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The World Factbook
Britannica
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The Norwegian Language belongs to the North Germanic branch of the Germanic language group. The Norwegian alphabet has three more letters than the Latin alphabet. Until about 1850 there was only one written language, called Riksmal, also known as “Official Language,” which was influenced by Danish. Landsmal, or “Country Language,” was then created out of the rural dialects. After a long feud they decided upon Bokmal (book language) which is used in many schools there today

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Norway is located in Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, it is also west of Sweden. The absolute location for Norway is 62 00 N, 10 00 E. On a map you will see it is located on the northern side of Europe and occupies the western half of the Scandinavian peninsula. Most people tend to live in Oslo, also known as the capital.

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Population: 5,320,045 (July 2017 est.)
Norwegian 94.4% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 est.)

Land area: total: 323,802 sq km

land: 304,282 sq km

water: 19,520 sq km

country comparison to the world: 69

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More then four-fifths of all Norwegians belong to the Evangelical Lutheran national church, the Church of Norway, which is provided by their government. The largest groups outside this establishment are Pentecostals, Roman Catholics, Lutheran Free Church members, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Methodists, and Baptists. Also there are small groups of Muslims and Buddhists due to Asian immigration.

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Norway has a monarchy government which means a king or queen rules the kingdom or empire. The queen is Queen Sonja of Norway who was married to the formal King, King Harald V. who passed away on January 17, 1991. Queen Sonja and King Harald V had children or the prince and princess Haakon, crowned prince of Norway and Princess Martha Louise of Norway. There is also the grandchildren of Queen Sonja Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus, Maud Angelica Behn, Leah Isadora Behn, and Emma Tallulah Behn of Norway.

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The average temperature for the west coast of Norway is 45-54 degrees Fahrenheit but it can get to as low as -13 to -22 degrees Fahrenheit. Norway lies directly in the path of the North Atlantic cyclones,or winds, which leads to many changes in weather. Western Norway has a oceanic climate, with cool summers, mild winters, and close to 90 inches of precipitation each year.

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Norway's most celebrated holiday is Christmas due to there religion. They celebrate like we do they gather with family and have presents and larges meals. They also celebrate holidays we don't like Women's day and Ascension day and Pentecost. Women's day is the 8th of March. In the 1970's, many people were involved in the struggle for equality and women’s rights and International Women’s Day has been celebrated in Norway every year since 1972 but it is not a public holiday. There is also Ascension Day which is 40 days after Easter and Pentecost which is 50 days after Easter. Both of these are Christian holidays.

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Norway was once home to the feared viking raiders, and in the tenth century it adopted  Christianity, which is “the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices”. Later in the fourteenth century they formed a union with Denmark. Norway quest to gain independence started on May 17, 1814. Sense they were in a forced union with Sweden they didn’t  truly gain their independence until 1905. Norway also took part in both World wars even though they proclaimed neutrality. Germany invaded they during World War two and it’s monarch was forced to flee to England.

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The great majority of Norway’s petroleum exports go to the nations of the European Union. Other important exports are machinery and transport equipment, metals and metal products, and fish.Norway’s principal trading partners are the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Principal imports include machinery, motor vehicles, ships, iron and steel, chemicals and chemical products, and food products, especially fruits and vegetables. The United Kingdom receives the largest portion of Norwegian exports and Germany and Sweden are the greatest contributors of imports to Norway.

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Norway has hosted the winter games twice once in Oslo in 1952 and another in Lillehammer in 1994. Norway has won more medals in the winter games then any other athlete in another country.  Norway also has an amazing record in track and field, notably in long-distance running events. Above all skiing is the central identity of Norway. Norway first introduced skiing competitions in the 18th century. It started off for their soldiers but it grew to nonmilitary skiing events at Tromso in 1843. The annual Holmenkollen Ski Festival is the world’s oldest (1892), attracting tens of thousands of people.