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Norway is a country in Scandinavia which lies next to Finland and Sweden. | Norway is a country in Scandinavia which lies next to Finland and Sweden. | ||
| − | + | After World War II, Norway became a [[social democracy]]. This means that the people have free health care, and complain because they have to pay taxes. Norway's democratic traditions go back to 1884. It has only been under authoritarian rule once, from 1940 to 1945 when it was occupied by Nazi Germany. Norwegians often think of their nation as peaceful, but Norway does participate in the occupation of [[Afghanistan]] and also had forces in [[Iraq]]. | |
| − | + | In recent decades, oil has made the Norwegians very wealthy. The country has one of the highest HDIs in the world. | |
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| − | + | Norway is often critized for hunting whales and seals. | |
| − | : | + | The leading political parties of Norway are: |
| + | * The Labour Party, the social democrats, which has dominated Norwegian politics since 1935 | ||
| + | * The Progress Party, the right-wing populists, which thinks Norway would be better of with less taxes and immigrants | ||
| + | * The Conservative Party, the liberal conservative party | ||
| + | * The Socialist Left Party, the socialist ex-opposition party, which used to critize the Labour Party but now participates in its governments | ||
| + | * The Centre Party, the centre-left party, which is popular in rural areas | ||
| + | * The Christian Democratic Party, the centre Christian morally conservative party, which is spectical to homosexuality and other un-Godly things | ||
| + | * The Liberal Party, which used to be the biggest party of the left (until the interwar years), but now is more of a centre-right shadow of its former self, notable as the one party opposing increased surveillance and supporting people's right to download music without being sued | ||
| + | * Red, a non-parliamentary socialist/communist party | ||
| + | * The Coastal Party, a non-parliamentary party which apparently cares a lot about coasts | ||
| + | ==See Also== | ||
| − | + | Kenya | |
| + | [[Finland]] | ||
| + | <s>Ukraine</s> | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 14 March 2008
Norway is a country in Scandinavia which lies next to Finland and Sweden.
After World War II, Norway became a social democracy. This means that the people have free health care, and complain because they have to pay taxes. Norway's democratic traditions go back to 1884. It has only been under authoritarian rule once, from 1940 to 1945 when it was occupied by Nazi Germany. Norwegians often think of their nation as peaceful, but Norway does participate in the occupation of Afghanistan and also had forces in Iraq.
In recent decades, oil has made the Norwegians very wealthy. The country has one of the highest HDIs in the world.
Norway is often critized for hunting whales and seals.
The leading political parties of Norway are:
- The Labour Party, the social democrats, which has dominated Norwegian politics since 1935
- The Progress Party, the right-wing populists, which thinks Norway would be better of with less taxes and immigrants
- The Conservative Party, the liberal conservative party
- The Socialist Left Party, the socialist ex-opposition party, which used to critize the Labour Party but now participates in its governments
- The Centre Party, the centre-left party, which is popular in rural areas
- The Christian Democratic Party, the centre Christian morally conservative party, which is spectical to homosexuality and other un-Godly things
- The Liberal Party, which used to be the biggest party of the left (until the interwar years), but now is more of a centre-right shadow of its former self, notable as the one party opposing increased surveillance and supporting people's right to download music without being sued
- Red, a non-parliamentary socialist/communist party
- The Coastal Party, a non-parliamentary party which apparently cares a lot about coasts
See Also
Kenya
Finland
Ukraine
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