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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.

In a Constitutional Monarchy, the power lies in the Parliament.



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Norway's Parliament Building, Oslo


flag-of-norway 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(left)


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His Majesty King Harald V, King of Norway and Her Majesty Queen Sonja are Norway's Monarchs.

Norway's
Coat of Arms. (left)



The Kingdom of Norway consists of the mainland, the archipelago of Svalbard and the island Jan Mayen.

The capital city is Oslo.

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 Constitution Day is 17th of May (Syttende Mai).

The National Anthem is: "Ja, vi elsker dette landet..." (Yes, we love this country...)

Norwegian currency is the Norwegian Krone (NOK or Kr.)
One Krone is divided into 100 øre.

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