The Kingdom of Norway

1. NORWAY

Borovskaya Anna, the 9th form
School “Dialog”

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GEOGRAPHY
PEOPLE AND NATURE
CULTURE
TRADITIONS
SOME INTERESTING FACTS

4. Geography

Norway is situated in the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula. It is the
most northern country in Europe .
Norway capital city is Oslo.
Norway is a constitutional democracy in Northern Europe with a population
around 5 million.
The Head of State is His Majesty King Harald V of Norway.
Official language is Norwegian.
State currency is a Norwegian kroner.
Most of the country is covered by mountains. Norway is also famous for their
fjords, or long inlets of the sea, penetrating inland.

5. Norwegian People and Nature

Most Norwegians live in single-family homes and large apartments, their love for
electric or electronic goods and equipment is well known and a kind of
obsession. Norwegian People like to be attached to nature and to lead a simple
life. Thousands of Norwegians spend weekends and holidays at the family cabin,
which are located as far from others as possible.
Hiking and going for walks are a way of getting out of the house, as Norwegians
put it; you leave civilization and all its comforts behind to get in touch with your
inner self and feel like an authentic person. The success of a walk is measured by
the number of people you meet along the way. The fewer the people, the more
successful the walk was.

6. Culture

Norway is home to a number of Nobel laureates.
The main influence on the Culture of Norway is that of the Vikings. They
were great shipbuilders . There are also a lot of beautifully-decorated
churches and buildings across the country.
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7. Finally a few interesting but strange  facts about Norway and Norwegians.

Norwegians love frozen pizza.
The Grandiosa frozen pizza is unofficially named
as the Norwegian national dish
Fellesferien
Literally meaning the communal holiday.
It is the time of the year, second week of
July, when most Norwegians take their
four week summer holiday. This is a
logical choice as the weather normally
should be at its best during this time of
the year. Everything slows down in this
period, even the reporting in the media.

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P o lic e s t a t io n s .
M a n y p o lic e s t a t io n s in N o rw a y a re o n ly
o p e n e d d u rin g o f f ic e h o u rs , b e c a u s e o f t h e
s h o rt a g e o f m o n e y . M a n y o f t h e p o lic e
s t a t io n s a re c lo s e d d u rin g t h e w e e k e n d s .
P e o p le in n e e d o f p o lic e a s s is t a n c e a re
u rg e d b y a n a u t o m a t ic p h o n e m e s s a g e t o
c o n t a c t t h e s t a t io n d u rin g o f f ic e h o u rs .
B o x in g .
B ro w n ch e e s e .
A n d f in a lly , did y o u k n o w t h a t
o n e o f t h e m o s t p o p ula r
c h e e s e s in N o r w a y is bro w n ?
B o x in g w a s b a n n e d o n TV u p u n t il t h e la t e
e ig h t ie s , b e c a u s e t h e d ire c t o r o f t h e
N o rw e g ia n B ro a d c a s t in g C o rp o ra t io n a t
t h e t im e , c o n s id e re d t h e s p o rt im m o ra l.