Kingdom of Norway Kongeriket Norge (Norwegian) Timeline: No Manifest Destiny | ||||||
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Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet (English: "Yes, we love this country") |
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Norway (green)
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Capital | Oslo | |||||
Official languages | Norwegian | |||||
Demonym | Norwegian | |||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
- | Monarch | Alexander II | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Erna Solberg | ||||
Legislature | Stortinget | |||||
Formation | ||||||
- | State established prior Unification | 872 | ||||
- | Old Kingdom of Norway (peak extent) | 1263 | ||||
- | Kalmar Union | 1397 | ||||
- | Denmark-Norway | 1524 | ||||
- | State reestablished | 25 February 1814 | ||||
- | Constitution adopted | 17 May 1814 | ||||
- | Recognised | 8 October 1814 | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2022 estimate | 5,425,270 | ||||
Currency | Norwegian krone (NOK ) |
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Drives on the | Right |
Norway (Norwegian: Norge), officially the Kingdom of Norway (Norwegian: Kongeriket Norge) is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares borders with Russia and Finland to the east, and Sweden to the southeast, while sharing overseas borders with Denmark in the south. The capital and largest city of Norway is Oslo. TBA
Etymology[]
History[]
Independence and war with Sweden (1810-1818)[]
Remainder of 19th century (1818-1914)[]
20th century (1914-1980)[]
Contemporary history (1980-present)[]
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