Was Norway a country before? Then it became independent?

Yes,1On August 3rd, 905, Norway became an independent country.

For a long time, the Norwegians were extremely dissatisfied with the Swedish rulers, so they withdrew from the Swedish-Norwegian alliance on June 7 and declared their independence. /kloc-A referendum held in August/March showed that 80% of Norwegians demanded independence. They also needed a new king, so they chose Prince Carl, the second son of King Frederick of Denmark, as king. Prince Carl was renamed King Harken after he ascended the throne.

1. Norway is called the Kingdom of Norway. It means "Road to the North", one of the five Nordic countries, located in the west of Scandinavia. The territory of Norway is long and narrow from north to south, with long and winding coastline and numerous coastal islands. Known as the "country of ten thousand islands", it borders Sweden, Finland and Russia, and also includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen. The capital is Oslo. The total area is 385,000 square kilometers.

2. Norway is a developed industrialized country, and its oil industry is an important pillar of national economy. Norway is also the largest oil producer in Western Europe and the third largest oil exporter in the world. Norway has been rated as the most livable country by the United Nations for six consecutive years since 200 1, and ranked first in the global human development index from 2009 to 20 13.