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The newly established agency is a collaboration between the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (Norwegian: Arbeids- og velferdsetaten) and certain parts of the municipal social services. [3] " NAV" was originally an acronym for "New Labour and Welfare Administration" ( Norwegian : Ny arbeids- og velferdsforvalting ) but is now seen as a word ...
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The Norwegian language word by means a town or city–there is no distinction between the two words as there is in English. Historically, the designation of town/city was granted by the king, but since 1996 that authority was given to the local municipal councils for each municipality in Norway.
Both are loan words from Scandinavian languages, the first of which is related to the Norwegian words sokn and sogn (a parish). [6] The second term is related to the Norwegian word gjeld (prestegjeld). [7] Lule Sámi likewise has two words for municipalities: suohkan and giellda. [8] The Southern Sámi word is tjïelte. [9]
All Norwegians citizens are entitled to get a state pension from the age of 67 in accordance with the Norwegian National Insurance Act (Folketrygdloven). The state pension is paid in full to Norwegian citizens who have lived in Norway for at least 40 years after the age of 16 and in lesser amounts to Norwegian citizens who have lived less time in the country (see Minimal state pension ...
Such services may operate 24 hours per day in larger centers, but in remote and rural locations are still frequently staffed by 'on-call' personnel after normal business hours. Even in areas with directly operated emergency ambulances, non-emergency transportation is more likely to be conducted by commercial transportation companies.
The Norwegian court system is divided into six appellate districts. The state Church of Norway is divided into eleven dioceses. The 13 constituencies for elections to the Sámi Parliament of Norway, which is a part of the Norwegian state apparatus, do not follow the county borders – sometimes encompassing several counties. They do, however ...
Area code 603 is the sole area code for the U.S. state of New Hampshire in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). It was created as one of the original 86 numbering plan areas in October 1947. It was created as one of the original 86 numbering plan areas in October 1947.