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MSN Encarta - Norway To the north is the Barents Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean; to the west is the Norwegian Sea; and to the south are the Skagerrak, a strait separating Norway from Denmark, and the North Sea. Norway is a land of rugged, pine-topped mountain ranges, valleys gouged out by glaciers, and narrow deep-sided inlets from the sea known as fjords. Northern Norway is a vast region of fjords, mountains, and islands. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556517/article.html   (965 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Norway Norway, comprising the smaller division of the Scandinavian peninsula, is bounded on the east by Lapland and Sweden, and on the west by the Atlantic. As regards territorial development in the Middle Ages, Norway had a number of tributary provinces--in the north, Finmark, inhabited by heathen Lapps; various groups of islands south-west of Norway as: the Farve Islands, the Orkneys, the Shetlands, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, to which were added later Iceland and Greenland. Ecclesiastically, Norway was at first under the direction of the Archbishop of Lund (1103); later (1152) under the Archbishop of Trondhjem, who had jurisdiction over the Bishops of Bergen, Stavanger, Oslo, Hamar, Farvê, Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), Skalholt and Holar (Holum) in Iceland, and Gardar (Garde) in Greenland. www.newadvent.org /cathen/11117b.htm   (4747 words)

Flag of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The flag of Norway is red with a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. Later in 1814 Norway was united with Sweden, and in 1815 a common flag for both states was introduced, the Swedish flag with a white cross on a red background in the top left corner (or canton) of the flag. In 1814 independent Norway adopted the Danish flag with the Norwegian lion in the hoist. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Norway   (1113 words)

Norway. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 Norway was one of the original members of the United Nations (the Norwegian Trygve Lie was the first UN Secretary-General), and it became a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949. Norway is a constitutional monarchy; executive power, while nominally held by the monarch, is exercised by a council of ministers led by the prime minister. The history of Norway before the age of the Vikings is indistinct from that of the rest of Scandinavia. www.bartleby.com /65/no/Norway.html   (2041 words)

Norway (10/05) Norway was one of the signers of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949 and was a founding member of the United Nations. Norway is in the top rank of nations in the number of books printed per capita, even though Norwegian is one of the world's smallest language groups. Norway is not a member of the EU's Economic and Monetary Union and does not have a fixed exchange rate. www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3421.htm   (2506 words)

Norway - Wikitravel Norway is located on a large peninsula shared with Sweden in the north of Europe. In Norway, travellers enjoy a right to access, which means it is possible to camp freely in most places, as long as you're on uncultivated land, you're not leaving any traces and you're out of the way. Norway [1] is one of the three Scandinavian countries located in Northern Europe. wikitravel.org /en/Norway   (4338 words)

Norway - the official site in the United Arab Emirates Norway at the beginning of the twenty-first century is a highly developed society with one of the highest levels of education in Europe. Norway is a young nation with a long history, especially as a maritime nation. Oil was discovered off the coast of Norway in the late 1960s, and the ensuing period of technological and economic development has spawned some of the most impressive feats of engineering in history. www.norway.ae   (245 words)

Norway -- The 2002 Index of Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation Norway's top income tax rate is 47.5 percent; the marginal rate for the average taxpayer is 28 percent. Norway's fiscal burden of government score is 0.5 point better this year, and its wages and prices score is 1 point better. Norway boasts a welfare state and the high taxes needed to fund it. cf.heritage.org /index/country.cfm?ID=110.0   (895 words)

Overview - Norway Country Guide - World Travel Guide Norway itself was divided into a number of fiefdoms; the unification process began with King Harald Fairhair, who defeated the major northern tribes at the battle of Hafrsfjord in 872. The alliance was intended to be one of equals; in practice, Denmark was the dominant partner, and in 1536, Norway became formally subservient to the Danish crown. The arrival of bubonic plague (The Black Death) in Norway in 1350 killed half the Norwegian population. www.worldtravelguide.net /country/country_guide.ehtml?o=208&NAV_guide_class=CountryGuide&NAV_Region=208   (531 words)

