Norway

Summary

Norway is a sovereign state^[1]. Norway draws 10,032 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #60 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• Norway is in the country of Norway^[3].
• Norway is on the body of water Norwegian Sea^[4].
• Norway is on the body of water Barents Sea^[5].
• Norway is on the body of water North Sea^[6].
• Norway is on the body of water Skagerrak^[7].
• Norway is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[8].
• Norway's head of government is recorded as Jonas Gahr Støre^[9].
• Norway is on the continent of Europe^[10].
• Norway is on the continent of Antarctica^[11].
• Norway's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[12].
• Norway's instance of is recorded as country^[13].
• Norway's head of state is recorded as Harald V of Norway^[14].
• Norway's capital is recorded as Oslo^[15].
• Norway's official language is recorded as Bokmål^[16].
• Norway's official language is recorded as Sámi^[17].
• Norway's official language is recorded as Nynorsk^[18].
• Norway's official language is recorded as Norwegian^[19].
• Norway's currency is recorded as Norwegian krone^[20].
• Norway's shares border with is recorded as Sweden^[21].
• Norway's shares border with is recorded as Finland^[22].
• Norway's shares border with is recorded as Russia^[23].
• Norway's shares border with is recorded as Denmark^[24].
• Norway's shares border with is recorded as European Union^[25].
• Norway's shares border with is recorded as United Kingdom^[26].
• Norway's shares border with is recorded as Greenland^[27].

Body

Geography

Norway is in the country of Norway^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Norwegian Sea^[4], a marginal sea^[28]; Barents Sea^[5], a marginal sea^[29], in Russia^[30]; North Sea^[6], a sea^[31]; Skagerrak^[7], a strait^[32]; and Atlantic Ocean^[8], an ocean^[33]. Continents include Europe^[10] and Antarctica^[11]. Part of include European Economic Area^[34], a regional organization^[35], founded in 1994^[36] and Nordic countries^[37], an administrative territorial entity of more than one country^[38], in Sweden^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[12] and country^[13].

History and Context

Things named after include north^[40], a cardinal direction^[41] and road^[42].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Norway include Norwegian rocket incident^[43], an incident^[44]; HNoMY Norge^[45], a naval vessel^[46]; Norge^[47], a semi-rigid airship^[48], in Italy^[49]; HNoMS Norge^[50], a coastal defense ship^[51]; Norwegian Current^[52], an ocean current^[53]; norite^[54]; Tour of Norway^[55], a stage race^[56], founded in 2011^[57]; and NorNed^[58].

Why It Matters

Norway draws 10,032 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #60 of 197).^[2] Norway has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] Norway is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Entities named for Norway include Norwegian rocket incident^[43], an incident^[44]; HNoMY Norge^[45], a naval vessel^[46]; Norge^[47], a semi-rigid airship^[48], in Italy^[49]; HNoMS Norge^[50], a coastal defense ship^[51]; Norwegian Current^[52], an ocean current^[53]; and norite^[54].