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Norway Travel Guide

Norway Travel Guide

Norway is the official name of the Kingdom of Norway (Norwegian: Kongeriket Norge or Kongeriket Noreg) is a Nordic country. Located in Northern Europe Western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula borders Sweden, Finland, and Russia and has a maritime boundary to the Atlantic Ocean. close to Denmark and the United Kingdom Norway is known for its long coastline and famous fjords.

The neighboring island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are both under Norwegian sovereignty and are considered part of the Kingdom, while Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. and Peter the 1st Island in the South Pacific Ocean. As a colony of Norway only. It is not part of the Kingdom. Norway also claims the Dronningmaud Land in Antarctica. which is also home to a research station. This located on the west coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula To the north is the Arctic Ocean. The south borders the North Sea. To the east is Finland, Sweden, and Russia. To the west is the Norwegian Sea.

Norwegian is the language of Norway. There are two written languages: Bokmal and Nynorsk 0.88 percent Evangelical Lutheran Christianity (which is the Official State-religion)

Capital city is Oslo 

Currency Norwegian: Krone (NOK) Exchange rate 1 NOK approximately 5.65 baht 7.07 NOK per 1 US dollar National

Day May: 17

(Day constitution), political system , parliamentary democracy with the King as Head of State under the Constitution

Political institutions – Norway has a unicameral parliament, the House of Representatives (Storting), with 165 members elected directly by the people (people who have the right to vote must be at least 18 years old) and have a 4-year term of membership. May be dissolved. The Cabinet is appointed by the King to implement policies for the administration of the country with the approval of the Parliament. For the judiciary Judges are appointed by the cabinet. but has independent judicial powers