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Norway
This topic is for questions about the European country Norway. Norway lies north in Europe, bordering to Sweden, Finland and Russia, and the capital is Oslo.
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How long as Norway been a county?
Although they fought for civil rights during the BCs and early ADs, Norway was recognized as an independent country in 1905.
Where does Norway get its oil?
4% from sales are being spent on the state-budget.
The taxation on oil companies are 80%
The rest of the 96% earned from sales are being spent on foreign stocks, buying foreign stuff basically.
Some is also spent on innovation and during the finance crisis some was spent as bail-out money. This is how Norway made it through without a scratch.
How long does it take to London to Norway?
it's less than 500 miles, coast to coast, so it would take about 40 minutes maximum.
What direction would you take to go from the capital of Norway to the capital of turkey?
Ankara, the capital of the Republic of Turkey, is 1460 miles southeast from Oslo, the capital city of Norway.
How many doctors per 1000 people in Norway?
the EU average is 2.3 doctors per thousand
I want to know the doctor per patient ratio in germany, not the EU
How much do truck drivers make in Norway?
The average truck driver in Norway earns between 3,207 and 3,849 US dollars per month. This is equivalent to an annual salary of between 38,493 and 46,191 US dollars.
Who was the first Norwegian explorer to reach the South Pole?
That would depend on your definition of "reach". 1773: Captain James Cook became the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle. 1820: The Antarctic continent was first seen by human eyes. Historians have disagreed on who those eyes belonged to; at least one possible claimant is believed to have seen land but mistaken it for ice at the time. Credit for being the first man to see the continent has been divided between three men who made separate voyages to Antarctica that year: Fabian von Bellingshausen, a captain in the Russian Imperial Navy; Edward Bransfield, a captain in the British navy; Nathaniel Brown Palmer, an American sealer. 1840: Frenchman Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville became the first person to set foot on Antarctica. (Some historians believe that John Davis, an American sealer, may have set foot on the Antarctic Peninsula in 1821, but even he was unsure if he landed on the continent itself or a nearby island.)
Did Germany attack Norway in World War 2?
Immediately after the outbreak of war in September 1939, Norway, jointly with Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, announced its neutrality. In that action the Scandinavian states were following a policy they had adhered to consistently, if not always with complete success, since the middle of the nineteenth century. Germany, for its part, on 2 September 1939 presented a note in Oslo in which it declared its intention to respect the territorial integrity of Norway under all circumstances but warned that it expected the Norwegian Government to maintain an irreproachable neutrality and that it would not tolerate an infringement of that neutrality by a third power. A month later, on 9 October, in a secret memorandum on the conduct of the war, Hitler stated that the neutrality of the "Nordic States" was to be assumed for the future and that a continuation of German trade with those countries appeared possible even in a war of long duration. [2]
With due allowance for Hitler's tendency to play by ear, it can be said that the German interest in Norwegian neutrality at the beginning of the war was sincere. For Germany the advantages were substantial. Of the approximately six million tons of Swedish magnetite iron ore which Germany imported annually, about half passed through the Norwegian ice-free port of Narvik. (See Map 1.) From Narvik, as long as Norway remained neutral, ore ships could travel safely in the Leads, the passage inside the numberless islands fringing the Norwegian west coast. The Leads also made it much more costly and difficult to blockade Germany since blockade runners could steam up the long Norwegian coast and break out above the Arctic Circle in waters difficult to patrol. Consequently, in wartime the neutrality of Norway was a significant German asset, one which the British could be trusted not to overlook.
Passive exploitation of Norway's neutrality did not exhaust the German strategic interests in the Norwegian area. After World War I an opinion had developed in the German naval command which held that if the German Fleet had had bases in Norway and had not been bottled up in the North Sea that war might have gone differently for the Navy. It was a return to this line of thought which brought forward a proposal for a shift to more aggressive action in Norway.
In the last week of September 1939, with the campaign against Poland drawing rapidly to a successful conclusion, Hitler and the Commander in Chief, Navy, Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, began casting about for measures to be adopted in case the war against Great.
So yes, I think that is why.
For the minerals - iron and ports for their ships. Also to prevent the British obtaining them.
Is there free education in Norway?
There's free education all over Europe, along with free universal health care.
What is a typical home in Norway?
A typical day in Norway is similar to a typical day in the United States. People get up in the morning and go to work or school. Because the weather is cold, people tend to wear heavy clothing and skiing is actually a common sport.
What are a few facts about Norway about their culture?
Prior to the First Millennium BC, groups of the ProtoGermanic peoples moved northward into the Scandanavian penisula. These groups fragmented and consolidated until three discernably different ones emerged. One of these was the Nowegians, who occupied the northern and western edges of the penisula. Compared to the other two, Danes and Swedes, the Norwegians had the harshest climate and the least population. Consequently, they were frequently in forced unions with one or both of the other Nordic groups.
As each group had worshipped local gods, the various consolidations began to create a shared mythology, but with regional favorites. The Norwegians showed preference for one called Thor, who was associated with storms and the seacoast, but also with the working class, known as Karls. The Swedes, who had more agricultural land, turned to Frey and his sister Freya (lit. Lord and Lady) who provided gentle rains useful to crops. The Danes, long the wealthiest people, worshipped Odin (Wotan to their cousins in Germany to the south), who represented the upper classes, the Jarls. With the coming of Christianity, the various gods were assembled into a more or less coherent pantheon. Ironically, it was the literacy of the Christian monks that perserved the stories of the Nordic gods.
Economically, the Norwegians have relied on fishing (including whaling), raiding and trade, and in modern times, industry and tourism.
Which description would accurately describe a typical winter in the interior of Norway and Sweden?
Cold an Snowy
How long does it take to get to get to Norway on plane?
With Continental:
From New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty) to Oslo, Norway (OSL): 7 hr 35 mn
From Oslo, Norway (OSL) to New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty): 8 hr 55 mn
Which sea is east of Ireland and west of Norway?
The Irish Sea.
The Irish Sea lies between Dublin and Britain.
Is Norway an expensive holiday destination?
It's quiet expensive for tourists, but for us who lives here, it's normal. Sweden is a cheaper country than Norway.
What is the highest rated Norwegian cruise line?
The highest rated Norwegian cruise line is NCL (Norwegian Cruise Line). According, to several online reviews customers gave NCL great reviews. Looking and comparing cruise line prices and customer satisfaction reviews should help you make the best choice.
How do you get norwegian visa?
It depends, visa rules are complicated beasts even under the best of circumstances.
Try out the related link to the UDI (Norwegian Directorate of Immigration) visa page, it lists the major rules and requirements.
The Norwegian embassy in your area may also be helpful.
What are the major lakes and rivers in Norway?
For the lakes, Mjosa, Rossvat,Femuden(With a diagional lines going through each of the o's.). There are no major rivers going through Norway. Unless you're in french imersion and you need a "fleuve"... I don't have the names for the "fleuves"
