Tuesday, December 2, 2008

My World Tuesday

My country is Norway. Norway is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Archeological findings indicate that Norway was inhabited at least since early in the 10th millennium BC. Most historians agree that the core of the populations colonizing Scandinavia came from the present-day Germany.

The usual Old Norse form of Norway is Noregr and the usual medieval Latin form Nor(th)vegia, though the earliest known written occurrence of the name is English (in the late-ninth-century account of the travels of Ohthere of Hålogaland), in the form norðweg. Although some medieval texts attribute the name to a mythical King Nórr, it is conventionally derived today from Old Norse *norðvegr, meaning "the northern route" (the way northwards). There is, however, some possibility that medieval forms in norð-, north- are folk-etymologisations, and that the name has other origins.

Our official language is Norwegian. The capital is Oslo. 94 % of the population is Norwegians and Sami, 6 % from other countries. We have parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy. The Monarch is Harald V and current Prime Minister is Jens Stoltenberg, Labour Party.

Norways constitiution day is May 17. We got our Independence June 05, back in 1905, after beeing in union with Sweden.

Total area is 385.252 square kilometers. And the population is 4.785.200. This gives every Norwegian a total of 12 square kilometers each(population density).

Our Timezone is CET(UTC+1, Summer time) and CEST(UTC+2, Winter time). The currency is Norwegian Krone, NOK, our calling code is 47 and we drive on the right side of the road. 

The Flag:

Coat of Arms:

Map:

And this is how it can look like:

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51 comments:

  1. i would love to see a before/after shot of the same place covered - not covered in snow (if you can oblige!)

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  2. Thank you for sharing the early history of your country with us as well as it's beauty in pictures.
    If I recall rightly, Norway is also one of the richest countries in Europe.

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  3. Du skulle ha dekket det meste der - bra!

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  4. Norway is such a beautiful country! Like a cold version of Niger, lol!

    Scandinavian greetings from West Africa,
    Esther

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  5. Flott Norgesreklame, Ivrig! Jeg må jo si at jeg savner Drammen innplottet på kartet ditt, men sånt kaller kanskje du for flisespikkeri ;)

    Dette gleder jeg meg forresten til! Etter ett år som interiørblogger, blir det moro å menge seg litt mere med fotoblogger`ne :)

    Har visst ikke fått sagt at jeg liker headingbildet ditt knallgodt! Inmari fint. Litt sånn Ivrig Messias aktig ;)

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  6. Thanks for the whole introduction before the photos, although I knew most of it! Second photo was my fave.

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  7. Ivar: What a super neat post with all the history. The snow photo made me feel sooo cold.

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  8. ja, dette viste det meste av Norge. fjord og fjell, daler og skoger. Veldig bra, Ivar:)

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  9. I enjoyed your photos and reading about your world. Thanks for sharing.

    Paz

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  10. Herlig:-) Er det ikke flott vi har fire nydelige og forskjellige årstider?

    Ha en fin kveld:)

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  11. Norway is a beautiful place. I have been on the king's grass before and gotten chased off of it. Apparently, it being the most beautiful grass anywhere is reason not to sit on it. But there is definitely more beautiful things in the country as you always show us!

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  12. jøss så stødig du er i engelsk.... Rene geografitimen dette;-) Mange fine bilder - både du og dama er så døktig :-)

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  13. A great post, I learned a lot. Love the photos, they are brilliant.

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  14. A it is indeed a great post! Love the history and the gorgeous photos, but then yours always are gorgeous! Thanks!

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  15. Great post Ivar, its so beautiful, cant wait till next year to visit.

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  16. beautiful country yours, thanks for reporting history

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  17. great post and the history overview quite informative. as always i enjoy your photography.
    thanks for sharing.

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  18. great post and the history overview quite informative. as always i enjoy your photography.
    thanks for sharing.

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  19. Interesting facts about your country. It's very beautiful! I especially like the first shot.

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  20. What a wonderful place you live! These are beautiful scenes.

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  21. Beautiful country! Thanks for all the stats!

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  22. Beautiful photos! The wind swept snow looks so cold and desolate.

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  23. Great marketing.
    Send a link to visitnorway.no
    or TV2 Weather

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  24. Thank you for this interesting text! I smile at "and we drive on the right side of the road" - you have thought at anything.

    Beautiful pictures!

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  25. wow.... beautiful land(OPEN)spaces... Every day I envy you more... :-)

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  26. wonderful post !! i think even i should write a bit more of my country from next post :)

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  27. WOW, WOW, WOW Ivar. Stunningly beautiful series of images. I pick the last one as the best of this series for me...Thomas

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  28. hmmmmm......It must be a beautiful country.......

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  29. The photos are stunning. I'd find it hard to pick a favourite I like them all..

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  30. wonderful history. love the different photos! just beautiful!

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  31. Excellent! (As always!) wonderful images - especially love the last one!
    Cheers, Klaus

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  32. A real class act, Ivar. Beautifully done.

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  33. What marvelous landscapes - and sea scape! It must be a beautiful land!

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  34. Such lovely pictures and wonderful information to follow. Thank you for sharing.

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  35. For en Norgesreklame! Vakker og informativ. Her har du gjort en kjempejobb! Nydeligt!

    Klems Pernille:)

    PS: Det ligger en utmerkelse til deg på bloggen. Men selv om det står at du må gi den bort til 8 stk, så trenger du ikke det. Det blir bare masse mas og det er ikke derfor du får den. Du får den for din fantastiske blogg og bilder!

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  36. Truly beautiful. How did I miss this on Tuesday?

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  37. This was a very informative post and gorgeous photographs. I like how different each of the shots are, giving us a glimpse at such diverse and beautiful scenes.

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  38. The last two shots are gorgeous! I love the peacefulness of the snow, and you can see the ripples in the water on the last photo: beautiful!

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  39. Takker og neier ;)

    Ha en flott helg.

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  40. I’m surprised at how similar your sunsets are to ours here in Gloucester Massachusetts. I enjoy your work.

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  41. Tusen takk for koselig kommentar;) Og du fortjener den utmerkelsen virkelig!
    No må du ikke brenne lyst i begge endene når deg gjelder jobb! Og jeg håper det ikke er så veldig mange slike lange jobbdager!

    Ha ei riktig koselig helg:)

    Klemsiklems:))

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  42. great pictures and thanks for the history lesson that was quite interesting :)

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  43. Wow, it looks a lot like Montana!

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  44. I am Norwegian, and my husband is Swedish. Fortunately, we have enough other blood to still love each other, heehee. Incidentally, my aunt is an expert rosemaler. :) Thanks for the interesting post.

    P.S. Congrats on being a Blog of Note.

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  45. I'm so glad you were put on "Blogs of Note". I am American but part of my ancestry comes from Norway and I've always wanted to go there. (And I will someday.) I've taken over the task from my grandmother of making lefse/tynnlefse for my family! It's a tradition I intend to carry on from my heritage. Thank you for sharing these pictures, It's just as beautiful as I could imagine!

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  46. Your photos are so beautiful. What a blessing to be born in such a country. have you written about the difference of the two types of Norwegian spoken in Norway, I have looked it up but I do not fully understand. Great site.

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  47. very impressive photography, hope you don't mind I took one for myself, the frozen tree.
    I am happy to have come across your page, peace

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  48. Norway is one of the most beautiful places on earth! Great pictures

    Greeting from Denmark

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  49. cool! there's an ice bear near the hill to left in the winter-pic?! not so sure, but I believe it is?

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  50. Your photos are beautiful! I'll have to visit Norway someday.

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