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Main article: Population of Norway
Cities
- Oslo is the capital
Citizenship and residence permit
2021: Norway changes citizenship rules for foreigners
From July 1, 2021, the applicant for Norwegian citizenship:
- is obliged to own Norwegian at the average (B1) level, and not at the base (A2);
- is not required to attend Norwegian and social studies classes;
- may not take the language test for B1 if the required level cannot be reached for valid reasons (state of health, for example).
From January 1, 2022, the applicant for Norwegian citizenship:
- is obliged to live in the country for six years before submitting documents, not ten, if he earns more than EUR 31,397 (NOK 319,997) per year;
- is obliged to live in Norway for eight years if he earns less than EUR 31,397 (NOK 319,997) per year.
The changes are not retroactive, so everyone who applies for Norwegian citizenship before July 1, 2021 and until January 1, 2022, goes through the procedure according to the old rules.
2019: Number of permits with a residence permit per 1,000 people in Norway
Passport strength
Parliament
2022: Proportion of women in Parliament - 45%
Government
Foreign policy
2023: Ukraine's military and financial support reaches €7.4 billion
Armed Forces
2024
Thousands of US military remain stationed in the country
Parliament allows direct arms supplies to Ukraine despite ban that has been in place for 65 years
In January 2024, the Storting (Norwegian Parliament) decided to allow Norwegian defense companies direct arms sales to Kyiv, making an exception to its own rules for Ukraine.
According to a principled decision of the parliament of 1959, which the Norwegian government has so far strictly followed, arms exports to countries where hostilities are underway were prohibited. Until now, military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine went, as it were, bypassing this ban and was supplied in the form of donations or through sales to intermediaries.
At the same time, it is written on the website of the Norwegian government that the country will continue to follow this decision, an exception is made only for Kyiv and only in connection with the "security emergency" in Europe.
Given that Norway is now one of the five largest donors to Ukraine, second only to the United States, Germany and Britain, the decision to allow direct arms sales is more of a political gesture. However, it fits well with the general trend, according to which the United States and Britain are trying to impose an additional burden and obligations to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine on NATO allies.
2023
Defense spending - 1.5% of GDP
Air Force unification with Sweden, Finland and Denmark
In March 2023, the Air Force of the four Scandinavian countries agreed that their 250 fighters would act as a single fleet.
The commanders of the Air Force of Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark signed a declaration of intent on March 16 to deepen cooperation, the Finnish and Danish Air Force said in statements.
Cooperation will include integrated command and control, operational planning and execution, flexible force deployment, joint airspace surveillance and training.
36 Leopard tanks in service
2022: 8th on the list of the largest arms importers
2019: Fighter planes
2018:46 tanks in service
2015: Joining JEF
On November 30, 2015, 7 Great Britain countries -,,,,, and Britain Denmark Estonia Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Norway - signed an establishment agreement. JEF
Economy
Main article: Economy of Norway
Information Technology
Norway IT Market
Data Centers (Norway Market)
Main Article: Data Centers (Norway Market)
2020: European tech companies attracting the most investment in 5 years
2018: Largest IT companies
Social media
Health care
2020: Duration of guaranteed paid sick leave 6 months or more
2019: High proportion of doctors over 55
2018: 17.7% of women smoke tobacco
Maternity leave
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Depression
2019: Chronic depression affects 8.4% of the population aged 15 + years
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Education
Literacy rate
Education costs
Culture
Language
Music
Religion
2022
39.3% of the population believes in life after death
16% of the population attends divine services at least once a month
2021:19% of the population say religion is important in their lives
Science and Research
2020: More than 1 million animals used for scientific purposes
Almost 8 million animals are used for scientific purposes in Europe and half of them are laboratory mice and rats.
Crime
2023
Sexual and labour slavery
In international terminology, Norway is a "country of destination" - a country where victims of trafficking arrive for exploitation, both sexual (more than 60% of all cases) and labor. The most common victims are women aged 30 and over who come from countries in Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. In recent years, the number of victims from Thailand and Ukraine has increased: in the country with the outbreak of armed conflict, a criminal business is actively developing, offering Ukrainian women asylum in Norway or other European countries in exchange for sexual services.
In 2023, the police investigated 27 cases of trafficking (of which 17 had signs of sexual exploitation, eight cases - signs of illegal labor exploitation and two cases were not qualified), while none of them were prosecuted. This means that not a single trafficker has been punished.
In 2022, in 32 such cases, only two criminal cases were initiated (one person was convicted), and in 2021 six criminal cases were initiated, 12 people were convicted. This indicates that despite the availability of relevant legislation and international cooperation, the actual efforts of the government to combat trafficking in persons have significantly decreased in recent years.
