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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Counties of Norway
		Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold.
		Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland.
		Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Counties-of-Norway (669 words)

	Counties of Norway - Biocrawler
		Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke - until 1918 known as amter, singular - amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar).
		Oslo is considered as both a county and a municipality.
		There is some political disagreement on whether counties are a practical or indeed necessary level of administration.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Counties_of_Norway (79 words)

	Norway History and About its Counties briefs
		Norway, the ‘Land of midnight sun’ is an unevenly beautiful country of mountains, western fjords, vast farmlands, enchanted forests and sunny beaches and glaciers.
		Norway is famous for its breathtaking natural wonders and its peculiar character that cannot be cited anywhere in Europe.
		Norway also signed the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949 and was a founding member of United Nations.
	www.ezilon.com /about-norway.htm (590 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 municipalities (kommune, pl. kommuner / kommunar).
		The county numbers are from the official numbering system ISO 3166-2:NO, which follows the coastline from the Swedish border in the southeast to the Russian border in the northeast.
		The sub-regions corresponded to the church districts for the Lutheran church in Norway.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Counties_of_Norway (493 words)

	Kart/map over Norge/Norway
		Finnmark is the largest and the northernmost county in Norway, and also the newest in the kingdom.
		Norways capital and largest city, the thousand years old Oslo, is situated at the head of the Oslo fjord.
		This county stretches from coastal lowland near the Skagerak in southeast, to the mountain plateau Hardangervidda in the northwest.
	www.borgos.nndata.no /Norge.htm (1480 words)

	Norway at AllExperts
		Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway (Norwegian: Kongeriket Norge or Kongeriket Noreg) is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia.
		Norway is bounded by seas of the North Atlantic Ocean: the North Sea to the southwest and its large inlet the Skagerrak to the south, and the Norwegian Sea to the west.
		Norway is the homeland of expressionist painter Edvard Munch and the sculptor Gustav Vigeland and romanticist composer Edvard Grieg.
	en.allexperts.com /e/n/no/norway.htm (4009 words)

	Norway
		Norway occupies the western part of the Scandanavian peninsula and shares borders with Sweden, Finland and Russia.
		Over 500 sq km of Norway lies north of the Arctic Circle, but the country’s western coast remains ice-free year-round, and enjoys a surprisingly temperate climate, thanks to the warm waters of the Gulf Stream.
		Norway also has a state church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, for which a similar administrative structure exists.
	fadness.com /2_Norway.htm (384 words)

	County
		The county remains one of the oldest levels of government in China and significantly predates the establishment of provinces in the Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368).
		The county of Oslo is equivalent to the municipality of Oslo.
		At the county level there is a county administrative board led by a governor appointed by the central government of Sweden, as well as an elected county council that handles a separate set of issues, notably hospitals and public transportation.
	articles.gourt.com /en/Counties (2240 words)

	Norway - Gurupedia
		Svalbard and Jan Mayen are under Norwegian sovereignty and are considered by Norway as part of the kingdom, while Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean and Peter I Island in the South Pacific Ocean are Norwegian dependencies and not considered part of the kingdom.
		Norway straddles the North Atlantic Ocean for its entire length, bound by three different seas: the North Sea to the southwest and its large inlet the Skagerrak to the south, the
		Accordingly, Norway has been saving its oil-boosted budget surpluses in a Government Petroleum Fund, which is invested abroad and is (as of 26 November 2003) valued at 114 billion US dollar.
	www.gurupedia.com /n/no/norway.htm (1138 words)

	NACC Mid-Atlantic: Norway Information
		To the East, Norway border Sweden, Finland, and Russia.
		Norway consists of the western and northern section of the Scandinavian peninsula, as well as the arctic island archipelago Svalbard plus Jan Mayen.
		To the east of Norway lies Sweden, Finland and Russia.
	www.naccma.org /norway/noinfo.asp (445 words)

	Statistics Norway: Disputes dealt with by the Conciliation boards, 2004 - Less civil disputes in 18 out of 19 counties
		In 2004, for the first time in 10 years there was a decrease in the number of civil disputes dealt with by the conciliation boards.
		In Norway 47 civil disputes were dealt with by the conciliation boards per 1 000 inhabitants in 2004, compared to 51 per 1 000 in 2003.
		It is possible to select and export tables for the whole country and counties, by decisions, for the period 1995-2004.
	www.ssb.no /forlik_en/main.html (631 words)

