挪威(Norway)
正式名称挪威王国（Kingdom of Norway）
挪威语作Norge
欧洲西北部国家。面积323,878平方公里。人口约4,516,000（2001）。首都︰奥斯陆。人民多源自日耳曼民族；拉普人是最大的少数民族。语言︰挪威语（官方语）。宗教︰路德宗（国教）。货币︰挪威克朗（NKr）。位於斯堪的那维亚半岛西部，挪威是欧洲第五大国。中部和西南部地区为山地和高原区。传统上是个以捕鱼及伐木为主的国家，第二次世界大战後已大大增加其采矿和制造业的活动。该国发展中的经济以服务业、石油和天然气生产、轻重工业为主。全国识字率100%。政府形式为君主立宪政体，一院制。国家元首是国王，政府首脑为总理。
11世纪时由几个公国联合组成挪威王国。自1380年起，挪威与丹麦由同一个国王统治，直到1814年它被割让给瑞典为止。1905年与瑞典的联合解体，挪威的经济快速成长起来。第一次世界大战中挪威维持中立，虽然其船运业在这场冲突中起了极其重要的作用。第二次世界大战中它宣布中立，但还是受到德国军队的侵略和占领。挪威保持着一套全面的福利体系，是北大西洋公约组织的成员。1994年退出欧洲联盟。1990年代挪威的经济持续成长。
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Norway
NorwegianNorgeNation, northwestern Europe. Area: 125,050 sq mi (323,878 sq km). Population (1997 est.): 4,405,000. Capital: Oslo. Most of the people are of Germanic origin; the largest minority group is the Sami (Lapps). Language: Norwegian (official). Religion: Evangelical Lutheranism (official). Currency: Norwegian krone. In the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway is Europe's fifth-largest country. It is a mountainous land with extensive plateau regions in its southwestern and central parts. Traditionally a fishing and lumbering country, it has greatly increased its mining and manufacturing activities since World War II. It has a developed economy largely based on services, petroleum and natural gas production, and light and heavy industries. Literacy is virtually 100%. It is a constitutional monarchy with one legislative house; its chief of state is the king, and the head of government is the prime minister. Several principalities were united into the kingdom of Norway in the 11th century. From 1380 it had the same king as Denmark until it was ceded to Sweden in 1814. The union with Sweden was dissolved in 1905, and Norway's economy grew rapidly. It remained neutral during World War I, although its shipping industry played a vital role in the conflict. It declared its neutrality in World War II but was invaded and occupied by German troops. Norway maintains a comprehensive welfare system and is a member of NATO. It turned down membership in the European Union in 1994. Its economy has grown consistently during the 1990s.
