- Conventional Long Form Name: Kingdom of Norway
- Capital City: Oslo
- Type of Government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
- Date of Independence: June 7th, 1905 (Norway declares independence from Sweden); October 26th 1905 (Sweden agrees to declaration
- National Holidays: Constitution Day - May 17
- Chief of State: King Harald V (Since January 17th, 1991)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Since October 16th, 2013)
- Executive Branch: The monarchy of Norway is selected hereditary. After an election, the leader of the winning party is appointed prime minister under the chief of state with approval from the parliament. The monarchy is constitutional and only serves as a symbol of Norway's past while the prime minister leads the government.
- Legislative Branch: The branch is made up of a unicameral or one house legislature of 169 members who are elected to four year terms based on a representation vote
- Judicial Branch: The highest court is the Supreme Court or Hoyesterett made up of a chief justice and 18 associate justices. The justices are selected by the monarch and can serve until the age of 70.
- Suffrage: 18 years of age; Universal
- Ambassador: Kara Reidar
- Location of Embassy in U.S: Washington: 2720 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
- Location of Consultants in the U.S: Houston, New York, San Francisco
- U.S Ambassador to Norway: Samuel Heins
- U.S Embassy in Norway: Henrik Ibsens gate 48, 0244 Oslo
- Location of Consultants from the U.S. in Norway: N/A
- Representative to UN: Geir Pedersen
- Flag Symbolism: The flag is red with a blue cross outlined in white; The colors and style of the flag represent the past political unions of Norway with Denmark (Red) and Sweden (Blue)
- Symbols: Lion, National Colors: Red, White, Blue
- International Disputes: Norway, Russia, and Denmark have had a teritorial dispute over land in Antarctica. Denmark and Norway have made submissions to the Commisuion on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Norwa y also signed a maritime boundary with Russia in 2010
- Refugees: 13,490(Eritrea); 8,600(Somalia); 5,684(Afghanistan)
- Internally Displaced People: N/A
- Stateless People: 2,561
- Illicit Drugs: N/A
- National Anthem: See file Below
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