	BioMed Central \| Full text \| Incidence trend and risk factors for campylobacterinfections in humans in Norway
		The objectives of the study were to evaluate whether the increase in incidence of campylobacteriosis observed in humans in Norway from 1995 to 2001 was statistically significant and whether different biologically plausible risk factors were associated with the incidence of campylobacteriosis in the different counties in Norway.
		The increase in incidence of campylobacteriosis in humans in Norway from 1995 to 2001 was statistically significant from 1998.
		The density of dogs and grazing animals in the 20 counties, as well as rainfall (median) and temperature (median) is shown in Table 2.
	www.biomedcentral.com /1471-2458/6/179 (3982 words)

	Kart/map over Norge/Norway
		Nordland is by far the longest county in Norway, stretching more than four hundred miles, most of them north of the Arctic Circle, from south to north with islands and fjords.
		Norways capital and largest city, the thousand years old Oslo, is situated at the head of the Oslo fjord.
		This county stretches from coastal lowland near the Skagerak in southeast, to the mountain plateau Hardangervidda in the northwest.
	www.nndata.no /home/jborgos/norge.htm (1480 words)

	Norway - Glasgledius (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Norway was a nonbelligerent during World War I, but as a result of the German invasion and occupation during World War II, Norwegians generally became skeptical of the concept of neutrality and turned instead to collective security.
		Norway straddles the North Atlantic Ocean for its entire length, bound by three different seas: the North Sea to the southwest and its large inlet the Skagerak[?] to the south, the Norwegian Sea to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast.
		However, Norway, together with Iceland and Lichtenstein, participate in the EU's single market via the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement.
	www.glasglow.com /E2/no/Norway.html (1030 words)

	Norway Visitor - Travel Information About Norway. Tourism in Norway, information site.
		Norway extends so far to the north that distances can take a long time to cover.
		Norway is one of the few countries in the world with fjords, deep indentations in the coastline formed by the scouring action of glaciers millions of years ago.
		Location: Norway is located in Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden.
	www.norwayvisitor.com /norwayvisitor/about_norway (613 words)

	Facts about Norway (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nordland: Nordland is by far the longest county in Norway, stretching more than four hundred miles, most of them north of the Arctic Circle, from south to north with islands and fjords.
		Telemark: This county stretches from coastal lowland near the Skagerak in southeast, to the mountain plateau Hardangervidda in the northwest.
		The county is situated between the Oslo fjord and the Swedish border, and is filled with farmland and low forrested hills.
	www.phrasebase.com /forum/read.php?TID=12709 (1551 words)

	OneMed - Facts about Norway (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Norway was a nonbelligerent during World War I, but was invaded by German forces in 1940 (Operation Weserübung).
		The landscape is generally rugged and mountainous, topped by glaciers and its coastline of over 20,000 km (10% more than the coastline of the United States) is punctuated by steep-sloped inlets known as fjords, as well as a multitude of islands and islets.
		Accordingly, Norway has been saving its oil-boosted budget surpluses in a Government Petroleum Fund, which is invested abroad and is (as of 26 November 2003) valued at 114 billion US dollar.
	www.tamromedlab.no /tabeller/norway_facts.htm (1267 words)

	Regional division of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The power is decentralized in Norway, meaning that the largest part of public administration is carried out at local levels.
		Norway is divided in 19 counties, or “fylker” as the Norwegians say.
		The counties are divided in municipalities, or “kommuner”.
	library.advanced.org /18802/norreg.htm (157 words)

	Country Profile - Norway
		Norway is party to five international conservation and sustainable use instruments: the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar), the Convention on the Conservation on Migratory Species (Bonn) and the Convention on Biological Diversity.
		Norway therefore participates fully and actively in all global and relevant regional co-operation for the protection of the marine environment from both sea-based and land-based activities.
		It is stated in the report to the Parliament concerning Norway's implementation of the North Sea Declarations that, as a matter of principle, all discharges of hazardous substances should be reduced to levels that are not harmful to man or to the environment by the year 2000.
	www.un.org /esa/earthsummit/noway-cp.htm (14593 words)

	Statistics Norway: Education statistics. Pupils in upper secondary education - municipal state reporting, 2005 - More ...
		More than 60 per cent of the counties' net operating expenditures consisted of expenditures on upper secondary education and other education purposes in 2005.
		The corresponding expenses per pupil in general fields of study was 94 000 NOK, while the expenses per pupil in vocational studies was 117 000 NOK.
		The counties' expenditures per apprentice is lower than expenditures per pupil.
	www.ssb.no /vgo_kostra_en/main.html (260 words)

	Counties :: Georgia : RSS Feeds : Gourt
		A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction.
		Rather, county, from French comtÃ©, was simply used by the Normans after 1066 to replace the native English term scir ()â”Modern English shire.
		Thus, whereas the word comtÃ© denoted a sovereign jurisdiction in the original French, the English county denotes a subdivision of a sovereign jurisdiction.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Fregional.gourt.com%2FNorth-America%2FUnited-States%2FGeorgia%2FCounties.html (428 words)

