Civil wars in History

Closer to the coast lies the large Svartisen glacier (Svartisen, 65 km long, over 1000 km², 1097 m high). Only the western slope of the mountain belongs to Norway, the rest, on the other side of the highest mountain range, is Swedish. From the inner corners of the sea bays, the border of the kingdom runs in places only 20-30 km, and in one place even 15 km. The most important fjords on this coast are Bals (below Lingen), Malangen, Ofoten, Salten, Rana and Vefsen. In front of the mainland are numerous and mostly large mountainous islands; to the north of the others lies the large group of islands of Vesterålen, of which the Lofoten group of islands extends far into the sea.

From Lingen begins the so-called "northern country" Nordland, whose political borders almost coincide with the geographical ones. The ethnographic northern border in the Middle Ages was located a little south of Lingen. This rugged country extends over a space of several degrees of latitude to the south, retaining everywhere the same character. The mountains here are mostly 1000-1800 m high; their highest peak Sulitjelma (1880 m) is on the Swedish border, with a large glacier.

Scandinavian Skjærgård', as this series of islands protecting the mainland is called here, of which the smallest is called Skjær (skerries). The wide Altafjord lies nearby, as well as the Lingenfjord reaching almost 100 km in length, which is limited from the west by a mighty (alpine) snow and ice chain, reaching up to 1500-2000 m in height (Goatzapaise, Golzevarre, Jiehkkivarre, Nialavarre, etc.) . This chain represents the orographic limit of the Finnmark Highlands.

To the west of the North Cape, the mountains take on an almost completely flat appearance, and at an altitude of 200-400 m descend almost sheer to the sea. There are also significant rivers and, above all, a wide river. Alta (Alta), like the river. Tana, known for centuries for its excellent salmon fishing. On the banks of this river lies a fertile region bearing the same name, with beautiful forests and well-cultivated fields; it is the northernmost point where rye is grown. While the eastern part of Finnmark with its large fjords (Tana, Lakse, Porsanger and Varanger, or Varangian) is not at all protected from the sea by any islands, a number of islands begin from the North Cape, covering the coast of Norway from the sea and representing a characteristic for Norway, a line in terms of orography. The closest are the larger islands (like Mageroy with the North Cape, etc.); farther south, large and small islands intermingle, and here they already take on the peculiar character of the

The northernmost area of Norway is called Finnmark (also see Barents Region), the eastern part of which, bordering Russia, does not represent any significant uplands and is filled only with rounded hills and highlands; washed by the stormy waves of the Arctic Ocean. Inside the country, the valleys irrigated by large rivers (especially the Tana), covered with rich vegetation in summer, give the impression of more southern countries, but due to the long and harsh winter they are not of great importance for agriculture

From the east and southeast, Norway borders on Sweden (for 1630 km), Finland (736 km) and Russia (196 km). From the northwest it is washed by the Norwegian Sea, from the northeast by the Barents Sea, and from the south by the North Sea. The length of the coastline is 25,148 km.
Some of the islands belonging to this state are located at a great distance from the Scandinavian Peninsula:

The mainland of Norway is located between 57° and 72°[10] north latitude and 4° and 31° east longitude and extends for 1770 km. Its territory stretches in a narrow strip (the widest part is less than 420 km) along the northwestern coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula and includes all the islands, islets and rocks located in its territorial waters.

The capital of Norway and the seat of government is Oslo.
Norway is a multinational state with a wide ethnocultural, religious, racial and national diversityGo to the section " ".
Norway is a member of NATO, the Scandinavian Passport Union and the Schengen Area.
From 2001 to 2006 and since 2009, Norway tops the list of countries in the Human Development Index.

Bouvet Island is a Norwegian overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. Norway also claims territories in Antarctica that fall under the 1961 convention - Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land.
The form of government is a constitutional monarchy, the form of government is unitary. King - Harald V, Prime Minister - Jonas Gahr Støre. Norway is divided into 11 counties, which in turn are divided into 356 municipalities[

Norway (Bokmål Norge [ˈnɔ̂rɡə] File information listen, Nynorsk Noreg), officially the Kingdom of Norway (Bokmål Kongeriket Norge, Nynorsk Kongeriket Noreg) is a state in Northern Europe, located in the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula and on a huge number of adjacent small islands, as well as the Spitsbergen (Svalbard) archipelago, the Jan Mayen and Bear Islands in the Arctic Ocean.