Facts about Norway for my students and kids.

1. Kingdom of Norway
Capital: Oslo
Demonym: Norwegian
Official languages: Norwegian
Population: 5.3 mill. people
Currency: Norwegian krone
Norway is located in Northern part of Europe and
shares its boundary with Sweden, Finland and Russia.
The name “Norway” means “path to the North”.
There are about 450,000 lakes in Norway
Norway has been elected by the UN as the world's
ideal country to live in.

2. King Harald V and Queen
Sonja of Norway
King Harald of Norway vowed to remain unmarried
for life unless he could marry his true love, who was
the daughter of a cloth merchant. They both later
married with help from the Government of Norway
and she became the Queen of Norway.
Government: Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Constitutional monarchy is a form
of government. It is also called
limited monarchy. A monarch is
the head of state, but must follow
a constitution.

3. President of the Storting
Olaf Michael Thommessen
Prime Minister Erna Solberg
Chief Justice Toril Marie Øie

4. Norway is a fjord country with many great fjords to visit, like the Sognefjord, which is the biggest fjord in Norway with its
180km long finger.
Fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides
or cliffs, created by glacial erosion.

5. The troll plays a significant part in Norwegian and
Scandinavian folklore. The troll is an ugly, messy, nasty
creature that lives in caves or forests and will turn to stone if
sunlight hits them. There are even a few areas in Norway that
have been named after the troll.
Norway is the most successful nation in the world at the
Winter Olympics. The country has collected the most medals
of any country over the games history.
The Sami are an indigenous people of northern Scandinavia who
have been living in the northern territories for over 10,000 years.
They are known for their colorful clothes and herding of reindeer.

6. The Nobel Peace Prize and its recipients' lectures are presented at the annual Prize Award Ceremony in Oslo, Norway,
usually on 10 December. The Nobel Peace Prize banquet is held in Norway at the Oslo Grand Hotel after the award
ceremony. Apart from the laureate, guests include the President of the Storting, the Prime Minister, and, since 2006, the
King and Queen of Norway. In total, about 250 guests attend.

7. Oslo has a ton of green spaces, and one them is Vigeland Park — the world’s largest sculpture park made by a
single artist. The park was completely designed by artist Gustav Vigeland, who not only laid out the 79-acre
park, but also completed the more than 200 sculptures displayed within it.

8. The Viking Ship Museum, which
houses the remains of Viking burial
ships that are more than 1,000 years
old
The Munch Museum, dedicated to expressionist painter Edvard
Munch (famous for his “The Scream” painting)
In Norway, you will find reindeers. These animals are also called caribou. These
animals which only live in the northern hemisphere above the Arctic circle, travel far
to get food. They have antlers, which they use for scraping the snow away from the
ground to find food.