Norway Government

Norway exercises representative parliamentary democracy. The leaders are elected to represent the citizens in parliament. The country’s politics is conducted under a multi-party democracy, whereby several parties compete against each other for the number of seats in the parliament. The country is a constitutional monarchy. The executive powers in the country are exercised by the king’s council. The judiciary arm of the government is independent of the executive and the legislature.

Parliamentary elections in Norway are held after every four years. The several parties work together to form coalition governments or minority cabinets. The country is sub-divided into 19 distinct counties. Each county elects a specified number of representatives to the storting according to the geographical area and according to the population in the county. A separate election is also held to elect municipal leaders. After the elections to the parliament, the elected representatives choose their own president. The seat of the president is considered as a prestigious position rather than a position where one can exercise powers.

Storting is the supreme legislative house in Norway. The house consists of 169 members. The house was established by the constitutional amendment of 1814. The parliamentary building is located in Oslo. As from March 5, 1866, the proceedings of the Storting have been held in the Parliament of Norway Building at Karl Johans Gate 22 in Oslo. The official residence of the monarch, The Royal Palace, is located in central Oslo, at the end of the Karl Johans gate. It was built in the first half of the 19th century. The official residence of the prime minister is known as the Inkognitogata 18. It is located in Oslo.

Major political parties in Norway include the Social Democratic party, the Special Issue/Conservative Liberal, the Conservation, and the Communist/Socialist.

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	Oslo
Languages	Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Ethnic Groups	Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 est.)
Religion	Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 82.1%, other Christian 3.9%, Muslim 2.3%, Roman Catholic 1.8%, other 2.4%, unspecified 7.5% (2011 est.)
Government	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Independance	7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union)
Area	323,802.00 km²
Water Area	19,520.00 km²
Land Area	304,282.00 km²
Population	5,265,158.00 Most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is more mild and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated
Location	Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
No. Bordering Countries	3
Bordering Countries	Finland 709 km, Sweden 1,666 km, Russia 191 km
GDP(PPP)	$365,000,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$69,300.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partners are the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, and chemicals.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are Sweden, Germany, and China.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, and foodstuffs.
Climate	Temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast
Terrain	Glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north
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