Everything in Norway

Independence Day: June 7th (1905)

National Day: May 17 (18 14)

National flag: rectangular, with the aspect ratio of 1 1: 8. The national flag is red, with a blue and white cross pattern on its surface, slightly to the left. Norway formed the Kalmar Union with Denmark and Sweden in 1397 and was ruled by Denmark, so the cross on the national flag originated from the cross pattern of the Danish national flag. There are two kinds of national flags in Norway. The government agencies fly the dovetail national flag, and the above-mentioned horizontal rectangular national flag is hung on other occasions.

National emblem: It's a coat of arms. On the red shield, a golden lion stands upright, wearing a crown and holding a silver axe with a golden handle. The golden lion is a symbol of strength, and the silver axe is the weapon of Saint Olaf, the protector of Norwegian freedom. At the top of the coat of arms is a golden crown inlaid with balls and crosses.

National anthem: "Yes! We love our motherland.

National bird: river bird

State dignitaries: King harald v, succeeded to the throne in 199 1 year; Kjell magne bondevik, Prime Minister, 1997 became Prime Minister for the first time from 2000 to 2006 and resigned in 2005.

The famous sculpture of vigeland Sculpture Park-Pillar of Life >:>

Physical geography: covers an area of 38,565,438+055 square kilometers (including Svalbard and Jan Mayen). Located in the western part of Scandinavia in northern Europe, it borders Sweden in the east, Finland and Russia in the northeast, Denmark across the sea in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the west. With a coastline of 2 1 10,000 km (including fjords), it is a natural harbor. Scandinavian mountains run through the whole territory, and plateaus, mountains and glaciers account for more than two thirds of the whole territory. Hills, lakes and swamps are widely distributed in the south. Most areas have a temperate maritime climate.

Population: 4,526,5438+0,000 (in 2002, it was 65,438+0). 96% are Norwegians, and foreign immigrants account for about 4%. There are about 30,000 Sami people, mainly distributed in the north. Norwegian is the official language and English is the lingua franca. 90% of the residents believe in Lutheran, the state religion.

Capital: Oslo, with an urban population of about 508,000 (2002 10+65,438).

Administrative divisions: there are 1 city and 18 counties in China, and there are 454 municipalities directly under the central government: Oslo (city), Hus, Akis, East Fuer, Hedmark, opland, Bushehr, West Fuer, Telmaque, Girdhar, West Gader, Rogalan, hordaland and Songgen-FiEULAN SPA01.

Currency: Norwegian krone >>& gt

Beautiful scenery in Norway >>& gt

A brief history: a unified kingdom was formed in the 9th century. During the Viking period of 9- 1 1 century, it expanded outward and reached its peak. 14th century, began to decline. 1397 formed the Kalmar Union with Denmark and Sweden, ruled by Denmark. 18 14, Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden in exchange for Western Pomerania. 1905 The monarchy was established independently, and Danish Prince Carl was elected king, known as haakon vii. Remain neutral in the first world war. Occupied by fascist Germany in World War II, King Haakon and his government went into exile in Britain. 1945 liberated. Haken VII died in 1957, and his son acceded to the throne, called Olav V.

Politics: The current Constitution was adopted on May 18 14, 2004, and has been revised many times. According to the constitution, Norway has a constitutional monarchy. The king is the head of state and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and nominates the prime minister, but he has no right to dissolve the parliament. Parliament is divided into upper and lower houses, and all other issues are discussed by both houses except that laws are formulated by the lower house and then discussed by the upper house.

Economy: Norway is a country with developed modern industry. The existing recoverable crude oil reserves are 4.28 billion cubic meters and natural gas is more than 4 trillion cubic meters. Other mineral resources are: 200-500 million tons of coal, 300 million tons of iron and 0/80,000 tons of titanium/kloc. There are abundant hydropower resources, and the exploitable hydropower resources are about 654.38+87 million kWh, which has been developed by 63%. The northern coast is a world-famous fishing ground. Agricultural area 10463 square kilometers, including 6329 square kilometers of grassland. Non-staple food is basically self-sufficient, and food is mainly imported. Industry plays an important role in the national economy. The main traditional industrial sectors are machinery, hydropower, metallurgy, chemical industry, paper making, wood processing, fish product processing and shipbuilding. Western Europe is the largest aluminum producer and exporter, with magnesium production ranking second in the world, and most of ferrosilicon products are exported. The offshore oil industry, which rose in the 1970s, has become an important pillar of the national economy, the largest oil producer in Western Europe and the third largest oil exporter in the world. The main tourist spots are Oslo, Bergen, Leros and North Point.

Norway in ancient national costumes

Press and publication: 1999 There are 65 kinds of daily newspapers published nationwide, with an average daily circulation of 2.29 million. Other newspapers and periodicals are about 1 10. The main newspapers are Evening Post, Road to the World, Daily and Bergen Times, among which Road to the World has the largest circulation. The Norwegian News Agency (NTB) was founded in 1867, which is unofficial. The Norwegian National Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) was founded in 1933. It is divided into two parts: radio and television, and belongs to the Ministry of Culture.

Diplomacy: Norway's foreign and security policy is based on cooperation with NATO. Actively develop cooperation with the European Union and Northern Europe, while maintaining good-neighborly relations with neighboring Russia. In recent years, we have further strengthened relations with the European Union, the United States, Russia and neighboring countries, paid more attention to developing relations with Asia-Pacific countries, strived to expand diplomatic space, and actively participated in international affairs through the United Nations. Norway is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Council of Europe, the Nordic Council and the European Free Trade Association.

Relations with China:1954101On October 5th, Norway established diplomatic relations with China.