Norway Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide Norway is a ruggedly beautiful country of mountains, fjords and glaciers. Norway prizes its stunning natural wonders and retains a robust frontier character unusual in Europe. Norway is like some ancient saga come to life. www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/norway   (239 words)

BBC NEWS World Europe Country profiles Country profile: Norway Norway registered objections to the 1986 International Whaling Commission (IWC) ban on whaling and resumed the practice on a commercial basis in 1993. Norway declared its independence in 1905 when the union with Sweden was dissolved. Norway has a rich, sea-faring tradition and its lengthy, rugged coastline has been central to its development. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1023276.stm   (628 words)

Ethnologue report for Norway 31,600 to 42,600 ethnic Sámi in Norway (1995). Northern Norway, Tromso and Finnmark counties, Ruija, Kveeniland; city of Tromso, and in Oteren, Skibotn, Storslett, Kvaenangsbotn, Nordreisa, Alta, Borselv, Neiden, Bygoynes, Vadso. Ethnic population: 30,000 to 40,000 in Norway (1995 M. Krauss). www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Norway   (325 words)

Norway Norway is one of the Nordic countries, occupying the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula, with a total area of 323 878 sq km. Norway is a constitutional monarchy which means that the constitution decrees that the country should be ruled by a monarch. The general public, and their political leaders, had believed that Norway would be able to stay out of the second world war, just as the country had maintained its neutrality in World War I. Culture and History of Norway www.cdli.ca /CITE/norway.htm   (1692 words)

The EU's relations with Norway - Overview Norway participates in the work of the Council through a Mixed Committee as of May 1999 and the operational parts of the Agreement were implemented in March 2001. Norway is very active in international relations and a member of key international organisations such as the UN, NATO, the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers, Barents and Baltic Councils, the Arctic Council, EFTA, OECD, WTO, Council of Europe and OSCE. Norway’s relations with the EU are mainly governed by the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/norway/intro   (1736 words)

norway map and information page Norway, "The Land of Vikings, and the Midnight Sun," is the northernmost country in Europe, and quite honestly, one of the most visually stunning places on the planet. Landforms Norway is a rugged land of ice age glaciers, mountains, plateaus and deep, forested valleys. Norway is a land of clean water, fresh air, and friendly, hard-working people. www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/no.htm   (547 words)

Norway MetaFilter Norway might be the only country in the world that has managed to deal with it's immense oil wealth democratically and in a sustainable way. And Norway has been voted (I am not sure which UN group it is that does this sort of thing) the best nation in the world to live in for the 5th year in a row. Norway killed 800 Minke whales this year and is poised to triple its quota. www.metafilter.com /mefi/44991   (5042 words)

Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles The Kingdom of Norway consists of the mainland on the Scandinavian peninsula, the Svalbard archipelago (in accordance with the 1920 Spitzbergen Treaty), and Jan Mayen island in the Arctic. Norway was a founder member of NATO in 1949, of the Nordic Council in 1952 and of EFTA in 1960. Norway has also provided forces to international operations in Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina and, until July 2004, 140 members of the Telemark engineering battalion worked with British forces in Basra, A handful of troops remained with the Multinational Force and NATO training mission in Iraq. www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744925788   (4619 words)

Aftenposten.no Norway, Norwegian news in English Norway's foreign minister continues to claim that none of the US flights allegedly used by the CIA that entered Norwegian air space or landed in Norway, had any prisoners on board. Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's warning that support to the Hamas-led Palestinian government would be halted surprised many government colleagues. Norwegian black metal is widely followed outside Norway's borders, and now fans can look forward to a movie tied to the movement as well as a new CD from one of the country's best-known bands, "Satyricon." www.aftenposten.no /english   (534 words)

Norway Norway has some of the strictest laws in Europe concerning driving under the influence of alcohol and those laws prescribe heavy penalties for those convicted of even a low blood alcohol level. Norway was among a list of countries that al-Qa’ida named as legitimate targets in 2003 and 2004. The remote and sparse populations in northern Norway, and the dependency on ferries to cross fjords of western Norway, may affect transportation and ready access to medical facilities. travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_990.html   (1663 words)