	Fjords.com - Fjord Norway. Explore the Norwegian Fjords.
		This is the startpage with all the information you need to explore and plan your journey to the four fjord regions in Western Norway; Møre and Romsdal, Sogn and Fjordane, Hordaland and Rogaland.
		Stop the planned 350 km long powerline between Sogn and Sunnmøre in western Norway, through some of the most beautiful and untouched nature in Norway.
		The scores are based on a 1-to-100 scale, and Norway's Western Fjords ranks as number one with 87 points.
	www.fjords.com (741 words)

	Innovation Norway - Official Travel Guide to Norway - visitnorway.com
		Innovation Norway offers products and services to help develop the regions, increase innovation in industry throughout Norway, and promote Norwegian industry and Norway as a tourist destination.
		With offices in all Norwegian counties and in more than 30 countries worldwide, it is easy to contact us.
		By contributing to innovation, internationalisation and the promotion of Norway and Norwegian business and industry, we are working to trigger the districts’ and regions’ opportunities to develop industries for the future.
	www.visitnorway.com /MWTemplates/QWArticle.aspx?id=177046 (347 words)

	Regional division of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The power is decentralized in Norway, meaning that the largest part of public administration is carried out at local levels.
		Norway is divided in 19 counties, or “fylker” as the Norwegians say.
		The counties are divided in municipalities, or “kommuner”.
	library.thinkquest.org /18802/norreg.htm (157 words)

	Wikinfo \| Norway
		Growing Norwegian irritation during the 19th century with having to deal with a government in Stockholm spawned the dissolution of the Norway-Sweden union in 1905, when the Norwegian government offered the throne of Norway to Danish Prince Carl.
		Norway was a nonbelligerent during World War I, but as a result of the German invasion and occupation during World War II, Norwegians generally became skeptical of the concept of neutrality and turned instead to collective security.
		Norway straddles the North Atlantic Ocean for its entire length, bound by three different seas: the North Sea to the southwest and its large inlet the Skagerak to the south, the Norwegian Sea to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Norway (1105 words)

	Norway Info - Norwegian words - Stave church
		Built from the 11th century, when Christianity had begun to spread throughout Norway (Christianity was introduced to Norway in 996), but mostly from the 12th century.
		In the 12th century there were between 800 and 1100 stave churches, today, most of those have unfortunately been destroyed by decay, some burnt down over the years, but many were also torn down to make room for bigger churches when the congregations grew.
		Norway Info and its contents are copyrighted by Katrine Fjeldal Clip, 1996-2006.
	www.cyberclip.com /Katrine/NorwayInfo2/words/stave.html (213 words)

	Norway maps from Omni Resources, world leader in map supply.
		This is a new hiking map covering the area between the lake Mjosa and the lake Randsfjorden and filling in the gap between the maps "Oslo Nordmark" in the south and "Jotunheimens fogard" in the north.
		This map covers an area in southwestern part of Norway from Lindeland in the south to Svartevassdammen in the north and from Lysefjorder with Kjærag in the west to Rosskreppfjorden in the east.
		The practical division of the country, and the large number of minor towns which are marked at the maps, make the maps practical; both if you just need one of the sheets for an overview or if you need the whole series for a longer trip to experience a bit of every region.
	www.omnimap.com /catalog/int/norway.htm (855 words)

	Norway: Introduction to Norway: Population
		The population of Norway currently stands at approximately 4.5 million, with some 75% of the population residing in urban areas and 25% in rural areas.
		Over the past decade, counties in northern Norway have experienced a zero to negative growth rate, while the southern counties and areas surrounding Oslo have had up to 13 percent population growth.
		Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no) monitors these changes and divides the Norwegian population into Non-Immigrant, Immigrant Western (the Nordic countries, Western Europe, North America and Oceania) and Immigrant Non-Western (Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, South and Central American and Turkey).
	www.culturalprofiles.org.uk /norway/Directories/Norway_Cultural_Profile/-2063.html (372 words)

	Leknes travel guide - Wikitravel
		The town is situated in the geographical midth of Lofoten, approx 68km west of Svolvær and 65km east of Å.
		Because of this, and because of it's rapid growth the recent years, it does not have the same traditional wooden architecture as most other towns in Lofoten, and may thus not be regarded to be as picturesque as it's neighbouring fishing villages.
		However the surrounding nature is regarded to be among the most stunning in Norway with it's mountains, peaks, cliffs and white sandy beaches, and it's harbour Leknes Havn is one of Norway's most important and visited harbours for cruise ships.
	wikitravel.org /en/Leknes (359 words)

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