Government of Norway

Kongeriket Norge, Kongeriket Noreg,
Kingdom of Norway.

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.

Stortinget is the supreme legislature of Norway, located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members, and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen plural member constituencies. The assembly is led by a presidium of a president and five vice presidents; since 2009 Dag Terje Andersen has been president. The members are allocated to twelve standing. Information obtained from Wikipedia.

Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway).

Flag of Norway

Norway's 5 Regions/landsdeler:

Norway's Constitution Day is the 17th of May.
Every year the entire country celebrates 17th of Mai, with parades, song, music, dancing, games, speeches, parties and delicious foods.

Have you ever celebrated Syttende Mai in Norway? If not, you are really missing out on a fantastic experience.

Click on the arrow below and it will bring you to a Syttende Mai Tog/Seventeenth of May Parade in Oslo, the Capital City of Norway.

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)

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