The Kingdom of Norway (Norwegian: Kongeriket Norge or Kongeriket Noreg), referred to as Norway, is located in the western part of Scandinavia, bordering Sweden in the east, Finland and Russia in the northeast, Denmark across the sea in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the west.
The total area is 385,000 square kilometers (including Svalbard and Jan Mayan), and the coastline is 2 1 192 kilometers (including fjords). Most areas belong to temperate maritime climate and are rich in oil, gas, water, forest and fishery resources. The whole country is divided into 1 city and1county. As of June 2022 165438+ 10, the total population of Norway was 5.48 million, and the official languages were Norwegian and Sami. Most people believe in Christianity and Lutheranism.
The origin of Norwegian names
The word Norway, which appeared in the 9th century, was transferred from Nolreweg, meaning "Northern Road" and "Northern Waterway". At that time, there were three main navigation channels in and out of Scandinavia: East Road through the Baltic Sea, West Road through the North Sea and North Road in and out along the northern shore of the peninsula.
At that time, the coastal area along the North Road was called "Nolreweg area" according to the route name, which was a place name composed of Germanic languages Nolre (North) and weg (Road). In English, the word "Weg" in the second half of it is replaced by the word "WEG" in English, pronounced as "NOL mode". But in Norway, people still take Norge, which evolved from the ancient name, as the official country name.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Norway