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The Kingdom of England, now part of the United Kingdom, claimed by several Norwegian kings (Hardrada dynasty) in the 11th century. [18] [19] The Kingdom of Denmark, claimed by several Norwegian kings (Hardrada dynasty) in the 11th century. South Georgia, now part of the British Overseas Territories of United Kingdom.
The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal limits of the territory are not officially defined. [24] Positioned in East Antarctica, the territory comprises one-sixth of the total area of Antarctica. [25]
An enlargeable basic map of Norway. Pronunciation: Norwegian phonology; Common English country name: Norway Official English country name: The Kingdom of Norway; Common endonym(s): Norge (), Noreg (), Norga (Northern Sami), Vuodna or Nöörje (Southern Sami)
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden; lit. ' the North ') [2] are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic.It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway [a] and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland.
A geopolitical map of Norway, exhibiting its 19 first-order subnational divisions (fylker or "counties") with Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Each of the country's regions is uniquely coloured. Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (landsdeler). These regions are purely geographical and cultural, and have no administrative ...
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area. A. Andørja, viewed from Harstad Atløy.
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 ...
The island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are outside the county divisions and they are ruled directly from the national level. The capital city of Oslo is both a county and a municipality. In 2017, the Solberg government decided to abolish some of the counties and to merge them with other counties to form larger ones, reducing the ...