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  • Economy—overview: The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of welfare capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government intervention. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector (through large-scale state enterprises). The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is highly dependent on its oil production and international oil prices; in 1999, oil and gas accounted for 35% of exports. Only Saudi Arabia and Russia export more oil than Norway. Oslo opted to stay out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994. Growth picked up in 2000 to 2.7%, compared with the meager 0.8% of 1999, but fell back to 1.3% in 2001. High oil prices helped the economy in 2002 in face of the sluggish world economy. The government has moved ahead with privatization. With arguably the highest quality of life worldwide, Norwegians still worry about that time in the next two decades when the oil and gas begin to run out. Accordingly, Norway has been saving its oil-boosted budget surpluses in a Government Petroleum Fund, which is invested abroad and now is valued at more than $43 billion.The CIA Factbook
    
• Government
  • Stortinget - The Norwegian Parliament Official site with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, rules of procedure, general information and history, presidium and administration.
  • Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, The Established by the Parliament in 1959 for the purpose of promoting a better understanding of international issues in Norway.
  • Norwegian Board of Health Supervises the health services in Norway.

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• Culture
  • Norwegian culture under international pressure Norwegian culture under international pressure. By Tore Dagre
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  • Norway's best radio station   This is Norways no. 1 radiostation, They speak in Norwegian but the music is hot and new.
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