Maps of Norway

Climate
Norway's climate is considerably milder than latitude would have predicted. A branch of the warm gulf current eases temperatures and favors precipitation, which occurs following the circulation of winds blowing from the west.

Economy
Oil exploration in the North Sea and natural gas resources give Norway a high standard of living. Aluminum production is equally important. Fishing is also an important activity in the economic context. Fish exports continue to grow. Norway controls 10% of the world fleet. Norway's main trading partners are the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands.

Population
In 2006, the population was 4 610 820 inhabitants. Birth rates and death rates are respectively 11.46% and 9.4%. Average life expectancy is 79.54 years. Most inhabitants are of Norwegian origin (96%), but Danish (0.4%), Swedish (0.3%), British (0.3%), Pakistani (0.2%) also live in this country, Americans (0.2%), Yugoslavs (0.2%) and Iranians. In religious terms, they mostly follow the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The official language is Nynorsk (New Norwegian).

History
The country has been inhabited by Germanic populations since prehistory. It was unified in 872 by Harald Fairhair, a military chief, who reigned until 933 and made the country a fiefdom. The Vikings, medieval warriors who appeared in Europe between the eighth and eleventh centuries, invaded Norway. Christianity was introduced in the 11th century by Olavo II. With Haakon III (1217-1263) real power was definitely established. In 1380 the country joined Denmark and in 1397 Denmark and Sweden joined under the same sovereignty. Sweden broke the agreement in 1523 but Norway remained under Danish rule until 1814, when it was ceded to Sweden. Norway revolted and Sweden invaded it; it was then that a compromise was established between the two territories, in which Norway remained with its independent parliament but under the monarchy common to both countries. The conflict between the Norwegian parliament and the Swedish crown lasted until 1905, when the Norwegian parliament was declared completely independent and confirmed by plebiscite. Prince Charles of Denmark was elected king, Haakon IV. He reigned for 52 years until he died in 1957. He was succeeded by his son Olavo V, who died in 1991, and who, in turn, succeeded his only heir, Harald V.

The experience of German occupation between 1940 and 1945 persuaded Norwegians to abandon their traditional neutrality policy and join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949, the Nordic Council in 1952, the European Trade Association Free (EFTA) in 1960. Norway was accepted as a member of the European Economic Community in 1972, but after a referendum held that year, the proposal to join the EEC was rejected.

During the Cold War he managed to maintain good relations with the former Soviet Union without jeopardizing his relationship with the West. He managed to achieve political stability after several coalition governments. In November 1988, Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland was awarded the third world prize for his work for the environment. In 1992, Norway joined Iceland to defend animal life, namely by banning whaling. Norway, through a referendum, spoke out against joining the European Union in 1994. The king is the head of state. The form of government is a constitutional monarchy with a parliament. The Norwegian Constitution dates from 1814.

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