20 Interesting Facts About Norway

1. Sweden and Norway created their United Kingdom in 1814, which lasted until 1905.
2. Norway has an inhabited ice-covered island between Africa and Antarctica.
3. In 2008, Norway donated $1 billion to Brazil, Colombia, and Peru to save the dense forest cover along the Amazon River.
4. In 2011, Norway experienced a “butter crisis.” A 250 g box of butter cost about $50.
5. Norway is the most peaceful country according to the Global Peace Index.
6. The longest tunnel in the world is in Norway, 24.5 km, it is called Lærdal.
7. The name of the Kingdom of Norway /Nordweg/ means “northern road.”
8. It is one of the world's leading countries in terms of wealth.
9. Norway is the sixth largest country in Europe by area, but the 28th largest by population.
10. In Norway, alcohol can only be bought in Vinmonopolet stores. In each city, there are a binary number of them, and in villages, there are none at all.
11. Grocery stores are closed on Sundays.
12. Grocery prices in Norway are so high that many people travel to Sweden to buy groceries.
13. In most Norwegian prisons, prisoners have access to the Internet, television, and clean and tidy bathrooms.
14. There is a settlement in Norway called Hell.
15. There are more Norwegians living in the United States than in Norway.
16. In Norway, the reindeer is considered the national animal.
17. For drunk driving, a driver is imprisoned for 30 days and deprived of a driver's license for a period of one year. 18. Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen crossed Greenland from east to west in 1888. He is a great friend of the Armenian people. His museum is open in Yerevan.
19: Norway is the most expensive country in Europe. Everything is expensive: food, cars, clothes. But the biggest expense is utilities, which leave about $1,000 from the budget of a small Norwegian family every month for electricity. That is why Norwegians are very economical and thrifty people. Although the average salary here is $5,000-7,000, citizens of the country can feel rich only when they come to a poor country with a low standard of living and low wages.
20: The country spends a lot of money on education and health care, which is very commendable. But a small amount is allocated for the country's defense. However, despite this, the country is able to protect itself and not only by protecting the airspace of neighboring Iceland, which does not have its own aviation.