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NORWAY
By: Kayla Lang
GEOGRAPHY
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What some of the important land forms and bodies of water in this country?
Seas: The North Sea and the Norwegian Sea
Land Forms: Forbidding Terrain, very mountainous, the fjords, and glaciers.
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Where in the world is this country?
The North East Hemisphere, on the very end of Europe (On the west end).
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Map of the Country
PEOPLE
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What is/are the official language(s) of this country?
Germanic Language- has two forms Bokmål and Nynorsk.
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What are the main religions in this country?
Pentecostals, Roman Catholics, and various Protestant, and Islamic.
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What is the life expectancy (The age until which a person is expected to
live.) for males and females in this country?
Male: 77.29
Female: 82.74
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What is the literacy rate (The literacy rate is the percentage of people over
age 15 who can read in a certain country.) for males and females in this
country?
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Male: 100%
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Female: 100%
GOVERNMENT
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What is the system of government (be sure to define this for us) in
this country?
Constitutional Monarchy- A monarchy in which the powers of the
ruler are restricted to those granted under the constitution and
laws of the nation.
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Who/What group is currently in control of this country?
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
President: Ms Tove PAULE
ECONOMY
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What are some of the main ways in which people in this country
make a living?
Agriculture- 2.9%
Industry- 21.1%
Services- 76%
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What is the per capita GDP in this country? (This is the value of
all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given
year divided by the average population for the same year. Some
people think of this as the average amount of $$$$ made by each
person in the country in one year. The most recent per capita
GDP listed for the United States is $46,900.)
$59,300 (2009)
2010 OLYMPIC GAMES
How many athletes (male/female) from your
country are participating in this year’s Winter
Olympics?
99
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How many events are athletes from your country
participating in during this year’s Winter
Olympics?
11
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MEDALS
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GOLD MEDALS
# of gold medals: 9 in what events: Biathlon-Woman’s 15 km, Cross
Country- Ladies Sprint Classic, Biathlon- Men’s 20 km, Cross- CountryLadies 15 km pursuit, Alpine Skiing- Men’s Super- G, -Country SkiingMen’s Team Sprint Free, Cross-Country Skiing-Ladies’ 4x5 km Relay
Classic/Free, Cross-Country Skiing- Men’s 50 km Mass Start Classic,
Biathlon- 4x7.5 km Relay.
SILVER MEDALS
# of silver medals: 8 in what events: Alpine Skiing- Men’s Downhill,
Biathlon- Men’s 10 km Sprint, Biathlon-Men’s 20 km, Freestyle SkiingLadies Cross Finals, Alpine Skiing- Men’s Giant Slalom, Cross- Country
Skiing- Men’ 4x10 km Relay Classic/Free, Curling- Men, Cross-Country
Skiing- 30 km, Mass Start Classic.
MEDALS (CONTINUED)
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BRONZE MEDAL
# of bronze medals: 6 in what events: Cross Country- Men’s Sprint
Classic, Cross-Country- Ladies 10 km Free, Speed Skating- 1500
m, Freestyle Skiing-Men’s Ski Cross Finals, Ski Jumping- Team,
Alpine Skiing- Men’s Giant Slalom.
RECORDS
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My country did not set any records
INTERESTING NEWS
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Links-
http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-news/n/news/afpnews/curling--royal-approval-for-norways-crazytrousers_289668Si.html
http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-news/n/news/afpnews/cross-country-skiing--norway-wins-womens-relay--thirdgold-for-bjoergen_293070tJ.html
http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-news/n/news/afpnews/cross-country-skiing--norway-hoping-pettersen-can-sparkgold_289928tw.html
http://www.nbcolympics.com/newsfeatures/news/newsid=447212.html
http://www.nbcolympics.com/newsfeatures/news/newsid=438933.html
For more information go to www.vancouver2010.com or
www.nbcolympics.com
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Norway Flag (1st pg)-
http://intize.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/norwegian-flagnorway-surfing.gif
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Map of Norway(2nd pg)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/geos/no.html