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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

SECOND STOP: Norway


Third test
                                                        

COUNTRY: Norway                  
CAPITAL CITY: Oslo                           
LANGUAGE: Norwegian
INHABITANTS: Norway has a population of 4.8 million inhabitants.
CURRENCY: Norwegian krone
3 BIGGEST CITIES: Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim are the three largest cities.

TYPICAL DISH: Torsk, which is poached cod served with boiled potatoes and melted butter. 
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TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
PRESIDENT/KING’S NAME:  Harald V is the king of Norway.
MAIN RELIGION: Christianity
4 BASIC EXPRESSIONS: Hvor mye koster billetten? (How much is the fare?) , Hvordan sier man dette på norsk? (How do you say this in Norwegian?), Tusen takk (Thank you very much) and Mitt navn er… (My name is …).
"Kampen for tilværelsen"
(Struggle for existence")
 by Christian Krohg
3 ARTISTS (writers, painters, etc): Edvard Munch famous for “the scream”, Christian Krohg and Henric Ibsen who was a major Norwegian playwright.

3 MOST TOURISTIC PLACES:  Fløibanen, Holmenkollen ski jump and Ski Museum and the Vøringsfossen waterfall are the most visited tourist attractions in Norway.








 Jasmine Quraishi

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