Football is the most popular sport in Norway in terms of active membership (by television viewership football comes third, behind winter sports biathlon and cross-country skiing). The Football Association of Norway was founded in 1902 and the first international match was played in 1908. There are 1,822 registered football clubs and about 25,000 teams. There are 393,801 …

Sverre Sigurdsson (Old Norse: Sverrir Sigurðarson) (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) was the king of Norway from 1184 to 1202.. Many consider him one of the most important rulers in Norwegian history.He assumed power as the leader of the rebel party known as the Birkebeiner in 1177, during their struggle against King Magnus Erlingsson.After Magnus fell at the Battle of Fimreite …

Norwegian. The most widely spoken language in Norway is Norwegian. It is a North Germanic language, closely related to Swedish and Danish, all linguistic descendants of Old Norse.Norwegian is used by some 95% of the population as a first language. The language has two separate written standards: Nynorsk ("New Norwegian", "New" in the sense of …

North Cape (Norwegian: Nordkapp; Northern Sami: Davvenjárga) is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway.The cape is in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.The European route E69 highway has its northern terminus at North Cape, which makes it the northernmost point in Europe that can be accessed by car and …

In 2008, to fulfill its requirements under the Rome Statute, Norway created a new maximal penalty of 30 years for crimes against humanity. The indeterminate penalty (civilian penal code), called "preventive detention" (Norwegian: forvaring), is set at up to 21 years' imprisonment, with no eligibility for parole for a time period of 14 years. If ...

The economy of Norway is a highly developed mixed economy with state-ownership in strategic areas. Although sensitive to global business cycles, the economy of Norway has shown robust growth since the start of the industrial era.The country has a very high standard of living compared with other European countries, and a strongly integrated welfare system.

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Royal Family Order of King Haakon VII of Norway (1906–1957) Royal Family Order of King Olav V of Norway (1957–1991) Royal Family Order of King Harald V of Norway (1991–current) These are not worn on military uniform. Group 2: Foreign state decorations. Decorations that are awarded or approved by foreign heads of state.

The country of Norway is historically divided into a number of districts.Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities.The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords, plains, or coastlines, or combinations of the above.

Norwegian Postal Codes are four-digit codes, known in Norwegian as postnummer (literally 'post number'). Posten, the Norwegian postal service, makes small modifications to the postal code system each year. In 1999 Posten made considerable changes to the postal codes in Norway. Since 18 March 1968 Norway has used a four-digit system: postnummersystemet.The …