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Norway As A Country Of Norway

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Norway or officially known as kingdom of Norway is a country that is located in the northwestern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. The country shares a border with Sweden on the east side, Finland and Russia on the northeast, Skagerrak strait on the south and Denmark on the opposing side. North of Norway is comprised of mostly coastline, which faces the North Atlantic Ocean as well as the Barents Sea. The population of Norway is estimated to be around 4.9-5 million people the culture is comprised original natives which a called the Sami. As well as many other ethnicities from American, swedes, Danes, Britons, Iranians, and former Yugoslavs. The official language of Norway is bokmai and Nynorsk not one but two most widely used languages, as both are recognized as official languages. Currently the official religion of Norway is Christianity more explicitly evangelical Lutheran faith. Even though Christianity is the official religion, Norway has implemented religious freedom; other religions are expanding into Norway.
The economy of Norway is based on oil and natural gas production due to the discovery of abundance of the two resources in Ekofisk field in 1969. Fish is one of their main exports. Tourism of their surreal environments and midnight sun bring in notable revenue. The country ‘s green approach to energy production includes hydroelectric power, which they profit off from as well.
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