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Norway

Also Known As Kingdom of Norway
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Norway comprises the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, plus remote Arctic islands, sharing a long eastern border with Sweden and bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Its constitution was adopted in 1814, and it became fully sovereign on the peaceful dissolution of its union with Sweden in 1905. It is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Its capital is Oslo. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Oslo 2
Population
5,627,400 2
2026 estimate, from Norway's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
385,207 2
Independence or Founding Year
1905 2
Norway's modern constitution was adopted on 17 May 1814 on separation from Denmark; full sovereignty followed the peaceful dissolution of its union with Sweden on 7 June 1905. The kingdom itself traces to the unification of Norway around 872.
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Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Norway

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Norway is one of the three Nordic monarchies also called Scandinavia in the narrow sense.

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Oslo, Cities

Oslo is the capital of Norway.

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Nordic Classicism was a style of architecture that briefly blossomed in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland) between 1910 and 1930.

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Åsgårdstrand, Norway

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An international co-production with Denmark, France, Norway, and Sweden, it follows the story of a man under the alias Amin Nawabi, Rasmussen's high school friend, who shares his hidden past of fleeing his home country of Afghanistan to Denmark for the first time.

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Arne Dekke Eide Næss ( AR-nə NESS; Urban East Norwegian: [ˈɑ̂ːɳə ˈdɛ̂kːə ˈæ̂ɪdə ˈnɛsː]; 27 January 1912 – 12 January 2009) was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term "deep ecology", an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth century, and a prolific writer on many other philosophical issues.

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Herman Wright Cappelen (born 1967) is a Norwegian philosopher.

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Kristin Gjesdal is a Norwegian philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Temple University.

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Reidar Krummradt Lie (born 1954) is a Norwegian philosopher and emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Bergen.

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Bygdøy Royal Estate (Norwegian: Bygdøy kongsgård), also known as the Bygdø Royal Farm, is a Kongsgård estate and manor house that occupies a large part of the northwestern part of the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, Norway.

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Oslo Airport (IATA: OSL, ICAO: ENGM) — alternatively referred to as Oslo Gardermoen Airport or simply Gardermoen — is an international airport serving Oslo, the capital and most populous city of Norway.

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The building is located at Karl Johans gate 22 in central Oslo, Norway.

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Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil and StatoilHydro) is a Norwegian multinational energy company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.

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Bondhusbrea is a glacier in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.

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Grip (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɡriːp]) is an archipelago and deserted fishing village in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Norway (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Kingdom of Norway
  • Infobox, capital
    Oslo
  • Lead section
    Norway has a population of approximately 5.6 million, and a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi).
  • Demographics section, 2026 estimate
    2026 estimate 5,627,400
  • Introduction
    shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast
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Wikidata: Norway
Wikidata Q20, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
North Sea (Wikipedia)
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The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.
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Nordic Countries (Wikipedia)
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Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for the Nordic countries, but that term more properly refers to the three monarchies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
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Wikidata: Ytre Hvaler National Park
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OpenStreetMap Nominatim: OpenStreetMap Nominatim place record: Ostmarka National Park
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Østmarka nasjonalpark, Oslo, Enebakk, Akershus, Norway
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Borgefjell National Park (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Encompasses: Borgefjell National Park, Lead paragraph
vaarjelimmiedajve) is an undeveloped national park in Norway,
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Anderdalen National Park (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Encompasses: Anderdalen National Park, Lead paragraph
nasjonalpark) is located on the large island of Senja in Troms county, Norway.
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Ovre Dividal National Park (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Encompasses: Ovre Dividal National Park, Lead paragraph
álbmotmeahcci) is a national park in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway.
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Sor-Spitsbergen National Park (Wikipedia)
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Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park (Wikipedia)
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nasjonalpark) is a National Park in Norway.
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Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park (Wikipedia)
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nasjonalpark) is a national park in Nordland county in Norway.
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Faerder National Park (Wikipedia)
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nasjonalpark) is a national park in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.
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Blafjella-Skjaekerfjella National Park (Wikipedia)
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Lomsdal-Visten National Park (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Lomsdal-Visten National Park, Lead paragraph
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1,102 square kilometres (425 sq mi). It is located in Nordland county, Norway,
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Moysalen National Park (Wikipedia)
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is a national park located on the island of Hinnøya in Nordland county, Norway.
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Varangerhalvoya National Park (Wikipedia)
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Båtsfjord, Nesseby, Vadsø, and Vardø, in the northeasternmost part of Norway.
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Ovre Pasvik National Park (Wikipedia)
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Pasvikdalen valley in southern Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
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Sassen-Bünsow Land National Park (Wikipedia)
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nasjonalpark) lies on Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway.
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Anarjohka National Park (Wikipedia)
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Anárjohka National Park (Norwegian: Anárjohka nasjonalpark, Northern Sami: Anárjoga álbmotmeahcci) is a national park that lies in Karasjok Municipality and Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): CIA World Factbook archive: Svalbard
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Encompasses: Svalbard, Geography: Geography - note
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northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway
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