The main reason for all failures in the fight against human trafficking is the lack of personnel and the lack of specialized units in the Norwegian police. Often, the police are forced to abandon all their efforts to solve more acute problems, such as drug trafficking.
And the victims of the local mafia in Norway have little hope of salvation.
Immediately 12 Norwegian ministries suffered from a cyber attack. Their data stolen
On July 24, 2023, the authorities Norway reported a large-scale cyber attack, which affected 12 ministries at once. As a result of the invasion, unknown attackers managed to steal these governmental institutions. More. here
Confiscation from Russian $7.1 million
In January 2023, a court in Vestfold, Norway, confiscated 72 million crowns ($7.1 million) from a Russian, according to the Office for the Investigation of Economic and Environmental Crimes of the country.
The money belongs to a Russian citizen living in Russia, but seized from a third party in Norway. The court did not agree with the arguments that the funds were payment for legal services in Russia, and recognized them as proceeds of criminal activity subject to confiscation.
2021: Number of intentional murders
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Prisons
2019: The minimum age for children to be jailed is 15
2018: Number of prisoners
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History
2024: Recognition of Palestine as an independent state
In May 2024, during a punitive operation Israel in, To Palestine Ireland Norway Spain and officially recognized Palestine as an independent state.
2023
Opening of Europe's first cosmodrome
On November 2, 2023 Norway , the ceremony of the official opening of the first in the continental To Europe orbital cosmodrome - the Andøya Spaceport site (Andoya cosmodrome) took place. The first launch from here will be carried out by a private the German aerospace company Isar Aerospace using its own two-stage Spectrum launch vehicle. More. here
Inclusion in the list of unfriendly countries of the Russian Federation
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree expanding the list of foreign states committing unfriendly actions against Russian diplomatic and consular missions abroad. Norway was included in this list, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported on August 3, 2023. Read more here.
1994: EU accession referendum
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1947: Killing Polar Bears
1940: Occupation by Germany
Main article: World War II
The invasion of Nazi Germany in Norway took place on the night of April 8-9, 1940 and took place under the pretext that Norway needed protection from military aggression from Great Britain and France.
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1936
1932
1905
1658: Part of the territory within Sweden
1618
1610: Witch Hunt
14th century
1044: Future King of Norway Harald the Harsh marries Elizabeth - daughter of Yaroslav the Wise
In the winter of 1043/1044, Harald became the son-in-law of Yaroslav the Wise, taking as his wife Elizabeth Yaroslavna (Ellisif in the sagas), from whom he had two daughters - Maria and Ingigerd. Although Harald was a Christian, in 1048 he took as concubine Torah, the daughter of Jarl Torberg Arnason, who gave birth to the future Norwegian kings Magnus II and Olav III Tikhy.
1043: Vladimir Yaroslavich and Harald's campaign against Byzantine Emperor Constantine Monomakh
In 1043, Yaroslav the Wise, "for the murder of one famous Russian in Tsaregrad" (in Constantinople), sent his son, Prince Vladimir of Novgorod, together with Harald Harsh (the future king of Norway) on a campaign against Emperor Konstantin Monomakh. The campaign ended with a peace concluded in 1046.
1031: The future King of Norway Harald III the Harsh enters the service of Yaroslav the Wise in Kyiv
Main article: Kievan Rus
The future king of Norway, Harald III the Harsh, at the age of 16, formed a military detachment of those who, like him, were forced to leave the country as a result of the death of Olav II, and in 1031 arrived in Kyiv with the detachment, where he entered the service of Yaroslav the Wise.
997: The future ruler of Norway, Eirik Hakonarson, robs and burns Ladoga as a city of his enemies
In the spring of 997, Eirik Hakonarson made a predatory raid on Aldeigyuborg (Ladoga) and burned the city. This was atypical for the Scandinavians in Russia in comparison with their numerous robber raids in the West. For more details see Kievan Rus'
963: Future King of Norway Olaf I Tryggvason spends his childhood and youth in Novgorod
Scandinavian sagas tell about how the future king of Norway, Olaf I Tryggvason, spent his childhood and youth in Novgorod. Olaf's mother, Astrid, fled from the killers of her husband Tryggvi Olafsson to Novgorod to King Waldemar (Vladimir), with whom her brother Sigurd served, but on the way she and her child were captured by robbers in Estonia. Sigurd, collecting tribute in Estonia at the behest of Vladimir, met by chance Olaf and bought him out of slavery. Olaf grew up under the auspices of Vladimir, was later taken into the squad, where he was popular among the soldiers.
VIII century: The beginning of the Viking Age
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2022: The most popular sport is football
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