Government of Norway
Kongeriket Norge, Kongeriket Noreg, Kingdom of Norway.
The Government of Norway is a Constitutional Monarchy and is a Parliamentary Democracy. Norway is a Kingdom.
Norway's Coat of Arms. (above center)
In a Constitutional Monarchy, the power lies in the Parliament.
Norway's currency is the Norwegian Krone (NOK). One Krone is divided into 100 øre.
The Kingdom of Norway consists of the mainland, the archipelago of Svalbard and the island, Jan Mayen.
The capital city of Norway is Oslo with a population of about 450,000. It is located in southern Norway at the beginning of Oslofjord.
Norway's Parliament Building, Oslo
Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway).
The Eidsvoll Oath of 1814:
Enig og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall).
Flag of Norway
His Majesty King Harald V, King of Norway and Her Majesty Queen Sonja are Norway's Monarchs.
The country is divided into 19 counties (fylker)
Rogaland
Sogn og Fjordane
Sør-Trøndelag
Telemark
Troms
Vest-Agder
Vestfold
Akershus
Aust-Agder
Buskerud
Finnmark
Hedmark
Hordaland
Møre og Romsdal
Nordland
Nord-Trøndelag
Oppland
Oslo
Østfold
Norway's 5 regions/landsdeler:
Østlandet (Eastern Norway)
Sørlandet (Southern Norway)
Vestlandet (Western Norway)
Midt-Norge (Central Norway)
Nord-Norge (Northern Norway)
Norway's Constitution Day is the 17th of May.
Have you ever celebrated Syttende Mai in Norway? If not, click on the arrow below and it will bring you to a Syttende Mai Tog/Seventeenth of May Parade in Oslo.
Click on the arrow below to hear The National Anthem of Norway, which is: "Ja,vi elsker dette landet..."
(Yes, we love this land).
Click arrow below to hear The Royal Anthem of Norway: Kongesangen (The Song of the King)
Norwegian Royalty
Norwegian Currency
Fact on Norway
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