Norway News Norway's shooting champion Are Hansen is baring himself to cover his expenses for participating in the Beijing Olympics. A group of Norwegian business organizations is opening an RFID lab in Norway in a bid to boost RFID research and deployment in their country. Norway should not stop the financial support of the Palestinian self governing authorities, as announced by the Foreign Minister, said reports reaching here from Oslo on Monday. www.topix.net /world/norway   (636 words)

Norway Margaret Maid of Norway - Margaret Maid of Norway, 1283–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90), daughter of Eric II of... Norway is situated in the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula. After 1442, Norway was ruled by Danish kings until 1814, when it was united with Sweden—although retaining a degree of independence and receiving a new constitution—in an uneasy partnership. www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107851.html   (902 words)

SCI-BYTES: Norwegian Science, 1998-2002 Norway's world share of science and social-science papers over the last five years, expressed as a percentage of papers in each of 21 fields in the Thomson ISI database. (In geosciences, for example, the impact of papers from Norway was 5% above the world mark--3.51 cites for Norway versus an average of 3.34 cites for the world.) In addition to its high score in ecology/environmental (41% above the world mark), Norway posted notably high scores in clinical medicine (+22%) and mathematics (+32%). Also, Norway's relative citation impact compared to the world average in each field, in percentage terms. www.in-cites.com /research/2003/september_15_2003-1.html   (309 words)

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. (Norway - the official site in the United States) Norway is the world's second largest exporter of crude oil, and a significant supplier of gas to the European market. Today, the Embassy in Washington is Norway's largest, with a staff of 45, including representatives from a number of Norwegian ministries. Innovation Norway promotes nationwide industrial development profitable to both the business economy and Norways national economy, and helps release the potential of different districts and regions by contributing towards innovation, internationalisation and promotion. www.norway.org /embassy   (1527 words)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway condemns the arrests of Belarussian demonstrators and opposition members during the past few days and deeply deplores that the Belarussian police have now dispersed the protestors who had set up tents on October Square in Minsk, said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Norway condemns the latest acts of violence in Sri Lanka The Role of Human Rights in Peace Agreements - Norway’s facilitation of peace processes odin.dep.no /ud/engelsk   (344 words)

Mr Norway Peter offered Norway some of his photos of the races: "I've got enough of your books; what about some pictures?" He has a clear memory of Norway's ability to hold an audience enthralled, in spite of a speech defect. Norway lived at Langwarrin, near Frankston, for the latter part of his life during the 1950s. The front bumper of Norway's car was not always attached during races, and is missing from most of the Phillip Island event photos. delarue.net /norway.htm   (1979 words)

Ministry of Defence - Information from the Ministry of Defence Norway is to send 3 to 4 F-16 aircraft to Afghanistan for a period of three months in spring 2006. Modernisation of the Armed Forces will continue and more resources will be devoted to the northern regions and to UN operations. odin.dep.no /fd/engelsk   (134 words)

The Norway Post : Front page Norway's Statoil has up to now spent NOK 15 billion on securing the rights to large oil and gas reserves in Algeria's Sahara desert. Monday, or 2nd Day Easter as it is called in Norway, ends a 10-day vacation for most Norwegians. Easter in Norway - from church pews to mountain peaks www.norwaypost.no   (502 words)

Norway In the case of Norway, horizontally there are 6 units of red, 1 unit of white, 2 units of blue, 1 unit of white, and 12 units of red. Vertically the flag has 6 units of red, 1 unit of white, 2 units of blue, 1 unit of white and 6 units of red. Scandinavian crosses are measured by the width of the color, as shown in the diagram above. flagspot.net /flags/no.html   (135 words)

Technorati Tag: Norway Norway Travel Cultural escorted tours or customized individual, family, heritage and group designed travel into majestic Norway. Travel to Norway with The New York Times Get the inside scoop on travel to Norway and other great European destinations with The New York Times Travel section. Travelzoo: Handpicked Norway Deals Travelzoo handpicks outstanding Norway vacation deals and guides you directly to the quality companies providing them. www.technorati.com /tag/Norway   (469 words)

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