red (Norway)|Red]] (Rødt): A [[revolutionary socialist]] party which works for equality of income, labour rights, a controlled economy and [[feminism]]. 
\* [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left Party]] (Sosialistisk venstreparti): The party is not very radical and is concerned with environmental issues as well as education. The party is traditionally regarded as the "teacher's party" because of their focus on learning and school. One might call SV more of a [[social democracy|social democratic]] party than a socialist party, since their socialist views have faded over the years. They were more radical in the 1970s and 80s. 
\* [[Norwegian Labour Party]] (Arbeiderpartiet): The Labour Party is the biggest party in Norway. They work for a strong economy with many regulations on private businesses, and are traditionally the party for workers, securing labour rights and the [[welfare state]]. 
\* [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]] (Senterpartiet): The Centre Party used to be known as the farmer's party; they no longer use this name, but still they are mostly popular in the countryside and other rural regions, since they work for the environment and protection of Norwegian farmers. For example, raising [[tariff]]s, or putting [[tax]]es on [[import]]s, to make foreign food cost more so that people will buy from Norwegian farmers. This is called [[protectionism]]. 
\* [[Green party|Green Party]] (Miljøpartiet de Grønne): The Green party works for the environment only, and has recently been gaining a lot of popularity for its radical politics. They are mostly a left-side party, but will switch sides if it helps the environment. 
\* [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] (Venstre): Even though it is called Left in English, it is actually a [[social liberal]] party that belongs to the centre-right side of Norwegian politics. They work for liberal rights like [[freedom of speech]], [[gender equality]] and they are also concerned with environment. Because of this they heavily support [[public transport]].
\* Kristelig Folkeparti: The Christian People's Party is at present more active in local than national politics.
\* [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]] (Høgre): It is a conservative party and is the second biggest party in Norway. It works for a [[free market]], liberal rights and equality of opportunity. They are friendly towards private businesses and support economic growth by making taxes smaller, so that more people can start businesses.
[[File:2023 Norwegian local elections.svg|thumb|2023 Norwegian local elections]]
\* [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] (Fremskrittspartiet): The Progress Party is a right-side party. It works for stronger [[immigration|immigration laws]], a [[capitalism|free market]] and tough penalties for [[crime]]s. They also support private schools and [[tax|flat taxes]].

==Largest cities==
The city with the most people living there (or [[inhabitant]]s) is [[Oslo]]. The city of [[Bergen]] has 272,000 people living there; the city of [[Trondheim]] has 182,000 people in its [[population]].

Some claim that Bergen and Trondheim, each had their time as Norway's capital during the [[Middle Ages]].<ref>dead link{{cite web |url=http://www.trondheim.com/engelsk/touristinfo/ |title=Trondheim - the official website |access-date=2009-09-04 |archive-date=2009-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608010504/http://www.trondheim.com/engelsk/touristinfo |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Organisations associated with the Government of Norway ==
\* [[NATO]] : Norway was a founding member.
\* [[United Nations]]

==Related pages==
\* [[List of rivers of Norway]]
\* [[Norway at the Olympics]]
\* [[Norway national football team]]

== References ==
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