Map Of Norway
Top 10 Biggest Cities in Norway ( by population) |
1. Oslo |
2. Bergen |
3. Stavanger |
4. Trondheim |
5. Drammen |
6. Kristiansand |
7. Troms |
8. Tonsberg |
9. Alesund |
10. Haugesund |
Norway Known For:: |
Norwegian Salmon |
Vikings |
Cold Weather |
Northern Lights Phenomenon |
Fjord |
Top 10 Facts About Norway |
1. Norway is also known as ‘Land of the Midnight Sun’ |
2. In Norway food stores aren’t allowed to open on Sundays – though kiosks and petrol stations that sell groceries can |
3. Two thirds of Norway’s land mass is mountain! |
4. Norway is strict on its drink driving policies – get caught and you go to jail for thirty days and lose your license for a year |
5. Norway is one of the top producers of oil in the world – and yet gas costs more there than almost any other country |
6. The 17th of May is celebrated as a national holiday in Norway to recognize the signing of the Norwegian Constitution |
7. Many Norwegians travel across the border to Sweden to do their shopping as food is so expensive there. |
8. Education is free in Norway – including college and university! |
9. Although Norway has voted out of EU membership many times, it is still the country that has observed the largest proportion of EU directives |
10. Norway is one of the only countries where people hunt whales |