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Scandinavian Model Is No Paradise
Tim Stanley, Daily Telegraph
Norway Wants to Become Europe's Battery
Christoph Seidler, Der Spiegel
Norway's 'Moon Landing' or Boondoggle?
Gerald Traufetter, Der Spiegel
Norway's Creeping Anti-Semitism
Michael Sharnoff, Jerusalem Post
Breivik and the Far Right Terror Threat
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About Norway
- Kingdom of Norway
- Population: 4,660,539 (116th)
- Area Size: 125,021 sq mi (67th)
- GDP: $276.5 billion (41st)
- Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)
- Official Languages: Bokmal Norwegian, Nynorsk Norwegian
- Capital City: Oslo
- Largest City: Oslo
Norway Prosperity Rank: 1 |
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