Norway is a European country that covers
about as much land as the U.S. state
of New Mexico. It is 125,004 square miles
of mostly mountainous land. This country
has a very rugged coastline, and includes
many fjords lined
with roughly 50,000 offshore islands.
Norway occupies the western part of the
Scandinavian Peninsula. Though Norway
shares the same latitude with Alaska,
it enjoys a warmer climate because of
the Norwegian current, an extension of
the Gulf
Stream. This current moves tropical
water into the area, which as a result
raises Norway's average air temperature.
Country
Background
The people of Norway speak two main forms
of Norwegian. One is called "Bokmal," or "Danoo-Norwegian." The
other is called "Nynorsk," or "New Norwegian." Because
these dialects are very similar to one another, the Norwegian
government tried to combine them into one official language
called "Samnorsk." Despite the government's efforts,
the project was unsuccessful and now both languages are considered
official. The main language children speak at school is Bokmal.
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