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Norway (Bokmål: Norge, Nynorsk: Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway.
Norway is a country located in Northern Europe in the northern and western parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The majority of the country borders water, including the Skagerrak inlet to the south, the North Sea to the southwest, the North Atlantic Ocean ( Norwegian Sea) to the west, and the Barents Sea to the north.
According to most definitions, the counties of Norway are divided into the following regions (these groupings are approximate): Northern Norway ( Nord-Norge / Nord-Noreg ) Troms. Finnmark. Nordland. Trøndelag (alt. Midt-Norge / Midt-Noreg ) Western Norway ( Vestlandet ) Møre og Romsdal. Vestland. Rogaland. Southern Norway ( Sørlandet / Agder )
2 days ago · There are four traditional regions of Norway, three in the south and one in the Arctic north. The three main regions of the south are defined by wide mountain barriers.
Norway's mainland covers an area of 323,802 km², making it somewhat smaller than Germany, or slightly larger than the US state of New Mexico. Just 5.2 million people live in this sparsely populated country, most of Norway's population is concentrated in the southern portion of the country.
In 1397 Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were united as the Union of Kalmar by Queen Margrethe in the late 14th century. Sweden broke away from the Union in 1523, but Denmark ruled Norway until 1814. During part of the 19th century, Norway went back under Swedish control. Norway became an independent country in 1905.
May 22, 2024 · Capital. name: Oslo geographic coordinates: 59 55 N, 10 45 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: the medieval name was spelt "Aslo"; the as component refered either to the Ekeberg ridge southeast of the town ("as" in modern Norwegian), or to the Aesir (Norse gods); lo refered to "meadow," so the most likely interpretations would have been either "the ...
