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Norway! **-Norway flag and coast of arms- -The Norway Map-**
 * The Country of...**

-Major Government The major government is called **//Constitutional monarchy////.//** -The Major Religion is **//Evangelical Lutheranism.//** -Language Spoken is //**Norwegian. there is 2 types of Norwegian is Bokmål**// **and //Nynorsk.//** -The leader is a king named **//Harald V////.//** -The Brief historyof Norway is...
 * //Here are some words of both types of Norwegian...//**
 * (B= bokmål; N= nynorsk) ||
 * one || en (B); ein (N) ||
 * two || to ||
 * three || tre ||
 * four || fire ||
 * five || fem ||
 * six || seks ||
 * seven || sju (N and B); syv (B) ||
 * eight || åtte ||
 * nine || ni ||
 * ten || ti ||
 * church || kirke (N); kyrkje (B) ||
 * breakfast || frukost (N); frokost (B) ||
 * open || open (N); åpen (B) ||
 * closed || stengd (N); stengt (B) ||
 * **c. 900** || Harald I united Norway. ||


 * **1349-1350** || An epidemic of plague killed about half the people of Norway. ||


 * **1380** || Norway was united with Denmark. ||


 * **1536** || Norway became a Danish province. Lutheranism was made Norway's official religion. ||


 * **1905** || Norway became independent. ||


 * **1940-1945** || German troops occupied Norway in World War II. ||


 * **1945** || Norway joined the United Nations. ||


 * **1949** || Norway became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ||


 * **1960** || Norway and six other nations formed the European Free Trade Association. ||


 * **1967** || Norway began its greatest welfare program, which combined many established social security plans under the National Insurance Act. ||

-The currency(money) is: **//Basic unit//—Norwegian krone. One hundred ore equal one krone.** -The major traditions are... //Holidays: **January 1 (New Year's Day); March 20 (Maundy Thursday); March 21 (Good Friday); March 24 (Easter Monday); May 1 (Labor Day, Ascension Day); May 12 (Whit Monday); May 17 (Constitution Day); December 24 (Christmas Eve); December 25-26 (Christmas); December 31 (New Year's Eve).**// //Food: **Norwegians eat 4 meals a day, but the main one is called __middag__, a hot meal usually eaten between 4:00 and 6:00 PM. A typical middag meal would be fish served with boiled potatoes and vegetables.**// //-//The Climate of Norway is //**temperatures up to 3°C (38°F) in January and 19°C (66°F) in July**// //-//Population: //**4,627,926**// //-//Geography: //**Area: 324,220 square kilometers (125,182 square miles)**// -Some major resources are **//petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower.//** -Some tourist attractions... Median Family Income: //**The typical marriage age for men is 25-30 and for women 20-25.**// = = =__//**BIBLIOGRAPHY!**//__= [] Caulkins, Douglas D. "Norway." //Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices//. Ed. Thomas Riggs. Vol. 3: Countries: M-Z. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 167-171. //Gale Virtual Reference Library//. Web. 18 Dec. 2010.
 * **1970's** || Norway began producing petroleum and natural gas from North Sea fields, greatly stimulating the economy. ||

[] "Harald V." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2010. Web. 18 Dec. 2010.

[] Leiren, Terje I. "Norway." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2010. Web. 21 Dec. 2010.

[] "Norwegians." //Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life//. Ed. Timothy L. Gall and Jeneen Hobby. 2nd ed. Vol. 5: Europe. Detroit: Gale, 2009. 358-361. //Gale Virtual Reference Library//. Web. 21 Dec. 2010.

[] Hanser, Robert D., and Nathan R. Moran. "Norway." //World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems//. Ed. George Thomas Kurian. 2nd ed. Vol. 2: Countries M-Z and Appendixes. Detroit: Gale, 2007. 704-710. //Gale Virtual Reference Library//. Web. 21 Dec. 2010.

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