The Kingdom of Norway is a state located in the northwestern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Norway also includes the Spitsbergen archipelago, the Bear Islands, Jan Mayen (Arctic Ocean) and Bouvet Island in the Atlantic. It borders on Sweden, Finland and Russia. It is washed by the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
The form of government is a constitutional monarchy, the form of government is unitary. The head of state is the King. Norway is the largest oil and gas producer in Northern Europe. Most of it is exported. Norway is the second oil exporter after Saudi Arabia. The capital of Norway and the seat of government is Oslo.
Climate. Basically, the climate is temperate maritime, and in the far north - subarctic. Thanks to the Gulf Stream, the climate in coastal areas is milder than in northern latitudes.
Population. The approximate population at the beginning of 2022 was 5,425,270 people, of which approximately 25% are immigrants.
Language. The official language is Norwegian. In a number of regions, Sami (the language of the indigenous people) and the classical literary Norwegian language, Bokmål, have an equal status with it.
Norway is a country with a high standard of living, low inflation and unemployment. To a large extent, the welfare of the country depends on the gas and oil refining industries. Norway is Europe's largest producer of aluminum and magnesium. The country also has large reserves of timber, iron, copper, zinc, lead, silver, and granite.
Most of the population is concentrated in the largest cities such as Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim. People in the country are very responsible for their health and exercise regularly, the large coastline allows for rowing and sailing, the high mountains are suitable for rock climbing, and the diverse landscape is ideal for hiking.
In Norway, the government pays a lot of attention to the creation of new technologies, and free higher education can be obtained at all public universities, regardless of citizenship and language of instruction. Modern and comfortable campuses can be found throughout Norway, even in small towns. Here are the most tolerant, honest and hardworking people, as well as one of the lowest crime rates in Europe. Medicine and healthcare in Norway are among the best in the world. All this speaks of the thoughtful leadership of the country and the harmonious balance between the market mechanism and state regulation.
Norway is still pristine nature. It is nice and interesting here all year round, where majestic mountains with glaciers, and fjords that cut into deep gorges, and where stepped waterfalls fall down with great speed, surprisingly perfectly coexist. Depending on the time of the year, one can observe extraordinary phenomena both during the polar night and during the polar day.
Here people are very fond of hiking and countless trails have been laid for this, where you can go far into the mountains and admire the beauties of the region. And of course, we can not say about the northern lights. This is truly an unusual and amazing phenomenon. It has always attracted everyone with its mystery and grandeur, and all in order to forget about everything in the world and believe in something bigger and real.
