History of Norway

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Norway is a country west of Sweden on the Scandinavian Peninsula. A major source of income for Norway is the oil, gas and fishing industry. Norway also allows some controlled whaling in spite of protests from environmental organizations (Norway is a firm believer in sustainable development of its natural resources). Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government.

Norway is a country west of Sweden on the Scandinavian Peninsula. A major source of income for Norway is the oil, gas and fishing industry. Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government.

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Norway resumed allowing whaling with low quotas in 1993, in spite of protests from environmental organizations. Norway is a firm believer in sustainable development of its natural resources, and firmly believe that a quota of aprox. 500 out of about 120.000 whales is reasonable.