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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Cwen | | | | | |  Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Norway - EconomyThe Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of social 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 petroleum production and international oil prices; in 2004, oil and gas accounted for 50% of exports. Only Saudi Arabia and Russia export more oil than ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Norway - Demographics The Norwegian population is 4.6 million and increases by 0.4% per year (estimate July 2004). Ethnically most Norwegians are Nordic / North Germanic, while small minorities in the north are Finnish (see also Cwen). The Sami are instead considered an indigenous people, and traditionally live in the Northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The largest concentration of Sami people is, however, found in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.
In recent years, immigration has accounted for more than half the population growth, and 7.9% ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Norway - Geography The landscape is generally rugged and mountainous, topped by glaciers, and its coastline of over 83,000 km [2] is punctuated by steep-sloped inlets known as fjords, as well as a multitude of islands and islets. The Northern part of the country is also known as the Land of the Midnight Sun because of its northern location, north of the Arctic Circle, where for part of each summer the sun does not set, and in winter much of its land remains dark for long periods. The ...
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| | | | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Kautokeino - Cultural events Kautokeino still functions as the cultural center of Northern Sápmi today. Easter is the traditional time when Sámis gather from all over the place, to participate in weddings, confimations, and of course, the Sámi Easter Festival. This festival includes concerts, reindeer races, snowmobile races, ice fishing competitions and the Sámi Melody Grand Prix, a Sámi version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
In June, the annual Kautokeino Walk / Bicycle Ride, has Sámis return to Kautokeino, just to walk a few kilomet ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Kautokeino - Institiutions Beaivvas Sámi Teahter is the National Sámi Theatre located in Kautokeino. As a national stage company, they play a major role in making Sámi history and culture visible.
The Sámi Joatkkaskuvla ja Boazodoalloskuvla is the Sámi High School and Reindeer Herding School. As a high school, there is emphasis on Sámi, rather than Norwegian culture. Most teachers also speak Sámi as their mother tongue. It is possible to study duodji (traditional Sámi crafts) and, as the name suggests, reindeer herding. In fact, it is the only high school in the w ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Norway - Politics Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government.
The Royal House is a branch of the princely family of Glücksburg, originally from Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. [1] The functions of the King, Harald V, are mainly ceremonial, but he has influence as the symbol of national unity. Although the constitution of 1814 grants important executive powers to the King, these are almost always exercised by the Council of State in the name of the King (King's Council, or cabinet). The reserve powers vested in the Mon ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Kautokeino - Geography Kautokeino is the southernmost municipality of Finnmark and shares border with Alta, Norway to the north, Karasjok to the east, Nordreisa and Kvænangen in Troms county to the west, and Enontekiö in Finland to the south.
At 9704 sq.km, it is the largest municipality in Norway. A total of approximately 10000 lakes cover 640 sq.km. Gender ratio amounts to 86 women for every 100 men. More than 50% of t ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Finnmark - Demographics Much of the Sami population of Norway live in Finnmark. The county and the municipalities Kautokeino, Karasjok, Tana, Nesseby, Porsanger and Kåfjord (in Troms) also have official names in the Sami language.
The old stoneage Komsa culture is very difficult to relate to the people living in Finnmark today. There are findings suggesting that the Sami people have been here for a long time, but exactly how long is unclear, some scholars claim 2000 years, but the Sami might have arrived much earlier. From the Middle Ages, the coasta ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Alta Norway - Geography The municipality covers 3845 km²., in the west of the county, mostly situated along the Altafjord, taking in large tracts of woodlands, as well as parts of the High Plateau of Finnmarksvidda. The river Altaelva has carved out one of the largest canyons in Europe on it's way from the plateu down to the fjord. Most people live in the town of Alta, stretching along the inner part of the fjord, enjoying a sheltered climate: Summer temperatures are often comparable to southern parts of Norway, and lowland areas in Alta is mostly shelte ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Finnmark - Climate Finnmarksvidda in the interior of the county has a continental climate with the coldest winter temperatures in Norway: the coldest temperature ever recorded was -51.4°C in Karasjok, while the 24-hr averages for January & July at the same location is -17.1°C and 13.1°C, and precipitation is only 366 mm/year (1). Karasjok has recorded up to 32.4°C in July, this gives a possible year amplitude of 84°C, which is rare in Europe. Finnmarksvidda have annual mean temperatures down to -3°C (Sihcajavri in Kautokeino), this is the cold ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Finnmark - Administration and Economy Vadsø is the capital city of the county of Finnmark, although Alta has the largest population. Fisheries have traditionally been the most important way of living along the coast, where the majority of the Norwegian population live. The red king crab, originally from the northern Pacific ocean but brought to the Barents sea by the Russians, have invaded from the east and are now being exploited commercially (especially in Varangerfjord). To prevent the crab from spreading too far south ...
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| | | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Norway - Counties Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called fylker (singular fylke) and 431 kommuner (singular kommune). Fylke and kommune are officially translated to English as county and municipality. The fylke is the intermediate administration between state and municipality. Note: The 19 fylker might be replaced with 5 - 9 larger regions by 2010.
Akershus
Aust-Agder
Buskerud
Finnmark
Hedmark
Hordaland
Mø ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Norway - Geography The landscape is generally rugged and mountainous, topped by glaciers, and its coastline of over 83,000 km [2] is punctuated by steep-sloped inlets known as fjords, as well as a multitude of islands and islets. The Northern part of the country is also known as the Land of the Midnight Sun because of its northern location, north of the Arctic Circle, where for part of each summer the sun does not set, and in winter much of its land remains dark for long periods. The southern part is not known for this, however in summertime, t ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Norway - Culture Famous Norwegians include the playwrights/novelists Baron Ludvig Holberg and Henrik Ibsen, explorers Roald Amundsen, Fridtjof Nansen, and Thor Heyerdahl, expressionist painter Edvard Munch and the romanticist composer Edvard Grieg. The playwright/novelists Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Knut Hamsun and Sigrid Undset have all won the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1903, 1920 and 1928 respectively.
Norwegians celebrate their national day on May 17, Constitution Day. Many people wear bunad (traditional costumes) and most participate in or watch ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Norway - Demographics The Norwegian population is 4.6 million and increases by 0.4% per year (estimate July 2004). Ethnically most Norwegians are Nordic / North Germanic, while small minorities in the north are Finnish (see also Cwen). The Sami are instead considered an indigenous people, and traditionally live in the Northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The largest concentration of Sami people is, however, ...
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| | | | | Cwen: Encyclopedia II - Norway - Economy The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of social 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 petroleum production and international oil prices; in 2004, oil and gas accounted for 50% of exports. Only Saudi Arabia and Russia export more oil than ...
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