Conventional long name form: Kingdom of Norway
Capital city: Oslo
Type of government: constitutional monarchy
Date of independence: June 7, 1905
National Holiday(s): include date &
event/celebration : Constitution Day, May 17
Chief of State (official public face of
government): King Harald V
Head of Government (actual leader of
government) : Prime Minister Erna Solberg
Description of Executive Branch/Powers: Made up of the King, the prime minister, and a cabinet.
Description of Legislative
Branch/Powers : A modified version of Parliament.
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Supreme court
Suffrage (who is allowed to vote) : Anyone of the age 18
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S. :Kare Reidar
Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S. : 2720 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the
U.S. (just the name/s of city/ies is fine) : Houston, New York, San Francisco
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM: Barry B. White
Location of U.S. embassy THERE: Henrik Ibsens, Oslo
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE
(just the name/s of city/ies is fine) :N/A
Name of THEIR representative to UN: Wegger Christian Strommen
Description of the Symbolism of flag : The colors red and white represent unity with Denmark, the blue represents unity with Sweden
National Symbol(s): Lion
Descriptions of International Disputes :Norway is having territorial disputes in Antartica with Russia.
Quantity of refugees inside country AND
country(ies) of origin of refugees: 8,870 (Somalia); 5,727 (Iraq); 7,129 (Eritrea); 5,984 (Afghanistan) (2012)
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: N/A
Quantity of Stateless Persons:2,313 (2012)
Description of current human trafficking
issues related to this country : N/A
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use: N/A
Capital city: Oslo
Type of government: constitutional monarchy
Date of independence: June 7, 1905
National Holiday(s): include date &
event/celebration : Constitution Day, May 17
Chief of State (official public face of
government): King Harald V
Head of Government (actual leader of
government) : Prime Minister Erna Solberg
Description of Executive Branch/Powers: Made up of the King, the prime minister, and a cabinet.
Description of Legislative
Branch/Powers : A modified version of Parliament.
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Supreme court
Suffrage (who is allowed to vote) : Anyone of the age 18
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S. :Kare Reidar
Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S. : 2720 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the
U.S. (just the name/s of city/ies is fine) : Houston, New York, San Francisco
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM: Barry B. White
Location of U.S. embassy THERE: Henrik Ibsens, Oslo
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE
(just the name/s of city/ies is fine) :N/A
Name of THEIR representative to UN: Wegger Christian Strommen
Description of the Symbolism of flag : The colors red and white represent unity with Denmark, the blue represents unity with Sweden
National Symbol(s): Lion
Descriptions of International Disputes :Norway is having territorial disputes in Antartica with Russia.
Quantity of refugees inside country AND
country(ies) of origin of refugees: 8,870 (Somalia); 5,727 (Iraq); 7,129 (Eritrea); 5,984 (Afghanistan) (2012)
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: N/A
Quantity of Stateless Persons:2,313 (2012)
Description of current human trafficking
issues related to this country : N/A
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use: N/A