Norway

Yoshitomo Fujita
Ms. Rajan
Comparative Cultures 12
Language

▪ Norwegian
▪ Bokmål
– 4/5 of children learn
– The principal language
– Oslo + East
▪ Nynorsk
– Interior + west coast
Population

▪ 5,282,223 people
(World Bank 2017)

▪ High fertility and low mortality

▪ More old population in the future
Currency

▪ Norwegian krone

▪ 1 Norwegian krone
= 0.15 CAD
GDP + Unemployment Rate

GDP Unemployment
▪ 398.832 brillion ▪ 3.8%
Major Religions

▪ Evangelical Lutheran 82.1%

 endowed by the government
▪ Christian 3.9%
▪ Muslim 2.3%
▪ Roman Catholic 1.8%
Capital City

▪ Oslo

▪ Largest city in Norway

▪ One of European Green Capital
- environmental friendly
▪ Efficient public transportation
▪ Opera, ballet, theater performance
Climate

▪ Same latitude as Alaska

▪ Warm climate
 the Norwegian Current
▪ West Coast
7°C to 30°C
▪ Above the world average for the latitude
▪ Cool summers, mild winters
Food
▪ Kjøttkaker
– Eaten weekly
– Seasonal meat with
mashed peas and cabbage
▪ Klippfisk
– North and west coast
– Salted and dried cod
▪ Raspeballer
– Dense ball of potato
– Served with bacon and blown sugar
Festivals
▪ Gladmat
– Biggest and most important
food festival
– Yearly in July
– 250,000 foodies and chefs
▪ Øya Festival
– Four day music festival
– 60,000 people participate
– Every August
Trades

▪ Exports
– Petroleum industry
– Agriculture
– Manufacturing
▪ Imports
– Machinery
– Chemical, chemical products
– Food products